Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Mike McCoy will assume duties as the commandant of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School from Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Teresa King in a 2 p.m. Change of Responsibility ceremony Thursday at school’s physical training field.

In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the post theater.

McCoy will be hosting an informal reception in the DSS "Bowen Room" which is located just inside the command wing of the school.

On Tuesday, May 22 the South Carolina Food Bank Association (SCFBA) will hold a press event at 10:30 am to announce the Border to Border Hunger Challenge sponsored by Wells Fargo. The event at 10:30 am at 2220 Shop Road in Columbia will announce the $150,000 campaign to reduce childhood and family hunger across our entire state during the summer.

The Columbia Jaycees will be hosting an outing to the Nickelodeon Theatere on Wednesday, May 16th. The theater is located at 937 Main Street in Columbia. They will be seeing the movie “Coriolanus” at 8:00pm. Admission is $7.50 and drink specials at The Nick include buckets (4 bottles) of PBR for $6 or Yeungling for $8. Wine will also be available for purchase.