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Battle of the Badges

Richland County Sheriff’s Department again wins Battle of the Badges

2025-07-01
By: John Griggs
On: July 1, 2025
In: Public Safety

Tenth annual summer blood drive deemed a success by all three participating first-responder agencies By W. Thomas Smith Jr. For the 10th year in a row, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) has bested the City of Columbia Police Department (CPD) and the Columbia-Richland Fire Department in the competitively friendlyContinue Reading

First responders gearing up for ninth-annual joint-agency blood drive

2024-06-10
By: John Griggs
On: June 10, 2024
In: Public Safety

Richland County deputies, Columbia Police officers, and Columbia firefighters compete for most blood donor votes in the annual drive By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), the Columbia Police Department, and the Columbia Fire Department are partnering with the American Red Cross onceContinue Reading

Battle of the Badges Blood Drive 2023 nets nearly 60 units of blood

2023-06-02
By: John Griggs
On: June 2, 2023
In: Public Safety

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department once again wins tri-agency competition By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   For the eighth year in a row, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) edged past the Columbia Police Department (CPD), and the Columbia Fire Department (CFD) to win the annual BATTLE OF THE BADGESContinue Reading

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