On Saturday, March 9, 2013, over 500 volunteers from Shandon Baptist Church and Northside Baptist Church will join together for their 5th Annual Food from the Heart one-day food drive. More...

When most people think of women’s institutions of higher learning in Columbia, they typically envision Columbia College. More...

Consumer protection vital for purchasers of preneed contracts, consumer advocates say   Last year, a grand jury indicted a Piedmont funeral home on more than 100 counts of violating the Preneed Funeral Contracts Law and breach of trust with frau More...

During the Richland County Council meeting March 5, Lexington Richland Five School Board member Kim Murphy, who is also the chairperson of the Appearance Commission, spoke against the abolition of that commission during a public hearing. More...

Some 550 cemeteries worthy of preservation in Richland County— about one for every mile and a half— have been identified, according to a report by Coroner Gary Watts and Chicora Foundation Director Mike Trinkley.  The Columbia Counci More...

West Columbia City Council met March 5, 2013. Members present were Mayor Joe Owens, Mayor Pro-Tem Boyd Jones, Abbott L. Bray, Jr., Eric L. Fowler, Casey Jordan Hallman, L. Dale Harley, Tommy Parler, B.J. Unthank, and Teddy Wingard.  More...

The Columbia Bridge Club (CBC) was chartered with the Secretary of State in 1957. More...

Ruth Elizabeth Gambill Miller, wife of the late Dr. Ben N. Miller, Jr., died February 27, 2013, at the Columbia Presbyterian Community in Lexington, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James C. More...

Do you remember your first date? First and foremost, I asked my parents what I was supposed to talk about. I got no help from them as they only suggested, “You’ll think of something.”  More...

•ANIMALS  Pawmetto Lifeline’s Spay/Neuter Clinic is offering free spay/neuter surgeries for cats and dogs for residents of 29044 and 29052 in Richland County and 29123 in Lexington County. www.pawmettolifeline.org or 465-9100. More...

Each year, Lexington Medical Center sponsors the “Art of Healing,” a student art competition in partnership with the Columbia Museum of Art for Lexington County high school students.  More...

The Color Purple will spring to life this month at Workshop Theatre. This musical about love is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the movie by the same name.  Show dates are March 15-17, 20-24, and 27-30, 8 p.m. More...

Elementary school students at Ben Lippen School had grandpa and grandma visit their classrooms and watch a special presentation just for grandparents Friday, March 1.   More...

Burma is famous in America for Flying the Hump and The Burma Road. In an effort to supply the troops of Chiang Kai Shek during World War II, American and British pilots flew from India over the mountains ( The Hump) of Burma into China. More...