In the spirit of Christmas —and with New Year’s resolutions lurking just around the corner—shall we pause to consider how to help make our neighbors’ lives a little better?  More...

Wild by Cheryl Strayed  At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. Her mother passed away, her family scattered, and her marriage fell apart. More...

The holidays are here. It’s a time to cherish family and friends, exchange gifts, and enjoy holiday decorations and meals. But, for some families right here in the Midlands, it is also a time of anxiety, fear, and violence.  More...

Curt Rone, tenor saxophonist for the Heart ’n Soul band, says after playing in Columbia for five years, the band has developed its own set of groupies, Columbians who grew up shagging to the music of the 50s and 60s who love to have fun. More...

Stepping into Dr. Melton Stuckey’s new Blanding Street office, visitors are likely to wonder if they’ve blundered into a page from Southern Living. No institutional look here. More...

CPAs launch new firm   More...

Elizabeth “Beth” Branham, a Lexington School District Two Board Member, has been installed as the president of the South Carolina School Boards Association.   More...

Columbia East Rotary Club Partnered with Harvest Hope Food Bank to feed hungry families in our community, and volunteers with the club packed hunger relief boxes on Tuesday, December 17 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  More...

We Are Olympia president Jim Jaco addresses the Olympia residents during its holiday social Monday, December 16. More...

Christmas cards—I love getting them, but this year has been different for me in many ways. I have moved twice, and the point of this tirade is I can’t find my addresses or a Christmas card list from last year. More...

The YMCA of Columbia announces it’s spring youth sports programs at its Downtown, Northeast, Irmo, and Lexington branches.  More...

The Columbia Museum of Art announces a new fundraising initiative that invites the public to be a part of deciding what will go on view next at the Museum. More...

•CHURCH/CHARITY  Wednesdays@First Lunch Service will be held Wednesdays at First Presbyterian Church,1324 Marion Street, lunch served at 11:30 a.m.; speaker 12:20 to 12:50 p.m. Hot meal $6; soup and salad bar $5. 799-9062.   More...

This Saturday, December 21, the South Carolina State Museum will kick off its annual holiday tradition, WinterFest. More...

Hunter Gatherer will bring Jam Room Music Festival veterans, The Kernal and His New Strangers back to Columbia, along with Charleston favorite Jordan Igoe, and Columbia's own David Adedokun, Friday, More...

This will be the 20th year and the third location for the annual pre-Christmas brunch. Always held on Christmas Eve, this year it will be on Christmas Eve Eve. More...

110.006384  NOTICE OF MASTER  IN EQUITY SALE  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...