Members and guests of The Columbia Drama Club gathered at 701 Whaley Street for a special celebration of the club’s 100th anniversary December 8, 2009. The evening’s events were provided by the Columbia Drama Club, Town Theatre, Workshop Theatre, The Columbia Marionette Theatre, NiA Company, and The Columbia Children’s Theatre. More...

The Lumpkin auditor ium in USC’s Dar la Moore School of Business was filled to capacity by business and government leaders December 2. Three panelists and three speakers followed dean of the business school, Dr. Hildy Teegen’s introductions. More...

Nine daughters, one granddaughter, and three nieces were presented at the South Carolina Debutante Ball on Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Forest Lake Club. More...

Walking along El Salvador’s palm–treed Pacific beaches last summer, I picked my way through mounds of mostly– plastic debris washed ashore by the waves. Along some stretches, the endangered sea turtles that nest there must dig through two feet of plastic to reach the sand. More...

A month ago, Spring Valley coach Perry Dozier had no idea how to gauge this edition of the boys basketball Vikings. All of the starters were gone – as were most of the reserves. In their place were a lot of … nothing. “I had no idea how to gauge this team,” Dozier said. He does now. More...

Pre–K students from St. John Neumann School enjoyed reading and baking their very own, “The Gingerbread Man” with principal, Mrs. Barbara Cole. More...

Paris is a city of monuments on every corner, in every park, in the medians of streets, down dark alleys, and even on tops of buildings. One could spend a lifetime just searching out monuments in Paris. More...

This semester’s play at Cardinal Newman was Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow adapted by Mary and Andrew Arnault. More...

The December 8, 2009 Forest Acres City Council meeting began with invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Charles Fetner. November minutes were unanimously approved without changes. Frank Brunson, Curtis Rye, Ginger Dukes, Lee Holloway, Charles Fetner, Shell Suber, and Mark Williams were present. More...

MASTER’S SALE By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Security Federal Bank, against Timothy L. Shull, Gloria S. More...

Gardeners, both novice and veteran, enjoy receiving live plants for Christmas. They come naturally gift wrapped. Whether selected for color, form, fragrance, or edibility, nurseries and garden centers are teeming with choices. More...