This week%27s groundbreaking at Epworth Children%27s Home means Margaret Westmoreland Brabham can walk across campus to work, and her parents can sleep a little easier. More...
As a child, Yvegeniy Tetyukhin was a victim of polio and lost the use of one of his legs. His crutches and wheelchair have become a part of his life. Unfortunately, in the former Soviet Union individuals with disabilities were banned from international travel. At a young age he decided to study the More...
In the fall of 1991, a bus service comparison report was issued to the city and to SCANA. The report surveyed bus service in every city in the U.S. up to 100,000 more people than the Columbia bus system%27s area population and every city down to 100,000 fewer people than the Columbia bus system%27s More...
Dean Carlton DuBois Sr., 79, died March 27, 2006. Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, DuBois earned a B.A. degree in Journalism from the University of Mississippi, where he served as editor of the campus newspaper and as the first president of the University Press Club. He was a campus correspondent for More...
Mike Maddock A couple of local school districts caused a bit of a stink recently because they announced something had to be done to stop the rise of delinquent school lunch payments. Apparently, some parents have either forgotten or chosen not to pay for their kids%27 sloppy Joes on a regula More...
The Brookland-Cayce Bearcats were feeling pretty good about themselves prior to their contest with the Dreher Blue Devils Tuesday, March 28 and why not? More...
A crew from the Pentagon Channel spent all day with Killian Elementary School students on March 23, 2006. SGT Lee McMahon, reporter; and CPL Brian Buckwalter, camera operator; were there to cover the story, Bubbles of Love, originally reported in More...
The tropical sun slowed us to a nap in a patch of banana trees. Images of slow-moving men in baggy, broad- striped pajamas moved through my dreams when, all of a sudden, I realized I was alone. Frank%27s clothes and valuables were in a neat little pile on the edge of a mat of banana leaves. His foot More...
Arts Trenholm Artists Guild & City Art will present its 25th Anniversary Annual Juried Exhibition, March 30-April 16 at City Art Gallery. An open reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 pm at City Art. More...
In the race for Columbia%27s at-large city council seat, Tameika Isaac Devine is the incumbent, and her three challengers are (in alphabetical order) Chris Barczak, Kelly Coleman, and Antonio Williams. There are two district seats in the election, but each has one candidate only, an unopposed slam-d More...
Notice is hereby given that Ruheen Co., Inc., intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale off premises consumption of Beer, and Wine only, at 831 Harden St., Columbia, SC 29205. To object to the issuance of the permit/license, written More...
All North American azaleas are considered native azaleas. They are available in a variety of flower colors from white to purple, pink, red, orange, and yellow. Nearly 10,000 variations of azaleas have been registered. More...
Canine American brings joy to Life Care Center