When the Silver State Flight School staff invited interested South Carolinians to come to its introductory meeting, they weren't surprised that more than 500 showed up to learn about helicopter pilot training. More...

In early February, SCANA suggested to the S.C. Public Service Commission an electrical base rate increase request was in the works. The new rates weren't expected to kick in until late 2007 or early 2008. The expected request was assumed to come across as a 4% increase. More...

Brittany Lynn Johnson of Columbia and Aric Mark Baker of Lexington were married Saturday, May 12, 2007, at Rosewood Baptist Church. The Reverend James Watterson performed the 4 pm ceremony. Linda Harris, cousin of the bride, was the soloist. More...

John Ozmint is my new favorite government employee. Ozmint is the director of the S.C. Corrections Department, and he had the unmitigated gall to enforce a policy in which prisoners choose not to eat if they choose not to follow the Corrections Department's reasonable requirements. More...

Richland 9 Columbia NE 4 At Spring Valley High School, Columbia Northeast Post 182's Jake Mendiola and Jared Martin each hit home runs and Josh Woodall took over in the fifth inning to close the game and allow visiting Richland Post 6 only one run and five hits during that time. More...

Lenette Trapp and Anne Ledford dug their hands into critical science skills, at Hands- On, Minds- On, EdVenture Children's Museum's Summer Institute, for South Carolina teachers. Trapp, a teacher at Bradley Elementary, and Ledford, a teacher at Mill Creek Elementary, participated in a week long se... More...

1791. The United States of America took its place among nations of the world, George Washington toured South Carolina, and the men of Pineville sat down with Col. Hezekiah Maham, hero of the Battle of Fort Johnson, to establish the St. Stephen Jockey Club. After all, Southern planters needed sport... More...

ART The Columbia Museum of Art will present Material Terrain, A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place July 6- August 26. 799-2810. CAMPS Columbia City Jazz Dance School will hold a dance camp July 30- Aug. 3, 9 am- 1 pm for kids ages 6- 10. 252-0252. More...

Roll call Columbia City Council convened a few minutes after 9 am, Wednesday, June 27, on the third floor of City Hall. All members were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaac Devine, and Kirkman Finlay III. More...

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicle or other property are subject to towing, repair, and storage liens, are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810, 56- 5-5636 and 29-1510 SC Law as Amended, More...

Every night at 8:35 magic begins to happen in a backyard in Forest Acres. More than 200 yellow buds start popping open, glowing in the moonlight. The evening primrose (Oenothera Biennis) is a North American native biennial plant often four to five feet in height. More...