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September 21, 2007
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Attorney General calls for your help
By Mike Maddock Mike@TheColumbiaStar.com
S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster says law enforcement is too big for law enforcement itself. In other words, there will never be enough money to have enough law enforcers. He said this to members of the Columbia Rotary Club, Monday, September 17, at their weekly meeting and urged, "If you see... More...
160-year-old gets $6 million facelift
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com

She's a beautiful lady, shapely and strong, a prominent citizen much admired in the community. But her beauty has faded, the years have taken their toll, and now it seems a tummy- tuck here and an eyelid- lift there will no longer suffice. What's needed is a complete makeover at the hands of exper... More...

Friday Night Lightning

Photo by Elizabeth Bailey Johnson Dreher Blue Devil fans share an umbrella as torrential rains make for a soggy night of high school football in Camden. Lightning caused delays and some cancellations of the September 14 high school football games. More...

 News
•An Architectural Expression of an Idyllic Setting: Columbia's Woodrow Wilson Home
The historic Woodrow Wilson Home in Columbia is on the verge of restoration. The architects in charge, John Milner Associates (JMA), gave a report last week on their research and recommendations. Charles Raith and Christopher Quirk of JMA presented their 300- page report at the Big Apple. Raith ... More...
•700 tombs and a concussion later
•Triplets make the Guiness Book of World Records
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 Business
•Median messes with business
Riley L. (Skebo) Newman has owned Newman's Exxon at the corner of Saluda Avenue and Devine Street for more than 30 years, and for almost 30 years he has had an improving profitability picture. The street scene has always seemed like something parallel with the neighborhood's population growth and ... More...
•Briefs
•Star Profile
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 Society
•Mr. and Mrs. Gene Clark celebrate 50 years
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eugene Clark Jr. (Gene and Bessie) celebrate their 50th anniversary. They were married September 21, 1957, in Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. The Clarks have a son, Wesley Clark who is married to Pam; and a daughter, Rachael Harris married to David. The Clarks have four ... More...
•Columbia Classical Ballet 's Cabaret Night
•I now pronounce you... TOTALLY EXHAUSTED!
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 Opinion
•Thirty-something speaks
Chaotic commutes cause craziness
My mornings are filled with mystery, violence, and intrigue. I am constantly in the middle of complex negotiations, dire emergencies, and domestic disputes. I wish I could say I was a fireman rushing into a burning building to save a little girl's puppy just after the sun rises, but I can't. More...
•Duct tape bandit sticks to plan
•It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
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 Sports
•Blue Devils fall to Bulldogs
The Dreher Blue Devils (1- 3, 0- 1) fell 27- 14 to the Camden Bulldogs September 14, in a rain soaked region opener. The loss gives the Blue Devils a 1- 3 overall record and Dreher 14 Camden 27 an 0- 1 mark in region play. More...
•Capitals keep Bearcats winless
•Highlanders get offensive
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 Education
•Career day at the TWO Academies
Photo by Mike Maddock Columbia Star General Manager Mike Maddock spoke to two classes at Dent Middle School's TWO Academies about the newspaper profession as part of the Pathways to Success Program. For more information on the TWO Academies and Pathways to Success Program visit www2.richland2.org an... More...
•Leaders come together for Celebration of Education
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 Travel
•Pineville, a historic refuge
Part 26: The Horror of Reconstruction
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. U.S. Grant at Appomattox Court House April 9, 1865, and the Confederate States of America ceased to exist, and so did slavery and the economic system it supported. More...
•The Amazing Eurasian Odyssey
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 Events
•It's happening right here in your community
ANIMALS The Greater Columbia Obedience Club will hold the All Breed American Kennel Club Agility Trials Sept. 28- 30. 787-0375 or www.gcoc.net. ART The 2nd annual Fall N2 Art Showwill be Sept. 21- 23 on Richland St. in downtown Columbia. 394-4743. More...
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 Government
•Columbia City Council meets September 19, 2007
Roll call Columbia City Council convened around 9 Wednesday morning, September 19, at City Hall. All council members were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaaac Devine, and Kirkman Finlay III. More...
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 Public Notices
•Public Notices
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles are subject to towing, repair and/or storage liens; are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810, More...
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 Beauty in the Backyard
•The Original Mystery Plant
The decline into autumn has been slow and gradual, but far from imperceptible. Black and yellow garden spiders are in the yard, russet hickory nuts are on the ground, and the first few goldenrods and blue lobelias line the roadsides. More...
•Nature's Gym
•Stopping to smell the flowers
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