How do you find, train, and organize 400 skydivers to join together in one flying formation to set a world record? Lee Hunnicutt of SC was one of those who did just that on February 8, 2006, over Thailand. More...
From The Lighter Side: Mike Maddock(l) won first place for Column Writing and Mike Cox(r), second place for Column Writing in the SC Press Association 2005 Contest. Also, Bob Ford won first place for humor story. More...
The Carolina Kudzu Queens will once again grace Columbia with their presence at the 2006 St. Patrick's Day Festival.
By Geraldine Kudzu Queen
The Carolina Kudzu Queens, Columbia%27s very own royalty, will once again return to the St. Patrick%27s Day Festival in Five Points. The queens share a wild redheaded look, the name Geraldine, and an occasional mimosa. More...
Yaroslava Gavrilyuk%27s name means "bright glory" and this six-year-old Russian girl is definitely a shining star in her own right. Yaroslava was born in the former Soviet Union to Andrey and Sasha Gavrilyuk. When she was only 10 months old, her family moved to Columbia, SC to join a local non-prof More...
Roll call City council convened for its work session Wednesday, March 1, at 4 pm. The regular session was set for later at 6 pm. All council members were present: Tameika Isaac Devine, E. W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Sam Davis, and Daniel Rickenmann. More...
Advertising executive Kevin Fisher, candidate for mayor, worries over the resurgence of Green Diamond, the 4,600 acres of flood-prone property off Bluff Road along the Congaree River. Last week he issued a press release on the matter, sharing fears of an alleged bait and switch strategy on behalf of More...
February 17-19, 2006, Dreher%27s Drama Department and the Dreher 3-D Players channeled the spirits of Medieval traveling bards and took their talents to Spartanburg, SC. There, they competed at the SC International Thespian Society (SCITS) competitio n which joined forces this year with the Palmetto More...
Services for Harold Sanders Kleckley, 37, were Friday, March 3, 2006, at 1 pm at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Elmwood Cemetery and Gardens. Visitation was 6 pm-8 pm Thursday, March 2, at the funeral home. More...
The 2005-2006 Lower Richland Lady Diamond Hornets go in the record books as state champions.
Coach Deborah Stroman has always preached defense to her Lower Richland girls%27 basketball team. After March 3, she%27ll have to preach a little different kind of defense because her Diamond Hornets will now be defending their state championship. More...
Editor%27s note: Sydney, a Columbia Star Cub Reporter and a junior at A.C. Flora High School, spent two weeks in Malawi, Africa, last summer with her father, mother, and sister. They were on a personal mission with the Ministry of Hope. This is her story. More...
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles were Customer ordered tows and no one has claimed these vehicles as of 03/06/06. There is a lien on these vehicles for towing and storage charges and any additional storage or costs from the date of this notice. After fifteen (15) More...
Hammond School students sing for the masses