Audiences will think they have stepped back in time when they hear the tunes of yesteryear from the 50s and 60s. Heart 'n Soul offers its audiences a toe tapping, hand clapping, and shag dancing good time. Photos by Mimi M. More...
When the American Gladiator show got a call looking for a "Justice type" to tour with Tina Turner, Justice Jesse Smith, an exact "Justice Type," returned the call, not sure if it was for real or someone was kidding around. More...
The Musicians and Songwriters Guild of South Carolina (MSG of SC) recently began its latest project to procure unwanted or out of shape stringed instruments, clean and repair them, and donate them to children. More...
One Midlands resident has a warm feeling toward some cold treatment. She was the first patient to benefit from Lexington County's revolutionary new heart treatment, called Therapeutic Hypothermia. This patient, who prefers not to reveal her identity, had suffered cardiac arrest, that is, her heart stopped completely when she had a heart attack in December. More...
Suitable blame for S.C.'s unemployment According to The Associated Press, S.C. can look to four fields of failure to blame for the current business climate: (1) collapse of housing; (2) implosion of the auto industry; (3) meltdown of financial services; (4) exodus of manufacturing. S.C.'s unemployment rate in November was 8. More...
According to Cousin Wilhelmina Neal Prioleau who was born in 1905, "Aunt Penny DeVeaux married a Walker and went off from around here for awhile." Census records not only list names, they imply stories of family events. The April 1910 SC Census lists Penny (b. 1850), her spouse, and son residing with a daughter in another county. More...
My kids firmly believe they should be paid to go to school. In today's bail- out culture, I can almost see why they would think such a thing. It's not that big a stretch to compare the logic behind doling out billions of dollars to failing companies to doling out cash to elementary students. More...
The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets (11- 3) used 22 hard- earned inside points from Larry Felder and 11 different players scored in the game to outlast A.C. Flora (2- 6) Friday January 9, 73- 55. More...
The Erie Canal we had been traveling on from Seneca Falls toward Rochester was the latest iteration of a 363- mile system that began operation in 1826. At that time the canal was 40 feet wide and four feet deep as it rose 600 feet through a series of locks from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. More...
Trustus Theatre is bringing their challenging Black Box offering, White People, back to Columbia. White People opens in the Trustus Black Box on January 23 at 8pm, and it runs through January 31. Tickets are $10 and seating is limited. More...
Roll call Columbia City Council met at the South Kilbourne Elementary School for its District III evening meeting on Wednesday night, January 14, at 6 pm. Mayor Bob Coble had to leave for Fairfax, Va. More...
MASTER'S SALE 07-CP-40-8241 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Wachovia Mortgage Corporation, against Derrick T. Gibson, et al. More...
Matthew and Emily Kip are applying the principles of permaculture to their home landscape. The term permaculture is a blend of two words "permanent agriculture." It is a philosophy for sustainable living. Permaculture has been defined as a design science rooted in natural systems. More...
Hypothermia used for heart patients