Don't let Denby Singley Gorman's soft- spoken, Southern mannerisms fool you. She can document her heritage to a gun- slinging, hard- riding cowboy of the 1800s. And she's even named for him (or that branch of the family, anyway). More...

Bridges S.C. has 1,300 bridges under the name "structurally deficient" given the collapsed interstate bridge in Minneapolis, killing 13 people. S.C. might have to spend $3 billion, or $150 million a year for the next 20 years, to fix or replace them. More...

Natalie Joan Quinn and Daniel James Hall were married August 18, 2007, at 5:30 pm at The Church of the Good Shepherd. The Rev. Dr. James Fraser Lyon IV performed the double ring ceremony. Music was provided by Dr. David Lowry. More...

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The Hammond Skyhawks and the Heathwood Hall Highlanders staked their claims to the SCISA Region IAAA crown on Saturday, August 18 at the Highlander Jamboree. Pushed back by thunderstorms from Friday night, the Jamboree pitted the four Columbia- area SCISA schools; Hammond, Heathwood Hall, Ben Lippen, and Cardinal Newman against each other in two 2- quarter scrimmages. More...

Photo by Jim Covington First grader Thomas Cuttino watches as the last bits of rubble of old Dreher High School are taken away. Cuttino says it upsets him that they're tearing down Dreher. More...

"I'm going to march to Richmond.....and when I go through South Carolina it will be one of the most horrible things in the history of the world. The devil himself couldn't restrain my men in that state." - Gen. More...

ART The Thomas Cooper Library will displayVoices of the Great War through Sept. 30. 777-5400. The Saluda Shoals Park Foundation will present Through the Eyes of Art Sun., Oct. 7, 1- 5 pm. 213-2035. CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church's Wednesdays at First lunch service will begin at 11:30 am at 1324 Marion St. 799-9062. More...

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South Carolina is known for its hot, humid summers. Historically, many southerners were able to deal with a hot summer by heading for the hills, as in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Of course, plants are unable to move around and must deal with their private landscape permanently. More...