When the congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church Congaree gathers for its regular monthly covereddish dinner this weekend, Sunday August 31, right after the midday service, a special menu will be put together by the membership. More...

USC funding External grant funding at USC increased to $206 million, up 11% from $185.7 million last year. Funding from the National Science Foundation rose almost 50% from $11 million to $16 million. More...

The Palmetto Garden Club of South Carolina will hold its 58th annual Old Rose Show Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at the SC State Fair. There is no preregistration. Participants should bring entries between 7:45 am and 10:15 am to the Ellison Building via Gate 11 on Bluff Road. All entries must be placed by 10:45 am. Judging will begin at 11 am. More...

My name is Frank Beidler IV. I'm named after the gentleman (Frank Beidler I) that Warner Montgomery profiled in his article about Ferguson. In my mind I've tried to imagine what life would have been like in the hustle and bustle of Ferguson 100 years ago. It sure looks different now. More...

At the Highlander Jamboree on Friday, August 22, the Hammond Skyhawks squeaked by the Cardinal Newman Cardinals 7- 6 in two quarters of play, and the Heathwood Hall Highlanders blasted the SCISA 2A Calhoun Cavaliers 20- 0 in the final two quarters. Even though Hammond and Heathwood Hall had more points at the end, the real winner was Mother Nature. More...

Four distinguished Richland One graduates — an educator, a health care executive, a physician and a judge — will be the newest members of the Richland One Hall of Fame. More...

The Santee River Cypress Lumber Company processed lumber at the Town of Ferguson for about 30 years before it closed down in 1914. Benjamin Franklin Ferguson had died in 1905, and Francis Beidler died in 1924. The legacy of these two Chicago lumbermen and their historic venture into the Santee swamp is alive and well today. More...

-BOOKS The South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book will host Speaker @ theCenter, featuring authors with new releases from the USC Press. Sessions are Aug. 28, Sept. 9, Oct. 16, Nov. 6, and Dec. 11, 12 pm- 1 pm in room 309 of the administrative building of the South Carolina State Library on 1430 Senate Street. For list of authors or more information, visit www. More...

Roll call Columbia City Council met in the Eau Claire Print Building on Wednesday, August 20, at 9 am. All members of city council were present: Kirkman Finlay, Tameika Isaac Devine, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Sam Davis, Daniel Rickenmann, and Belinda Gergel. More...

NOTICE CITY OF COLUMBIA PLANNING COMMISSION September 8, 2008 - 5:15 P.M. 1737 MAIN STREET CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1102 Huger Street, TMS# 08912-10-09 through -19, rezone from M-2, -DD (Heavy Industrial, Design Development) and M-2, -DD, -DP (Heavy Industrial, Design Development, Design Preservation) to M-1, -DD Light Industrial, Design Development) and M-1, More...

A fainting goat is a breed of domestic goat whose muscles freeze for roughly 10 seconds when the goat is startled. Though painless, this generally results in the animal collapsing on its side. The characteristic is caused by a hereditary genetic disorder called myotonia congenita. When startled, younger goats will stiffen and fall over. More...