The Hugh Weathers, S.C. Commissioner of Agriculture, invites one and all to attend BLT Day as part of Fresh Fest at the South Carolina State Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Highway in West Columbia on Saturday, June 2.

A thousand BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato) sandwiches will be offered to visitors, first‐come, first‐served for as long as they last beginning at 11 a.m.

– Columbia resident Gary Spence, a CAREGiverSM for the local Home Instead Senior Care® office, has been recognized for his work with older adults in the Columbia area. Spence, who has been a Home Instead CAREGiver since 2008, was named CAREGiverSM of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Spence was selected for outstanding service and commitment to seniors, according to Rene Kilburn, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office serving Richland and Lexington Counties.