Mr. Carver was the first really old man I knew who wasn't a relative. He lived across the street from our house in Lynnwood; an east section of a Tuscaloosa neighborhood famous for the Lynnwood Villains. Mr. More...
At dinner the other night, my oldest daughter described a dream she had. "Daddy, you were driving us to school and it was a normal morning like any other morning. I stepped out of the car. You drove off. More...
Story and Photo by John Temple Ligon thecolumbiastar.com
There's a new butterflies exhibit at EdVenture Children's Museum. Actually, there are about 500 new butterflies every two to three weeks because most adult butterflies live two to three weeks. Butterflies don't grow. More...
After 17 years in Birmingham with Nidek Medical Products, mostly in their respiratory products division, Gregg Gaskins was recently holding the title of vice president and chief operating officer. More...
New power bills Officially predicted to go up 2.44% in May, the cost of residential electric power from SCE&G/SCANA should be reflected in next month's bills. Expect an increase of $2.80 for every 1,000 kilowatt hours. More...
Margaret Ellen Chandler James, 89, died peacefully at Providence Hospital on Saturday, May 16, 2009. Visitation will be at Dunbar Funeral Home Devine Street Chapel on Thursday, May 21 from 6:30- 8:30 pm. More...
Kathryn Fae Dail and Stephen Kyle Agee were married May 16, 2009, in St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 6 pm. The Rev. Dr. Tony Allen Metze performed the double ring ceremony. More...
Love Has Everything Do With Writings About Love and the Lack Thereof is not full of flowering fluff about foolishness, but strong straight- to- the- gut truth. More...
-ART Palmetto Painters, a SC Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, will hold its meeting June 13, 10 am, at Green Hill Baptist Church, 1734 Augusta Road, West Columbia, SC. 781-2340. More...
Notice is hereby given that Cynthia Allen, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Liquor only, at 2480-B Millwood Ave., Columbia, SC, 29205. More...
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles are subject to towing, repair and/or storage liens; are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810, More...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on For More...
Four members of a family struggling with fear came alive in the mind of Janna McMahan as she jogged her 15 miles each week developing a story line before she tapped out words on her keyboard. More...
Contributed by Eastminster Presbyterian Church Troop 10
Robert Bruce Borucki Jr. Robert Bruce Borucki Jr. (Rob) is the son of Bob and Caroline Borucki, the older brother of Davis and Evelyn Ann, the grandson of Caroline Bristow Marchant and the late T. More...
Roll call Chair Paul Livingston, Vice Chair Damon Jeter, Joyce Dickerson, Val Hutchinson, Norman Jackson, Gwendolyn Kennedy, Bill Malinowski, Jim Manning, Greg Pearce, Kit Smith, and Kelvin Washington were present at the Richland County Council me More...
Call to order Mayor Bobby E. Horton called the special meeting of the West Columbia City Council to order at 6:01 pm on Monday, May 18, 2009. All members of council, except Councilwoman Cathy Shannon, were present: Mayor Bobby E. More...
Richland County seeks a qualified candidate to serve on the Business Service Center Appeals Board. Qualified candidates will be business people living and doing business in Richland County. More...
Photo by Emily Langdon Richland Northeast High School held its 12th annual Golden Years Gala on April 30. Almost 90 senior citizens from assisted- living homes, churches, and the community attended. More...
Richland One schools Logan Elementary School and Richland One Middle College have earned SC Department of Education Red Carpet awards for great customer service. More...
The Brookland- Cayce Bearcats beat the Airport Eagles twice earlier in the year, but they couldn't do it a third time as the Eagles shut- out the Bearcats 2- 0 in a class 3A soccer quarter final playoff match- up at The Cage. More...
Prior to Friday night's Lower State final, May 15, Brookland- Cayce honored coach Richard Lundy for reaching 500 career wins earlier this month. More...
Our last day in Luxor was spent on the west side of the Nile River usually called the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, but this is a misnomer. More...