The following will be closed in observance of Christmas.

GOVERNMENT

• Federal offices will be closed Tuesday.

• Fort Jackson offices will be closed Tuesday. Some offices will close Monday for a training holiday.

• State government offices will be closed Monday-Wednesday.

• Richland County offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

• Lexington County offices will be closed Monday-Wednesday.

• Kershaw County offices will close at noon Monday. Offices will be closed Tuesday.

• Columbia city offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday. No solid waste or recyclables will be picked up Tuesday; Tuesday’s route will be picked up Wednesday.

• Forest Acres city offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

• Lexington town offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Solid waste normally collected Tuesday will be collected Wednesday.

• West Columbia City Hall and offices will be closed Monday-Wednesday.

• Cayce city offices and town hall will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

• Irmo town offices will be closed Monday-Wednesday. Solid waste normally collected Tuesday will be collected Wednesday.

• Batesburg-Leesville offices will be closed Monday-Wednesday.

Springdale town offices will be closed Monday-Wednesday. No sanitation services will be collected on Monday and Tuesday; no recycling on Wednesday; Monday’s sanitation route will be collected Dec. 27; and Tuesday’s sanitation route will be collected Dec. 28.

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed Monday-Wednesday.

SERVICES/BANKS

• Post offices will be closed Tuesday.

Many banks and credit unions will be closed Tuesday. Check with your branch to verify.

• SCE&G will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

• Mid-Carolina Electric will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

• Palmetto Utilities will be closed Monday-Wednesday.

• Lexington’s Joint Municipal Water and Sewer Commission offices will be closed Monday-Wednesday.

• There will be no Central Midlands RTA bus service Tuesday.

• Richland County Recreation Commission offices, recreation and community centers will be closed Monday-Wednesday. LinRick golf course will be closed Tuesday.

• The South Carolina Education Lottery offices and claims center will be closed Monday-Wednesday.

LIBRARIES/MUSEUMS/ZOO

• Richland Library, including the main library and all branch locations, will be closed Sunday-Tuesday.

• Lexington County Public Library System, including all branch locations, will be closed Saturday-Wednesday.

Kershaw County Library will be closed Sunday-Wednesday.

• Columbia Museum of Art will be closed Tuesday.

• The State Museum will be closed Tuesday.

• The S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will be closed Tuesday.

• The S.C. Military Museum on National Guard Road will be closed Sunday-Wednesday.

Historic Columbia Foundation houses will be closed Tuesday.

• EdVenture will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

• Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will be closed Tuesday. The Lights Before Christmas will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

THE STATE

• The State newspaper’s advertising, business and circulation departments will be closed Tuesday. In the event of a delivery problem, customer representatives are available 6-9:30 a.m. at (800) 888-3566.