Sgt. Travis Parsons has spent the past year working hard, striving to become the Army’s “best warrior.” He has already been named the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s “Soldier of the Year.” More...
Inevitably, Friday nights find Heathwood Hall Episcopal School athletic director Jeff Whalen in what he calls “game management mode,” which means quietly prowling the football sidelines dressed in his shorts and golf shirt, multi–tasking. More...
Bianca, a student from Columbia, was the fifth girl eliminated from the competition on cycle 13 of The CW’s hit reality series “America’s Next Top Model,” reducing the pool from 10 girls to 9. More...
The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that as many as 5.3 million people live with Alzheimer’s in the United States, and that every 70 seconds, someone new develops the disease. More...
Last week the Liberty Tap Room was host to a new beer, Sugar Hill from the Harlem Brewing Company, and to the beer company’s CEO, Celeste Beatty. Even though the company in its present form started in 2000, the Harlem Brewing Company story starts about 86 years ago during Prohibition. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeRoy Robbins were married October 3, 2009 at 5 o’clock in the evening at the Pawleys Island Community Chapel in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Don Williams officiated at the ceremony. A reception was held at the Carriage House at Litchfield Plantation following the service. More...
The Obama administration’s quest to control the health–insurance industry has dominated the headlines for months, but finally — with the news out of Iran and Afghanistan —foreign policy has again asserted itself. More...
George Campsen ran for 102 yards and two scores, and Hudson Worthy threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Porter– Gaud Cyclones ruined Homecoming for Cardinal Newman, 35–7, on Friday, October 2. More...
Located directly off the coast of Conakry are a small group of islands named Iles De Los. Throughout Guinea’s history as a colony these islands served as an important asset to the English and later the French during the time of their occupations. More...
Houses of worship have always played a prominent role in rural life throughout South Carolina. The COWASEE Basin has more than its share of community churches, ranging from the historic to the humble. These are just a few that can be found within a short drive of Columbia. More...
-ART Columbia Museum of Art will present The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States October 23–January 17 at 1515 Main Street. 799-2810.
Columbia Museum of Art will host Ansel Adams: Masterworks October 23–January 17 at 1515 Main Street. 799-2810. More...
Call to Order
Mayor Bobby E. Horton called the meeting of West Columbia City to order on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 at 6 pm. Members present included Mayor Bobby E. Horton, Mayor Pro–Tem Tommy G. Parler, Eric L. Fowler, L. Dale Harley, Jack L. Harmon, Boyd J. Jones, Marsha J. Moore, and Cathy Shannon. Councilman B.J. Unthank was absent.
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While harvesting herbs and flowers from the garden, I encountered a variety of diligent laborers among the plants. These tenant farmers were working for a share of the crop. Some had been invited to the garden while others were unexpected. More...
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