Meekin Herlong and Pam McDowell cruise around with Pam’s “granddog,”Selwyn. Selwyn says, “If I could ditch these older ladies, I could pick up some cute dogs.” More...

Becky Gibbons is a rookie cop in a big city, but she has less than a year working the streets. More...

I’ve entered yet another disturbing phase of the aging process. In fact, I sprinted into it. My ten–year–old daughter beat me in a timed foot race around a quarter– mile track last Sunday. More...

Last week, the Silver Crescent Foundation and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce announced the 2010 Silver Crescent Manufacturers of the Year at the fifteenth annual Salute to Manufacturing the state’s premier manufacturing recognition even More...

Construction is set to begin in late 2010 on The Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology’s (SiMT) newest facility. More...

Unemployment The South Carolina jobless rate climbed from 10.7 percent in July to 11 percent in August. The North Carolina jobless rate fell from 9.8 percent in July to 9.7 percent in August. More...

Members of the Petal Pushers Garden Club were pleasantly surprised and very enthused as the president, Shirley Smith, outlined the year’s activities. More...

Elizabeth Rametta remembers the exact day she learned she had breast cancer. It was October 24, 2007. After a biopsy that followed a suspicious mammogram, she received the phone call that every woman dreads. More...

A retirement party was held for Fran Rametta, the park ranger for the Congaree National Park, at The Medallion Center, Thursday, September 23, 2010. Fran Rametta, thanks for a job well done More...

-ART Annual Art Auction of Palmetto Painters, a SC Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters will be held Saturday, October 9. Preview begins 10:30 a.m., silent auction at 11:30 a.m., Green Hill Baptist Church, 1734 Augusta Road, West Columbia. More...

South Carolina Midlands Master Gardeners (SCMMGA) will present the following programs during the month of October. All programs begin at 6:30 p.m. More...

Columbia Choral Society, in its 80th year, presents Requiem by Maurice Durufle, and choruses by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Mendelssohn October 17, 3 p.m., at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine Street. Dr. More...

The Saluda Shoals Foundation and Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission announce that 26 artists have been selected to participate in Unearth at Saluda Shoals Park on October 3, 1–5 p.m. More...

Clay Burnette Corner House Melissa Crook Jemes Davis John English Eboniramm Steve Harrell Susan Hawfield Tuula Ihamaki–Widdifield Bruce Ingram Kim Keats Dr. Linda Lake Dr. Chris Lee: More...

Last June, Linda and I had the privilege of visiting Youngstown, Ohio, for the annual convention of the International Association of Torch Clubs. Columbia attorney Ed Latimer is the new president ,and I serve on the board of directors. More...