This time of year, it's easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of the holidays. But as we kick off the first day of National Adoption Month, I ask you take a moment to acknowledge the children hoping for a forever home. More...

Richland County Vector Control is working with the DHEC Bureau of Laboratories and the City of Columbia to address some West Nile virus activity in the Edgewood area. More...

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It’s happening again. Just like every year, the Christmas commercials begin earlier and earlier. This year I think they started after the Fourth of July, and now that Halloween has come and gone, they are out in force. More...

AMC recently aired The Shining. I chose to pass on it; I’ve seen the original and didn’t want to sit through a mangled version. More...

Heather Spires is the director of retail recruitment for Columbia’s City Center Partnership. The CCP’s 10th annual meeting is on Monday, November 14, at 5:30 p,m. More...

Return to profitability Columbus, Ga.-based Synovus Financial Corp., parent of NBSC, reported a third-quarter net income of $30.2 million, the company’s first move back into the black after three years of losses. More...

Ann Marie Stieritz, director of Business Solutions for Innovista at the University South Carolina, has been named the 2012 Go Red For Women Luncheon chairperson. Devin Smith has been named interactive designer/ developer for Jackson Marketing Group. More...

With starting quarterback Joe Fennessy in street clothes on the sidelines, the Dreher Blue Devils were forced to use a threequarterback system against the A. C. Flora Falcons. More...

Alex Bueno caught seven passes for 126 yards and a touchdown, and Shelton Blue ran for two more as the Heathwood Hall Highlanders clinched the final berth in the SCISA AAA playoffs with a 20- 15 victory over the Cardinal Newman Cardinals Friday, Octo More...

Led by the rushing of Darius Paulk and a defense that gave up zero net yards on the ground, the Richland Northeast Cavaliers defeated the Ridge View Blazers, 27-0, Friday, October 28 at Harry Parone Stadium. More...

Theatre South Carolina at the University of SC will shine a light on the experience of youth living in society’s shadows with a production of Naomi Iizuka’s Polaroid Stories, running at Longstreet Theatre November 11-19. More...

The University of South Carolina Gospel Choir will present its fall concert Friday, November 18, 7:30 p.m., at Greene Street United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Assembly and Greene Streets. More...

Music, dance, and the movies come together along with some very special guests for the next University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra concert. More...

Participants at the Torch Club convention in Hagerstown, Maryland, were treated to a cultural night on the town. Linda and I donned our finest attire and joined Ed and Dot Latimer for the occasion. More...

“BID” The City of Columbia is requesting Bids from qualified general contractors for the following project: PROJECT #SS7083 IMPROVEMENTS FOR HARBISON PUMP STATION #4 BID OPENING: DECEMBER 1, 2011 at More...

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of R More...