Most people celebrate their milestone birthdays with a gathering of friends, a large meal, maybe some wine, and almost always cake and ice cream. Columbia’s Moffat T. More...
Spring Valley head football coach Quay Farr has tendered his resignation after three seasons where the Vikings went 3–30.
Farr told his team the news on Friday, after the Vikings dropped a tough 7–6 game to Lancaster, and officially notified Spring Valley administrators today, November 9. More...
This year’s recipients of the Global Vision Awards were Ambassador Robert V. Royall Jr. and Ambassador David H. Wilkins. The Columbia World Affairs Council hosted the 16th Annual Global Vision Award Gala at the Columbia Marriot Hotel October 27, 2009. More...
At 701 Whaley last Thursday night EngenuitySC held its IgNITE!, a leadership conference to showcase some of the region’s knowledge economy catalysts.
That was also the day of the Boeing announcement, so the day’s efforts in economic development, both the New Economy and the Old Economy, got an overlapping jolt. More...
Editor’s note: Corry E. Mason sent an excerpt
from the book Ghost Soldiers:
The Forgotten Epic
Story of World War II's Most
Dramatic Mission by
Hampton Sides to The
Columbia Star. Mason More...
Mac Whalen threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns, all to Joseph English, as the Heathwood Hall Highlanders completed a perfect regular season by downing the Cardinal Newman Cardinals 28–0 on Senior Night.
The fireworks started quickly for the Highlanders More...
Cardinal Newman School recently announced it has officially closed on the purchase of 49.12 acres of land on Alpine Road from Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina with the purpose of building a new campus for the school, currently located at 4701 Forest Drive. More...
During the month I lived in Guinea I was fortunate to achieve all the goals I had been assigned. I had worked with organizations such as FONDIS, the Ministry of Tourism, and the University of Sonfonia toward the development of the Farenya Project. I had visited and worked in the Village of Farenya. I had survived both a car accident in the Fouta Djallon and more than one marriage proposal. 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.
The Columbia Museum of Art presents the Forest Acres Family Fun Day November 8, 12 pm–4 pm, at 1515 Main Street. 799- 2810. More...
Roll call
Columbia City Council met Wednesday at 9 am in City Hall. Council member E.W. Cromartie II was absent, but all other council members were present: Kirkman Finlay III, Tameika Isaac Devine, Mayor Bob Coble, Sam Davis, Daniel Rickenmann, and Belinda Gergel. October Employee of the Month More...
In our world of electronic messaging, we sometimes ignore the more persistent natural messages coming from Mother Nature. You may have noticed the leaves accumulating on the lawn and driveway and considered getting out the blower and lawn bags on the weekend. You may even have walked on the colorful leaves but failed to hear the crackling five letter word from Mother Nature: mulch. More...
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