Amid the recent positive media hype about The Beatles Rock Band video game, let’s not forget their partnership also produced sentimental, poetic melodies, that endure as serene classical music. More...

I am in support of the change in the Richland County sign ordinance that would allow electronic billboards in our county. More...

According to its Web site, the Consumer Energy Alliance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization created to help expand the dialogue between the energy and consuming sectors to improve understanding of energy security, more effectively develop and u More...

Foreclosures According to RealtyTrac’s Foreclosure Market Report, there were 358,171 foreclosure filings in the country for August. S.C.’s August increase was less than 2 percent over July foreclosures. More...

C.T. Weston & Associates is an insurance firm owned and run by Chris Weston. The firm is a success story and has been for decades, but Weston’s position with Sertoma Inc. is what piqued interest in him at The Columbia Star. More...

Mary Kay Martin Sample announces the engagement of her daughter Paige Hamlin Sample to Joshua Thomas Walters. The bride–elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Sample of Columbia and Greensboro, North Carolina. More...

The Lower Richland Ruritan Club honored The Threatt Family: Billy, Harriett, and Pam, with a plaque announcing them as the "Lower Richland Family of the Year Award at the September monthly meeting. More...

Manchester State Forest is located on the eastern edge of the COWASEE Basin in western Sumter County. Many Columbians pass through it on the way to the beach. More...

“Cyrano de Bergerac,” the legendary story of the long–nosed, hero for all seasons, will be the University of South Carolina Theatre SC’s debut production for 2009 – 10 running Sept. 25 – Oct. More...

Danny Creamer picked up an electric guitar when he was young like a lot of other guys. And also like a lot of other guys, he didn’t learn to play it. After a few months it was gone, and he was interested in other things. More...

The public is invited to bring their pets to a Blessing of the Animals to be held at 4:30 pm, Sunday, October 4, at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 605 Polo Rd., in northeast Columbia, S.C. 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, 56-5-5635 and/or 29-15-10 SC Law as Amended; and are in the custody of More...

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