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On June 11, the National Civic League recognized Richland County as one of the ten winners of the prestigious All American City award. It was a culmination of effort from a wide range of people in the Midlands and a deserving reward for a job well done. More ... Brooklyn Mack won the Men's Silver Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Miss. More ... Furman Scholars from Columbia have been announced. The students, who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and shown interest in attending a liberal arts college, were nominated by their high school counselors. All the scholars have a 3.75 grade point average, rank in the top five perce More ... Three years ago, Clemson University sophomore Rebecca Schimsa remarked to her mother Marthalyn that many of her USC friends were not finding a wide array of sorority and fraternity merchandise in the Columbia area. Rebecca often received requests from USC friends to purchase sorority merchandise on More ... Delilah Knuckley, who grew up in Columbia, is a fashion designer extraordinaire of her clothing label fittingly named Demise of Samson. Knuckley's motto is, "Hold yourself accountable for what you consume." More ... The primary of June 13 was quite revealing for local politicos in spite of the low turnout. In the 32 Columbia wards, 3,895 Republicans and 3,405 Democrats voted for governor. Some say Democrats crossed the aisle to unseat Governor Sanford. Other say the Democratic races were just not controversial More ... The Richland County Sheriff's Department and the Greater Columbia Association of Realtors are partnering to improve the quality of life for our senior citizens. Air conditioners (free of charge) will be delivered to our precious elderly thanks to the generosity of the Greater Columbia Association of More ... |
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