for the anniversary of D-Day, the 6th of June, 1944
Contributed by The South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation
News that the Normandy Invasion had begun very early the morning of June 6, 1944, reached Columbia and its news outlets later that day, so headlines hailing the pivotal event were dated June 7. More...
Special needs participants from all over the Midlands and their families will spend a day at Lake Murray enjoying waterskiing on an adaptable ski, tubing, and kayaking Friday, June 13, 2014. More...
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women in partnership with the Kilbourne Elementary School recently hosted its “Grand Finale,” a culminating activity of the Women’s Empowerment Program ( WEP) and the Youth Empowerment Program ( Y More...
John W. Work Chorus, a program of traditional spirituals, began in 1933 under the direction of Principal J. Andrew Simmons. The chorus was presented each spring by the senior high students of Booker T. More...
Carol Doonan’s new Trenholm Plaza store is an apparent hit with Columbia area shoppers seeking a fresh approach to couture. “We opened March 6 and ended up ranked third in sales among all of the stores in the company for the month,& More...
Eggs Up Grill opens on Devine Eggs Up Grill, which operates several breakfast-andlunch only eateries along the coast, is opening a Columbia location at 2930 Devine Street in the now-closed MoMo’s Bistro. More...
Investigator David Collins, Deputy Christopher Bailey Jr., and First Sergeant Bobby Surratt J r., with the Richland County Sheriff ’s Department’s Pistol team, received honors at the annual Palmetto State Regional Match. More...
Ben Lippen School’s most esteemed athlete alumnus, former Liberty University and NFL running back Samkon Gado, addressed the class of 2014 May 23 at First Baptist Church as the school’s graduation commencement speaker. More...
The Junior-Senior is a longstanding tradition at Ben Lippen School in which the junior class plans an evening each spring to pay tribute to the senior class. More...
Martin Li and Madison Pobis, Discovery juniors at Spring Valley High School, attended the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering, and Environment Project Olympiad ( ISWEEEP) held in Houston, Texas May 1–5. More...
Story and Photos by Mike Maddock mikem@thecolumbiastar.com
The A.C. Flora Falcons had a one-game lead and led the visiting Hartsville Red Foxes 7-2 after two innings of play in the second game of the best-of-3 Class 3A Baseball State Championship series on Saturday, May 24. More...
The A.C. Flora Falcons took an 8-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning and held on to win Game 1 of the Class 3A Baseball State Championship series 8-7 against the Hartsville Red Foxes in Hartsville on Thursday, May 22. More...
For the third time since 2000, the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats and coach Kevin Heise came up one win short of reaching the top of the Class 3A mountain. More...
Broad spectacular swaths of yellow spring wildflowers line roadsides, highways, and edges of woodlands this month. Walking along a path or driving down a road lined in wildflowers feels like friends are welcoming you en route. More...
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the closing of Booker T. Washington High School, The Booker T. Washington Foundation presents “Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs.” More...
On June 7, the South Carolina Military Museum will be holding its inaugural Palmetto Military Festival on a date specially selected to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944). More...
By John Sherrer Director of Cultural Resources, Historic Columbia
“Monumental” is one way of describing the impressive tombstone that adorns the grave of Ann Pamela Cunningham in Columbia’s First Presbyterian Church graveyard. More...
I don’t know why, but all of my life I’ve had this weird fascination with frogs. It’s just something I’ve always taken for granted and never really questioned. More...
Enjoying some fried chicken recently at Fat Buddies, I overheard guys behind me talking about the next day’s chores. One mentioned his daily ritual—dropping by the bank and then to the post office. More...
Last week the Junior League of Columbia ( JLC) celebrated the end of a successful year and presented awards to deserving members and community partners for outstanding service and leadership. More...
The worst memory I had of my childhood was how much I hated being an only child. I never told my parents how I felt when I was a child, but when I was grown and married, I stated over and over that I would never have just one child. More...
Six area Richland District Two high school seniors were awarded a $1,500 scholarship from the Rotary Club of Spring Valley at the club’s meeting on May 8. More...
•ART Palmetto Painters, a SC Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, will meet Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m., Hospice of Tri- County, SC Oncology Building, 166 Stoneridge Drive. 781-2340 or www.PalmettoPainters.com. More...
The esteemed Conductors Institute of South Carolina, in its 30th year, is on the must-do list for both aspiring and experienced conductors. Students of the summer institute come to the University of South Carolina from around the U.S. More...
The Celebrate Freedom Foundation will honor U.S. Army Green Berets with a patrioticthemed concert featuring the S. C. Philharmonic Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. More...
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. WarnerM@TheColumbiaStar.com
June 1991. The sun was shining. Flowers were blooming. Birds were singing. But the air was screaming with the horror of four million people walking to their death in the gas chambers of Auschwitz. More...
Notice of LieN SaLe abbott's Mini Storage: 1301 Percival Road, columbia, Sc 29223. Sale: Saturday, June 14, 2014 @ 10:00 am. Bins are to be sold in accordance with South Carolina self storage law to satisfy liens for non- payment. 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...
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