In 2004 several creative entrepreneurial women were chatting at the bar at Dianne’s on Devine when the discussion of the Sweet Potato Queens came up. More...
I would like to pass something along to the dog owners from the story “Dog snatched from his yard and jailed, March 9, 2012,” in hopes of making them aware of an organization (with lawyers and legal connections) that advocates on behalf o More...
How do I get in touch with Julia Rogers Hook who wrote the story on Apollo, the dog snatched out of his yard and jailed? She needs to start a petition on change.org. This needs to go national and beyond!! How ridiculous!!! Jackie Briscoe More...
Americans need to know the dangers that Israel faces everyday and the existential threat it would face if Iran gets a nuclear bomb. Remember, this is a country whose leaders repeatedly vow to wipe Israel off the map. More...
In the past three weeks I have been doing a series of controversial stories that has pit the Columbia Animal Shelter against dog owners and local no-kill shelters as well as animal rights advocates. More...
As men grow older, certain things become part of their regular to-do list: Planning trips based on the number of rest stops and road congestion, telling really old jokes that now suddenly seem funny, watching TV classics like Wheel of Fortune, Jeopar More...
Dreher High School will present its production of the Broadway show How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying March 22-24 at 7 p.m. and March 25 at 3 p.m. More...
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School junior, Helen Clay, has been awarded the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for her selfless dedication and effort to help and comfort local children battling cancer. More...
The Scholarship winners of The Afternoon, Eau Claire, and Morning Music Clubs of Columbia presented a recital March 18, 2012, at Columbia College. More...
Since 1984, the National Association of Social Workers has celebrated National Professional Social Work Month annually during the month of March. Each year, the association chooses a different theme for National Professional Social Work Month. More...
Catherine Muller transformed the March meeting of the Petal Pushers Garden Club into a spectacular flower show. The meeting was held at the Garden Club Council Building and Muller had five exciting arrangements on the stage when members arrived. More...
•ART Palmetto Painters, a SC Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, will meet Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m., Green Hill Baptist Church, 1734 Augusta Road, West Columbia. 781-2340 or www.PalmettoPainters.com. •CAMPS More...
Town Theatre’s Youth Program will present Peter Pan by JM Barrie, adapted by Jamie Harrington, Friday, March 30 at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 31 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday April 1 at 3 p.m. More...
Trustus Theatre will be introducing Columbia to a new play this month as they host a reading of Columbia playwright Robbie Robertson’s new work Satan in High Heels Monday, March 26 at 7 p.m. More...
By Warner M. Montgomery WarnerM@ TheColumbiaStar.com
August 16, 1777, was a bloody day in Bennington, Vermont. British General Burgoyne had sent a detachment of Hessians, Tories, and Indians to raid for horses and supplies in this western Vermont community. More...
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) recently hosted two law officers from Germany in an international exchange program to survey how the county’s local community policing and crime prevention works. More...
One in six South Carolina families goes hungry every night. Over the last year, Harvest Hope has served over 48,000 people a week throughout 20 counties. More...
A local egg farmer donated more than 140,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank at 2220 Shop Road Tuesday, March 20 to help families struggling with food insecurity. More...
Participants of the Active Adult Adventure Club of Richland County Recreation Commission recently completed their first “Yogursion” trip. Yogursion means, Yoga + Girlfriends + Excursion. More...
This week’s Richland County Council meeting featured a spirited discussion about funding the area transit service. Each council member has at one time or another affirmed total support for the bus service. More...
After much planning, fundraising, digging and construction, Heathwood Hall’s newest facility is now open for business. On March 16, those of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School celebrated the completion of the new Dining Commons. More...
As the Columbia Animal Shelter gets back to everyday business after a string of thefts of pit bulls and accusations of animal control officers impounding two pits allegedly from their own yards, thefts of the breed are spreading across the state. More...
McClellan Douglas, 32 years old, has decided to make art his full time job doing a little bit of everything: murals, portraits, photography, faux finishing, custom hand painted art, food art, watercolor, inks, clay, and even ice sculpture. More...
The Richland County Neighborhood Improvement Program ( NIP) is launching a new business incentive to improve buildings and property along Decker Boulevard. More...
The Children's Trus t of South Carolina has been selected as the KIDS COUNT grantee by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Ken Newhouse, CPA, CITP, has joined the firm Moore Beauston & Woodham L.L.P.’s W. More...
The A.C. Flora Falcons jumped on Dreher starter Allen Burnside for eight runs in the second inning and cruised to a 9-1 baseball victory in a Region 5-3A contest Friday night, March 16, at Falcon Field on the campus of Flora High School. More...
The visiting Cardinal Newman Lady Cardinals took a 4-3 lead on a hardfought goal by Pascale Rocca in the 76th minute and held on to beat the A.C. Flora Lady Falcons at Bolden Stadium Thursday, March 16. A.C. More...
The Dreher Blue Devils gave head coach Clarke McCarthy a good birthday present defeating the Airport Eagles 1-0 Friday, March 16. “I’m just excited. I couldn’t ask for more. More...
Although Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ has been available for a dozen years as a shade garden perennial, in 2012 the plant received the distinction of the Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association. More...
Columbia’s historic Elmwood Cemetery (circa 1854) has centuries of stories etched in stone on the markers and headstones found within its acres of carefully planned grounds. 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...