The A. C. Flora High School audience members thought they'd come to a typical high school talent show. But as the line of gospel singers, dance performances, and musicians came to an end on Wednesday night, there was a final surprise in store - a performance by "Led Zeppelin. More...
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By John Dixon Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
Adluh Flour in the Historic Vista was abuzz with excitement. Local Celebrity, Captain Telegram, warmed up the crowd coaching them about appropriate responses when asked questions about who supported America's best interests as president. To the surprise of none, the answer was always the same, "John McCain. More...
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Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, (c), who leads the S.C. United Methodist Annual Conference, welcomed more than 100 United Methodist Bishops from around the world to a semi- annual meeting in Myrtle Beach, S.C. April 29- May 4. Key elements of the agenda focused on the denomination's global role. The denomination has a mission presence in 120 countries around the world. More...
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The African
Dr. Warner Montgomery spoke at the Torch Club last week at its monthly dinner. He began with the story of Kunta Kinte, the hero in Alex Haley's Roots. In 1750, Kunta Kinte was born in the village of Juffure in The Gambia of West Africa. More...
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The Columbia Rotary on Monday, April 30, at lunch heard from Roy A. Bernardi, deputy secretary at the federal department of Housing and Urban Development. He also was the 51st mayor of Syracuse, N.Y. More...
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Ms. Glennie Ahern and Mr. Michael Ahern announce the engagement of their daughter, Inez Glenn McLaurin Ahern to Steven Thomas McDermott. The bride- elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fowler and Mr. Dan Ahern and the late Mrs. Ahern of Taylors, South Carolina. More...
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Look what the pre- schooler dragged in!
I have kids, three of them to be exact, so I've developed a certain level of expectation for the unexpected. I'm not surprised when a Lightning McQueen toy racecar appears in the icebox. I barely take a second look when four American Girl dolls are having a tea party at my dinner table with a headless Ken doll and a Buzz Lightyear action figure. More...
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Falcons and Bobcats score five goals in the final five minutes of their opening round boys class 3A state playoff match.
The A.C. Flora Falcons' opening round boys class 3A state playoff match Tuesday, May 1 with the visiting Seneca Bobcats looked like it might just be a bit of a snoozer for about 76 minutes. Whit Floyd's third goal 85 seconds into the second half gave the Falcons a seemingly insurmountable 3- 1 lead. More...
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Dylan Kornegay is many things - artist and athlete, student and socialite, avid soccer fan, sales clerk at a local kitchen store, and a junior at A.C. Flora High School. And next year, thanks to the Rotary Club of Columbia, Dylan will tack on yet another title - exchange student. More...
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Part 7: Francis Marion, guerrilla fighter
Francis Marion was probably the first guerrilla fighter. He refused to follow the accepted rules of warfare during the American Revolution and became the most feared Partisan leader. A moral yet practical man, Marion required his men to attend church services, cut their hair short, go lightly on the whiskey, and act as gentlemen at all times. More...
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CHILDREN/FAMILY Literary Sweets will host Kid's Day May 12. Contact Shennice Pruitt, 254-0371. CHURCH/ charity T he Steadfast Christian Center , 5200 Fairfield Road, will hold a spiritual growth seminar on the second Thursday of each month, More...
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Roll call Columbia City Council convened at 9 am, Wednesday, May 2, with all council members present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaac Devine, and Kirkman Finlay III. More...
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Notice is hereby given that Congaree Grill, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale on premises consumption of Beer, Wine and Liquor, at 827 Harden St., Columbia, SC 29205. More...
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Ferns represent an extremely ancient plant lineage, easily dating back to the early Carboniferous period, some 345 million years ago, and well before the first dinosaurs. Ferns and their relatives were instrumental in the development of vast deposits of coal as they died and decayed, and their fossils are commonly encountered. More...
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