The Center for Child and Family Studies of USC's College of Social Work has received funding from the Cassels Foundation to pilot a new project aimed at the educational needs of young people living in group homes. More...

A Taste of the South is a 15- year- old Columbiabased catalog online retailer which features Southern pecans and other regional nuts and treats sold in decorative tins. They also feature a line of corporate gift baskets and other specialty foods found in the Southern states. More...

The S.C. Arts Commission and its literary partners have named Brian Ray of Columbia the winner of the inaugural South Carolina First Novel Prize. Ray is receiving the opportunity to have his novel, Girl With Her Throat Cut, published by the Hub City Writers Project, an award-winning independent press in Spartanburg. More...

Perfect attendance is a nice thought, but is it really something worth rewarding? According to Bertram Rantin's column in the June 4 edition of The State newspaper, 236 Lexington- Richland 5 fifth graders were given new bicycles and helmets for perfect attendance. It was part of a challenge issued by some local businessmen. More...

Despite outhitting the visiting Richland Post 6 Pathfinders 12- 6, Columbia Northeast fell 8- 7 in American Legion baseball play Friday, May 30 at Spring Valley High School. Columbia Northeast started the scoring in the bottom half of the first inning with two straight singles from Rick Davis and Blaine Walker. More...

Heathwood Hall 4 Year Olds Class of '62 1. Miss Anne Gilpin 2. Miss Page Steinert 3. ? 4. ? 5. Richard Smith 6. ? 7. George Lippard 8. Frank Ellerbe 9. Paul Guerry 10. ? 11. ? 12. Sherrerd Hartness 13. ? 14. More...

Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have. More...

The Columbia Museum of Art is now hosting Constantine Manos's A Greek Portfolio. www.columbiamuseum. More...

Roll call Chairman Joe McEachern, Vice Chair Val Hutchinson, Joyce Dickerson, Norman Jackson, Damon Jeter, Paul Livingston, Bill Malinowski, and Greg Pearce were present. Mike Montgomery, Bernice Scott, and Kit Smith were absent. More...

_____________________________ NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that S.L. Davis Holdings 2, 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 700 Gervais St. Ste. A, Columbia, SC 29201. More...

For the second time in a month, citizens are advised to beware of wild animals of any age and refrain from "adopting" them because of the risk from rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said today. More...