🌱 Mayor Rickenmann Swearing In + Forward City Church Gives Back

Get on up, Columbia! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Very warm with periods of sun. High: 75 Low: 64.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Columbia:

1. Newly-elected mayor Daniel Rickenmann and three new council members are scheduled to be sworn into office on Jan. 4 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The new leaders were elected after over 20,000 Columbia residents voted during a runoff race in November. Rickenmann defeated fellow city council member Tameika Isaac Devine in a close mayoral race, receiving 52 percent of the vote. (ColaDaily.com)
2. The Richland County Sheriff's Department is searching for two women who are suspected of shoplifting. The women are accused of stealing $1,800 worth of children's clothing from an Old Navy store on Forum Drive before fleeing in an unknown vehicle. Officers are asking anyone with information to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. (ColaDaily.com)
3. A Columbia church donated nearly 50,000 pounds of food to families in need on Sunday. The Forward City Church held the event at its new location on Two Notch Road from 1 to 3 p.m. Church leaders say they hope to hold the event monthly upon opening officially in January.(WLTX.com)

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Today in Columbia:

• Tacos, Tequila, & Tunes - Music Bingo At Tin Roof (7:00 PM)
• Open Rock Jam At Social Bar And Lounge (11:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The US National Weather Service announced that Columbia reached a new daily record high temperature of 78 degrees, breaking the record of 77 degrees set in 1964. (Facebook)
• Travelers in Fairfield, Kershaw, Sumter, and Clarendon counties are advised to use caution as dense fog continues to move through South Carolina. (Facebook)
• South Carolina Humanities partnered with the College of Charleston School of Humanities and Social Sciences to host a panel on the future of photojournalism. (Facebook)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.