February 20, 2009 RSS feed / News

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A home for the homeless

By Jackie Perrone jacper@bellsouth.net
Military veterans who hear the words "Base Camp" may think they're being drafted again. But for those who find themselves homeless and in need of help, the Palmetto State Base Camp, Inc. provides a haven in Columbia that promises shelter and aid. More...

Mother and daughter to deliver keynote address at Columbia College

Contributed by Columbia College

Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor '98 will deliver the keynote address for Columbia College's undergraduate commencement on May 2, 2009. More...

Chaplain promoted to lieutenant colonel

Contributed by Ceille Welch

Chaplain James Welch Jr., son of Ceille and Jim Welch of Hopkins, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in ceremonies held at the Fort Jackson Chaplain Center and School. More...

Clemson deals with Indian water crisis

By Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com

Clemson professor Stephen Moysey spoke to the Greater Piedmont Chapter of the Explorers Club February 13 about his project in a small village in India. Dr. Moysey is a geologist with degrees from the University of Arizona and Stanford. More...

Virginia Gourdin

First female legislator from Charleston County

Virginia Brockington Gourdin, the first woman from Charleston to serve in the state Legislature, died Saturday. She was 88. Gourdin was born in Kingstree and grew up farming cotton, tobacco, and pine trees. More...

Puppaloosa

March 2- March 31

All puppies between three months and five months of age will be sterilized for free at the HSPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic in exchange for three new or delicately used children's books. More...

Plowing, Praying, Paying, and Poisoning: A Lower Richland family thr ives

Part 7: Cup Music and Chinch Row
By Deborah Scott Brooks dsb1020@comcast.net

Before the Depression, the Village of Hopkins was thriving with stores, mills, taverns, residences, a telegraph office, and Town Hall. Cotton and lumber were shipped from a busy railroad depot. More...


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