The City of Newberry Police Department was reaccredited by the S.C. Police Accreditation Coalition(opens in a new tab) which promotes professional improvement of law enforcement services to local residents. The department has maintained its accreditation for 18 consecutive years.
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin(opens in a new tab) was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors(opens in a new tab).
The State Electronics Challenge(opens in a new tab), a program that encourages offices to "buy green, use efficiently and recycle responsibly," awarded the City of Columbia's Information Technology Department (opens in a new tab)a 2017 Silver Green Technology Award.
In April, the S.C. Department of Public Safety recognized the police departments of Bishopville(opens in a new tab), Camden(opens in a new tab), Lexington(opens in a new tab), Myrtle Beach(opens in a new tab) and Port Royal(opens in a new tab) with its Agency of the Year honor, based on agency size, for their 2017 DUI enforcement efforts.