Spring Valley graduate Melissa Miller Gibbs has opened the New York Stock Exchange, met the President of the United States in the Oval Office, been on the set of the More...
Joe Loeffler says technology has made being an FBI special agent far different than when he was one. "We used stenographers, telephones, and just plain legwork to get information about people," said Loeffler. More...
Four Columbia students return to school this fall semester with expanded perspectives of government, technology, and their present and future roles in both. More...
Roll call City council convened for its work session at 9 am, Wednesday, August 16 in City Hall. All members of council were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. More...
Thursday, August, 10, Rep. Joe Wilson and Sen. Lindsay Graham discuss grant applications submitted by the city with Mayor Bobby Horton. The three grants were requests for a new 100ft ladder firetruck, an old sewer line replacement, More...
The Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development (CIECD) held a lakeside reception for the four Hand Middle School awardees whose National History Day (NHD) performance brought prestige to South Carolina. More...
ANIMALS SCE&G's ZooView webcam will feature Riverbanks' mother tiger and her three one-year-old cubs as they interact and play with one another through September 6. 779-8717 More...
Riverbanks is home to more than 2,000 magnificent and fascinating animals and one of the nation's most beautiful and inspiring botanical gardens. More...
Contributed by SCWF The South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) announces that the property of Leslie Tye, located in Columbia, has been certified as an official Backyard Wildlife Habitat site. More...
Catherine and Cannon Smith were sitting at the breakfast table one morning with their godparents, Walter and Ellen Hayden talking about what it means to be responsible when the idea came. More...
Dreher High School coach of the 1948 basketball team was a big influence
By Mimi M. Maddock
Basketball played a big part in Bill (William Elliott) DeLoach's life. When DeLoach was in the seventh grade, his father, who was in the Air Force during WWII, was transferred from Columbia to Salina, Kan. More...
I must say that I am further dismayed but no longer shocked at your printing of William Stanley's opinion regarding Israel in your August 4th issue. More...
I am the first to admit nothing quiets a noisy kid quite like a handful of cheddar cheese Goldfish, but as I watch my kids grow, and they participate in more and more activities, I am noticing an interesting phenomenon. More...
When I was 15, I started working full time. My main goal was to be able to provide myself with spending money and buy my own clothes. My parents weren't wealthy, and there were four of us to clothe, so a lot of what we wore was mail order. More...
Cornelia Danforth Gibbons has been directing the Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging for two years, and she is moving on. She has worked in state government for 28 years, and her next position is in the private sector. More...
Jobs and money The Central South Carolina Alliance released recent numbers in economic development: 2,700 new jobs and $591.3 million in new capital investment for 2005. More...
Last fall an extra football ticket brought together a Columbia widow and widower who were already long-time friends through their active involvement at Eastminster Presbyterian Church. More...
Henry and Carmella Tronco Martin celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Saturday, August 12, 2006. The Rev. Richard Harris renewed their vows in front of family and close friends. More...
On August 24, 2006, Historic Columbia Foundation will dedicate the front gardens at the Mann- Simons Cottage to the Wisteria Garden Club which has been instrumental in preserving and interpreting the cottage since the 1970s and continues to play a vi More...
Case#05-04-A589P CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBIA AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM More...
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of R More...