🌱 15-Year-Old Missing + Airport Testing Site Closing

Hello, neighbors! Dan Casarella here with a fresh Columbia Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasantly warm. High: 77 Low: 44.

Here are the top three stories in Columbia today:

1. A West Columbia 15-year-old is missing and was last seen on Sunday. Zikym Moshawni Harris was reported as a runaway after leaving home to visit a friend. Any information on the whereabouts of Harris should be reported to the West Columbia Police Department at (803) 794-0721. (WIS News 10)
2. The COVID-19 testing site at Columbia Metropolitan Airport is set to close. The site will remain open daily until 6:00 p.m. up to March 11. With cases declining, resources are being deployed elsewhere. (ColaDaily.com)
3. The City Columbia Public Works will be holding open interviews for multiple vacancies that the city has. These interviews will be held every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Public Works center at 2910 Colonial Drive. Open positions are available in the forestry & beautification, street division, and animal service department. (WLTX.com)

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Today in Columbia:

• Jess Jocoy At The Aristocrat (7:00 AM)
• Outdoor Family Storytime At Richland Library Main (10:00 AM)
• The Art of Being: Woman At The Richland County Public Library (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Columbia Fire Department is congratulating Fire Captain Charles Fells as he officially retires after 22 years of service! Captain Fells has been a member of the department since 1999. (Facebook)
• Temperature highs will continue to increase through Thursday with an additional 10 degrees of warming by then! (Facebook)
• Experience Columbia SC shares photos of the outside of the SC State House all the time, but have you had the chance to see these beautiful interiors? Get a glimpse with a free State House tour. (Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Dan Casarella

About me: Dan Casarella is a writer, podcast producer, and small business development specialist who formerly worked in late-night television. He’s produced many talk segments, including with President Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and Chadwick Boseman. Dan studied Media Studies and Production at Temple University. He also enjoys running, painting, and the highs and lows of Philadelphia’s sports teams.