Don Thacker, who has been a social work professional at the Veterans' Hospital since 1969, claims to have been a neighbor of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky. So much for honesty in this story…unless Don is much older than he looks. More...

Duke Energy Carolinas is asking the N.C. utility regulators for a 12.6 percent increase, which adds about $11 per month to the average residential customer's bill. Meanwhile, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), SCANA's principal subsidiary, has filed a request with the Public Service Commission (PSC) for an overall 1. More...

A muggy spring breeze swept through the home of Pat and Susie VanHuss on May 26 as arts supporters from around the state gathered to honor the S.C. Arts Commission's outgoing director Susie Surkamer. Government officials, artists, and business people sampled the heavy hors d'oeuvres while show tunes played softly in the background. More...

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Local swimmers excelled at the 7th Annual National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet on Memorial Day weekend in Cary, North Carolina. The competitors also had the chance to meet 2008 Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones and 2004 Olympic silver medalist Maritza Correia. More...

I have a fixation on canals. There is something about man's attempt to join bodies of water for his own purpose that fascinates me. The Santee Canal, the first in the US, once connected the Cooper and Santee Rivers. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 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. 781-2340. Advanced Student Placement Studio Art Class Student Show will be held at Brookland- Cayce High School Friday, June 5, 5- 8 pm. 765-0838. 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 for the June 2 Richland County Council meeting. More...

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles(s) are subject to towing, repair and/or storage liens, are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810, 56-5-5636 and 29-1540 SC Law as Amended, and are in the custody of the following businesses: More...

Families pack a picnic and bags of stale bread. Gardeners take their cameras and journals. Birders and butterfly watchers stow binoculars, field guides, and note pads. Photographers bring cameras, tripods, and filters. There is something of interest for everyone at Swan Lake Iris Gardens. A daytrip to the gardens is just 40 minutes east of Columbia via Sumter Highway. More...