Columbia police and city officials, hearing urgent complaints about dozens of store break- ins along the Devine Street corridor, had a single, united message during the two- hour meeting - "We're doing the best we can with what we have. More...
Dr. Gariane Gunter, a native of Batesburg- Leesville educated at the University of South Carolina, has completed her reign as Mrs. United States 2009. She recently finished her residency in general psychiatry and is now participating in a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Palmetto Health. More...
Last April the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce issued the results of its survey titled The Greater Columbia Business Retention & Expansion Repor t . More...
Bill and Margaret Zeigler of Columbia celebrated their 67th anniversary August 1, 2009, with their family. Their daughters are Peggy Z. Dodds (David) of Columbia; Barbara Z. Gladden (Dean) of Rock Hill, South Carolina; and sons Bill (Peggy) of Irmo, South Carolina; and John (Cherie) of Columbia. More...
I watched parts of Obama's NH speech, and later, news reports of Arlen Specters' meeting in PA. Specter's meeting was marked by angry outbursts by citizens fed up with corruption, incompetence, and self- serving greed from government in general and Congress in particular. That's happening more and more frequently, all across the nation. More...
The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind continues to accept applications for the fall 2009 semester. Parents are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time for admissions review. SCSDB is the state's only specialized school for individuals who are deaf, blind, or sensory multidisabled. More...
-BLOOD DRIVE First Presbyterian Church will hold a Red Cross Blood Drive August 19, 1 pm- 7 pm, at 1422 Washington St. 799-9062 ext. 261. -COMMUNITY MEETINGS Meeting to Determine the Future of Historic Randolph Cemetery will be held August 20, 6 pm, South Carolina State Museum auditorium, 301 Gervais Street. 319-9833. More...
South Carolina currently ranks first in the nation in cumulative cases of AIDS from heterosexual contact.
This past Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church, members of the Columbia community were welcomed with a hot breakfast and a cool place to sit and listen to representatives of Columbia's health care industry. More...
INVITATION TO BID REHABILITATION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES Community Assistance Provider, a local not-for-profit development corporation, will be accepting bids for the rehabilitation of single family homes in Lexington and Richland Counties in conjunction with the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). More...
When family and friends decided to donate a Japanese maple tree to Riverbanks Botanical Garden in memory of Ikebana club members Joy and Harlan Stoefen, one tree burgeoned into an entirely new Asian garden. Ida Belle Barker, representing Ikebana International Columbia Chapter 182, met with Riverbanks staff to plant the idea for the garden. More...
A Century Plus One