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December 21, 2007
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J.B. White employees remember the good ole days
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com
Many Columbians may think J. B. White is gone from our community. About half- a hundred local folks know better. It lives in their hearts and their monthly meetings. The employees at this respected Columbia emporium were a close knit group who worked hard and grew to know each other intim ately,... More...
Ben Lippen looking for new coach
By Mike Maddock

Jake Sawyer will not return as head football coach of the Ben Lippen Falcons in 2008. According to Ben Lippen athletics director Bill Currier, Sawyer will be assigned to a different position on the football team and will remain on the staff. Currier plans to have a new coach named by January 15,... More...

Dreher graduate sculpts Jonah and the Whale
Photo and story contributed by The AD Company

Shandon Baptist Church dedicated a "whale" of a sculpture December 2, 2007. Jonah and the whale, that is. The 1,500 pound bronze artwork was crafted by Columbia native Robert Allison and becomes an integral part of Shandon's outdoor baptistery. More...

 News
•Stuffits is all dolled up
When the doll mania grabs you, there's no fighting back. Just loosen up, and let it take hold. That's the advice of at least three Columbia doll- makers who have succumbed to the epidemic and found a satisfying passion. Rachael Waymire of Cayce did meticulous restorations of antique dolls for ye... More...
•Holidays are a time of giving, but give wisely
•Dog saves diabetic's life
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 Business
•Green Diamond now Vista Farms
Who's paying Hughes?
Vista Farms, formerly Green Diamond, is under development by Columbia Venture, the development team of uncertain composition. Columbia Venture is led by Greenville's Bob Hughes. In South Carolina real estate development circles, Hughes is an esteemed big- time player. Yet no one is clear how he is... More...
•Briefs
•Doug Hawkins of H&H Tax Service
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 Society
•The 119th Assembly Ball presents 13 debutantes
The Assembly, established in 1889, held its 119th annual ball Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at eight o'clock in the evening in the ballroom of the Columbia Marriott. Guests were received by Mrs. Walter James Bristow III, president, and Dr. Bristow; Mrs. John Donald Dial Jr., president- elect and Mr. More...
•Personal safety tips
•The South Carolina Debutante Ball presents five daughters and four nieces
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 Opinion
•Thrity-something speaks
They're baaaaack!
I wrote a column a few years back calling for the abolishment of Holiday letters. Apparently it did not take, because some people still want to tell me how wonderful their lives have been over the past year. Some letters are acceptable, but most make me want to smash my head through the kitchen w... More...
•It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
•Long lost ring returned to Wofford
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 Sports
•Ben Lippen looking for new coach
Jake Sawyer will not return as head football coach of the Ben Lippen Falcons in 2008. According to Ben Lippen athletics director Bill Currier, Sawyer will be assigned to a different position on the football team and will remain on the staff. More...
•Feathers fly at Cardinal Holiday Classic
•Cardinal Holiday Classic Cardinal Newman School
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 Education
•RNE inducts honor society students
Richland Northeast High School's John H. Hudgens Chapter of the National Honor Society tapped 36 new members for 2007- 08. The annual ritual took place unannounced during classes on November 30. More...
•Spring Valley High School taps new honor society members
•Principal of Spring Valley invited to Oxford
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 Travel
•Pineville, a historic refuge
Part 37: Day Dawn Baptist Church
During the antebellum period, the Pineville Episcopal Church was the only established church in Pineville. It had been established in 1810 as a chapel of ease for the St. Stephen Parish Church by the planters who settled in Pineville after 1793. More...
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 Events
•It's happening right here in your community
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ART Art,Art,and More Art at Mays Park will offer classes through March. Just the two of us, parent and child for ages 2- 4; Homeschool art for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up; and Afterschool for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up. Contact Steve Hewitt, 545-3100. More...
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 Government
•Forest Acres City Council meets December 11, 2007
Roll call Mayor Frank Brunson called the Forest Acres City Council meeting to order at 5:15 pm, December 11, 2007. Councilman Charles Fetner led those assembled in the Invocation. Pledge was led by Boy Scout Troop 10 of Incarnation Lutheran, Troop 8 of Eastminster Presbyterian, and Troop 324 of B... More...
•Gills Creek is in danger of flooding
•Montgomery to teach History of Columbia course
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 Beauty in the Backyard
•Forest Acres celebrates Arbor Day
Dignitaries from Forest Acres gathered for an Arbor Day celebration at Satchel Ford Elementary School December 6, 2007. Mayor Frank Brunson, City Administrator Mark Williams, and certified arborist Shaun Greenwood as well as several members of the Forest Acres Appearance Commission attended the e... More...
•Richland County preserves 62 acres in rural Northwest
•Citrus fruit trees thrive all- year long
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