Free Times
Advertising ServicesSouth Carolina, United States11-50 Employees
Free Times operates as a weekly newspaper and advertising services provider serving Columbia, South Carolina and the surrounding Richland and Lexington counties. Its readership spans college-age readers through retirees, reflecting a broad local audience. Through its print edition, website, specialty publications, and social media, the publication delivers information on dining, entertainment, lifestyle, and the arts, alongside news and political coverage. Based in Columbia, Free Times is part of the local advertising services landscape and functions as a mid-sized operation with a multi-channel reach. In 2019, Jordan Lawrence was promoted to lead the publication’s news efforts, indicating ongoing newsroom development.