February 18, 2026
Featured Story - Valentine's Day Love
- Community spreads love with Valentine cards. This Valentine's Day weekend, the Richland County Sheriff's Department shared heartwarming photos of Valentine cards designed for the community. The initiative encouraged residents to share love and appreciation, resonating deeply with the audience and sparking widespread engagement.
Other Posts That Brought the Community Together
That's all for this week's Briefing!
27,840
Posts Added (last 7 days)
32,602
Weekly Average (last 28 days)
3,816
Units Active (last 7 days)
-1%
Increase in Activity vs Prior Week
Notable Cities & Towns
Most engaging unit
Richland County, MT 49,751 likes, 5,379 shares, 2,922 comments
during Feb 09 – Feb 15, 2026
Most engagement-efficient unit
Seaside Heights, NJ 2534.0 engagement/post
>10K engagement across 4 posts (during Feb 09 – Feb 15, 2026)
Events & Community Activities
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
The City of Alexandria awaits the arrival of the Walk for Peace in our city (>21K likes, >600 comments, >1K shares)
2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: VA: City of Alexandria
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
The City of Alexandria awaits the arrival of the Walk for Peace in our city (>21K likes, >600 comments, >1K shares)
2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: VA: alexandria
Public Safety & Police
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
Photos from Richland County Sheriff's Department's post (>30K likes, >1K comments, >4K shares)
2026-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: MT: richland county
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
Photos from AlexandriaVA.gov's post (>8K likes, >200 comments, >300 shares)
2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: VA: alexandria
Sustainability & Environment
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
The County is offering free trees to eligible homeowners in unincorporated Gwinnett County with the Front Yard Tree Program (>600 likes, >100 comments, >200 shares)
2026-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: GA: gwinette county
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
Alachua County Parks and Open Space has temporarily closed the Watermelon Pond Park boat ramp to the launching of watercraft due... (>400 likes, >100 comments, >100 shares)
2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: FL: alachua county
Recreation, Parks & Tourism
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
Photos from City of Conway, SC's post (>2K likes, >100 comments, >300 shares)
2026-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: SC: conway
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
QUAIL RIDGE GOLF COURSE IS BACK! (>1K likes, >200 comments, >90 shares)
2026-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: TN: City of Bartlett
Infrastructure & Planning
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
Bloomfield-Gilead Rec Center (>1K likes, >100 comments, >100 shares)
2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: GA: macon
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
On Tuesday, the beloved Walnut 6 sign will be taken down…but don’t worry, the legend lives on! (>900 likes, >200 comments, >100 shares)
2026-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: TX: city of new braunfels
Government Information & Boards
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
Statement on ICE facility (Chester, NY) from Orange County Executive Steven M (>1K likes, >700 comments, >400 shares)
2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: NY: orange county
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
Council will host a public hearing Tuesday, Feb (>100 likes, >1K comments, >70 shares)
2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: TX: city of columbus
Business & Economic Development
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
Photos from The City of Kalamazoo, Michigan's post (>1K likes, >200 comments, >200 shares)
2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: MI: kalamazoo
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
Photos from City of Minneapolis Government's post (>800 likes, >700 comments, >100 shares)
2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: MN: minneapolis
Community Engagement & Volunteer
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
Photos from Richland County Sheriff's Department's post (>1K likes, >100 comments, >30 shares)
2026-02-14T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: MT: richland county
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
Photos from Hanover County Government's post (>1K likes, >60 comments, >80 shares)
2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: VA: hanover
Health & Wellness
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
⚠️ Potential measles exposure in #WakeCounty (>1K likes, >800 comments, >1K shares)
2026-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: NC: wake
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
📢 Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City will re-open tomorrow, Friday, Feb (>800 likes, >100 comments, >300 shares)
2026-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: PA: lackawanna county
Technology & Digital
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
The Columbia County Clerk’s Office has launched a new free Property Recording Alert Service to help property owners monitor land... (>100 likes, 0 comments, >40 shares)
2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: OR: Columbia County
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
Attention residents! (>20 likes, 2 comments, >60 shares)
2026-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: NY: County of Rockland
Library & Education
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
Take a sneak peek inside the new Central Falls High School 👀✨ (>900 likes, >100 comments, >200 shares)
2026-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: RI: City of Central Falls
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
#News - The Waukegan Public Library Maker Space is expanding opportunities for residents of all ages to learn creative and pract... (>600 likes, >70 comments, >100 shares)
2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: IL: city of waukegan
Animal Services
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
And then there were two! (>1K likes, >60 comments, >200 shares)
2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: MO: City of Blue Springs
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
Photos from Gwinnett Animal Shelter's post (>80 likes, >20 comments, >400 shares)
2026-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: GA: gwinette county
Other/Miscellaneous
Featured post #1 (last 7 days)
Those sweet summer memories ❤️☀️🌊 (>7K likes, >400 comments, >800 shares)
2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: NJ: seaside heights
Featured post #2 (last 7 days)
Vintage snowmobiles on Penobscot Ave! (>8K likes, 0 comments, >400 shares)
2026-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | published by: ME: millinocket
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