Photo by Jim Covington Patricia Moore Pastides and President Harris Pastides leave the President's House and head to his office on his first day as president of USC. Mrs. Pastides is carrying Greek cookies for his staff. More...
The South Carolina Bar Foundation will receive the 2008 National Conference of Bar Foundations (NCBF) Award for Bar Foundation Excellence in Public Service Programming. More...
The top award of the American Bankers Association Education Foundation's Personal Economics Program Award of Excellence went to the South Carolina Bankers Association's Young Bankers Division for its efforts to increase financial education in the state of South Carolina. More...
On my recent trip to Memphis to visit family, I made the acquaintance of my Uncle's "Boys," Bennett and Beaumont. The "Boys" are playful hulking old English sheep dogs. Old English sheep dogs are an old and noble breed with a tenacious work ethic and an endless capacity for affection. More...
Last February 23, Columbia's Dan Sarantopoulos started commuting passengers from Columbia to Charlotte's Douglas Airport. The trip can be taken by taxi cab for $200, one way, but Sarantopoulos does it for $49. The business is called Columbia Charlotte Shuttle, Inc., and Sarantopoulos is the sole proprietor. More...
Jane Wallis Turnbull and Carey Alan Humphries, both of Auburn, Alabama, were united in marriage on Saturday, August 2, 2008, at St. John's Episcopal Church. The Rev. Dr. Ronald Taylor officiated at the 6 pm ceremony. More...
Kids are supposed to love, honor, and respect their parents, right? Then why, all of the sudden, am I starting to feel more like Rodney Dangerfield than Ward Cleaver. A week or so ago my son was imitating me while jumping off a diving board into the pool. His big jump and subsequent parody included me in a La- Z- Boy flipping through channels. More...
Despite towering home runs from Chris Daniels and Mo Holler and six strong innings from pitcher Will Freeman, the Richland Post 6 Pathfinders dropped their first game of the S.C. American Legion State Tournament in Florence to Goose Creek 7- 5 Wednesday, July 30. More...
Checks from the Shandon and Hollywood- Rosehill Neighborhood Associations were delivered in the amount of $1,500 to Rosewood Elementary, AC Moore, Hand Middle, and Dreher high school. The money was raised from the 2007 Holiday Tour of homes in these neighborhoods. (L- r) Kaley Wilson (co-chair of the association), Marisa Vickers (Hand Middle School principal), Jackie Barker (co-chair). Vickers said that she plans to use the money to buy much needed books for the classrooms. More...
Belvidere Plantation suffered the fate of progress in 1940 at the hands of the Santee- Cooper Project. The grand old house that had been home to the Sinkler family for over 200 years disappeared beneath the waters of Lake Marion just a few miles from Eutawville. A Sinkler family reunion was held on March 28, 2008, at Belvidere Plantation. More...
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-ANIMALS The South Carolina Wildlife Federation will host The 2008 Wild Summer's Nite Auction and Wild Game Feast August 23 at the SC National Guard Armory on Bluff Road. Purchase tickets in advance. 256- 0670 or www.bluetreemarketing. More...
Photo by JohnTemple Ligon Lee Ruef, Mayor Bob Coble, Belinda Gergel, Charles Austin, Jennifer Lott, Daniel Rickenmann, John Cloyd, and Harold Reaves gathered in a park in Forest Hills to celebrate National Night Out. More...
While the angst of August heat wilts humans, the premiere flowering tree for the southeast stands poised in direct sun showing no clue to the sizzling temperatures. Sun- dressed in frilly ruffled flowers of white, pink, lavender or red, the crape myrtle takes to the heat regally. More...
Friend receives letter 64 years late