🌱 Teen Crashes Stolen Car + Mark Anthony Brewing Hiring Event

Good morning, Columbia! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to celebrate the New Year, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and I will be back on Monday with the next edition of the Columbia Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today.

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First, today's weather:

A passing afternoon shower. High: 72 Low: 66.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Columbia today:

1. A teenager was arrested Wednesday evening after stealing a car and crashing it into a building downtown. The owner of the vehicle contacted the police after the car was stolen from an address on Sumpter Street. Officers then broadcasted a description over the radio and were able to locate the vehicle, which the suspect had crashed into a building on Colonial Drive. (WIS10)
2. Mark Anthony Brewing is hosting an in-person hiring event in Columbia on Jan. 10. The company, which is known for making popular adult beverages including Mike's Hard Lemonade and White Claw Hard Seltzer, hopes to hire more than 150 new employees. The event will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, and interested applicants should submit their resumes online before Jan. 3. (Abccolumbia.com)
3. Dunkin' and the American Red Cross are teaming up to provide 15,000 vouchers for free coffee and donuts to blood and platelet donors in Columbia. The promotion will be held in January in honor of National Blood Donor Month and will help ensure hospitals have the blood products patients rely on. The promotional vouchers will be redeemable at participating Dunkin' restaurants in the Columbia region. (Columbia Star)

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Today in Columbia:

• New Year's Eve Bash At Skyline Club (5:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The DHEC is updating its isolation and quarantine guidance to reflect certain aspects of the CDC's updated federal guidance issued earlier this week. (Facebook)
• The Columbia Children's Theatre announced its class offerings for the new year, including Shakespeare, Voice Acting, and Disney's Winnie The Pooh Kids Musical Theatre Pilot Program. (Facebook)
• The Columbia Fire Department offered safety tips for using consumer fireworks to celebrate the New Year and reminded residents that not using fireworks properly can cause fires and major injuries. (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.