January 22, 2010 RSS feed / Government / Neighborhood

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From the streets of South America to a scholarship at USC

By Jackie Perrone
Three people in Columbia are happy with the turn of events that brought a student from Brazil to the U.S.: Nayana Reis, and Peter and Jane Brissette. More...

New building official declines job in Forest Acres

By John Dixon

The January 12, 2010 Forest Acres City Council meeting began with invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Charles Fetner. December minutes were unanimously approved without changes. More...

SC Supreme Court receives “broad stripes and bright stars” from ABOTA

Photo and story by Pam Edwards

On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. The More...

One bag thing after another

Richland County Council meets January 19, 2010
By Mike Cox

Roll call Chair Paul Livingston, Vice Chair Damon Jeter, Joyce Dickerson, Val Hutchinson, Norman Jackson, Gwendolyn Kennedy, Bill Malinowski, Jim Manning, Greg Pearce, Kit Smith and Kelvin Washington were present at the Richland County Council meet More...

Community prepares for Olympia Festival

By Josh Cruse

With spring only a couple of months away, the Olympia community has begun preparing for the Olympia Festival. More...

Public meetings

Contributed by City of Columbia

The purpose of these public meetings is to inform taxpayers and residents of the City and any other interested persons of the process, procedures, and requirements for approving redevelopment plans. More...

Columbia City Council meets January 20

By John Temple Ligon

Roll call Columbia City Council convened at 9 am Wednesday morning, January 20, on the third floor of City Hall. Council member Daniel Rickenmann was absent, but all other council members were present: Kirkman Finlay III, Tameika Isaac Devine, E. More...


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