Jeff Wilkinson, Herald-Journal

Jeff Wilkinson

Herald-Journal

Columbia, SC, United States

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Past articles by Jeff:

Can the SC auto industry survive the coronavirus pandemic?

The coronavirus pandemic has hit South Carolina’s auto industry hard. → Read More

SC servers, others can get 6 weeks unemployment pay without applying for other jobs

Restaurant workers and others who are temporarily out of work because of coronavirus can receive six weeks of unemployment benefits from the state without → Read More

Public outcry pushes massage parlor out of this Columbia neighborhood

Yuzhen Zhu had applied with the Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals for a special exception to permit a massage parlor on Beltline Boulevard near Devine Street in downtown Columbia, S.C. → Read More

Harpootlian, merchants, neighbors launch efforts to clean up Five Points

State Sen. Dick Harpootlian, the Five Points Association and the Coalition of Five Points Neighborhoods have announced they will team up fight college bars in Five Points and push for other improvements. → Read More

Neighbors upset about massage parlor planned for this Columbia neighborhood

Yuzhen Zhu has applied with the Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals for a special exception to permit a massage parlor on Beltline Boulevard near Devine Street in downtown Columbia, SC. U-Relax Massage would be next door to Maurice’s barbecue at 714 N. Beltline Blvd. → Read More

USC Development Foundation purchases Pickens Street church

Real estate, house sales and property transfers in Richland, Lexington and Kershaw counties near Columbia SC for the week of July 1, 2019. USC Development Foundation purchases Pickens Street church. → Read More

New Miss South Carolina crowned for 2019. Here’s the winner

Miss South Carolina Davia Bunch and Miss South Carolina Teen Berkley Bryant will retire their crowns at the Miss SC beauty pageant. → Read More

New Miss South Carolina Teen crowned in Columbia. Here’s the winner

Miss South Carolina Davia Bunch and Miss South Carolina Teen Berkley Bryant will retire their crowns at the Miss SC beauty pageant this week at the Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC. → Read More

Miss SC pageant arrives at final rounds. Here are the latest results

Miss South Carolina Davia Bunch and Miss South Carolina Teen Berkley Bryant will retire their crowns at the Miss SC beauty pageant this week at the Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC. → Read More

‘Masterpiece’ mansion in Northeast Columbia mansion sells for $1.28 million

Real estate, house sales and property transfers in Richland, Lexington and Kershaw counties near Columbia SC for the week of June 24, 2019. A Woodcreek Farms home in Northeast Columbia sells for $1.28 million → Read More

No Fourth of July fireworks at Fort Jackson again this year. Here’s why

Fort Jackson will not have a fireworks display on the fourth of July. It is the third year it will not be held. The fort switched the display to its June 2 birthday in 2017 to celebrate its centennial. → Read More

Miss South Carolina pageant completes second day. Here are Wednesday’s winners

Miss South Carolina Davia Bunch and Miss South Carolina Teen Berkley Bryant will retire their crowns at the Miss SC beauty pageant this week at the Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC. → Read More

After 3 pedestrians killed in 4 years, downtown Columbia street to get big safety fix

A deadly stretch of Millwood Avenue in Columbia SC is about to get a big safety fix. Three pedestrians have been killed in four years. Improvements would include new signal, paving and lane changes to prevent traffic accidents. → Read More

Miss South Carolina pageant kicks off in Columbia. Here are the Tuesday winners

Miss South Carolina Davia Bunch and Miss South Carolina Teen Berkley Bryant will retire their crowns at the Miss SC beauty pageant this week at the Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC. → Read More

The Miss SC 2019 pageant is this week. Here’s how to go or watch from home

Miss South Carolina Davia Bunch and Miss South Carolina Teen Berkley Bryant will retire their crowns at the Miss SC beauty pageant this week at the Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC. → Read More

Eclectic Shandon home near Five Points sells for $805,000

Real estate, house sales and property transfers in Richland, Lexington and Kershaw counties near Columbia SC for the week of June 10, 2019. Eclectic Shandon home sells for $805,000 → Read More

4 Five Points bars close, others to follow thanks to Harpootlian’s liquor war

Bars near the University of South Carolina, like Five Points Roost, Barn Cotton Gin, Horseshoe and Cover 3 are closing as Senator Dick Harpootlian, representing USC neighbors, continues to push SC liquor laws. → Read More

Mortgage company buys two Forest Acres bank branches for $1.65 million

Real estate, house sales and property transfers in Richland, Lexington and Kershaw counties near Columbia SC for the week of June 10, 2019. Mortgage company buys two Midlands bank branches for $1.65 million → Read More

Longtime Five Points business heading to Main Street’s Arcade Mall

The Indigo Rose Tattoo Studio, located in Five Points for 18 years, wants to move to Main Street’s Arcade Mall. A new Columbia SC law allows special exceptions for some tattoo parlors in the area. → Read More

A new business is coming to Rosewood, and it’s going to clean up

A new type of 24-hour automatic car wash is coming to the small lot with the huge retaining wall being built on Rosewood Drive. The car wash is open, colorful and marketed to single women, such as female USC students. → Read More