Editor’s note: Jessica Mejia, writer for The Columbia Star, has recently returned from South Africa where she interned for a newspaper. The Columbia Star will be publishing a series of stories by her about her experiences. More...
The June 16 Richland County Council meeting opened with two resolutions. The first recognized June 21- 27 as Mosquito Control Awareness Week in Richland County. The second recognized Leora McCarty for her years of service with Richland County. More...
Richland County Council provides a wide variety of boards and commissions that encourages its members to participate in discussions that affect and shape the future of the county. More...
Each year, progress is made to decrease the tide of pet over-population; however, despite our efforts thousands of cats still continue to fill our local animal shelters, especially kittens this time of year. “Pet over-population is a comm More...
Marguerite Carlisle and Cathy Wilson were just as charming and bright last week as they were 25 years ago when I first met them at their Original Pancake House restaurant. More...
Parking lot is fate of VA building The General Services Administration wants to demolish the vacant Veterans Administration Regional Office building on Assembly Street and replace it with a parking lot. More...
In South Carolina, we are constantly bombarded with news of domestic violence, including our incredibly high homicide rate. We hear and read stories of men abusing the women they claim to care about all the time. More...
Maxine Deutschendorf of Infinite Yoga brings an atmosphere of lightheartedness to each class as she offers skilled attention to proper alignment and breathing. More...
Governor Nikki Haley was joined June 4 by Senate Judiciary Chairman Larry Martin, Representative Shannon Erickson, and Sara Barber, executive director of the S.C. More...
The Mentoring Project was created to give local talented pre-college musicians the opportunity to learn about chamber music by rehearsing and performing with local professionals. More...
There’s no place like home. Journey over the rainbow as Workshop Theatre presents the timeless classic The Wizard of Oz, the young performers' edition, June 25-28 at the Heathwood Hall Episcopal School Belser Auditorium. More...
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. WarnerM@TheColumbiaStar.com
My father, Miller Montgomery, was born and raised in Greeleyville in Williamsburg County, S.C. This a continuation of the memoirs he wrote for me before he died in 1996: More...
On Sunday, June 14, 2015, Dianne Light (l) and Bill Prato (c) were at Bi-Lo on Devine Street giving away samples of the DiPrato’s Pimento Cheese— Original and Sharp White Cheddar. More...
On Thursday, June 25, Emma McGraw Myers will be officially installed as the president of the Columbia Council of Neighborhoods in a ceremony at Columbia City Hall. More...
By Betsy Kleinfelder, Visitor and Interpretive Services Coordinator Historic Columbia
At first glance, it may seem the slated park expansions and improvements in Columbia’s city center are a new and novel idea, when in reality the face of our park system has been evolving over the years. More...
Last week, the World Health Organization announced a significant decline in polio cases this year. There have been 24 cases since the start of the year, a decline of more than 70 percent from the same period last year. More...
I was three or four before I remember seeing the ocean. I guess my parents didn’t relish the idea of taking a baby or a toddler to the beach, so they waited until I was “potty trained” and eating “real” food. More...
Being assigned the important responsibility of planning a guy’s-only baseball trip was weighing heavy on my mind. Not as heavy as it might have been were women involved. More...
Medina Boggs, a social studies teacher at Hand Middle School, has been awarded the Law Related Middle School Educator of the Year Award by the South Carolina State Bar Association. More...
Beginning with the 2015- 2016 school year, Richland One Schools will offer meals at no cost to all students, regardless of family income. The average district family could save more than $400 per child in a school year. More...
Marion Rast Campbell III, Newman Perry Cate Jr., Remington Grant Fontaine, and James Rivers Martin, all of Columbia, were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a formal ceremony held May 24 at Shandon United Methodist Church. More...
OVERVIEW: It was an interesting ride to the postseason for Dreher in 2014. The Blue Devils got off to a 6-1 start, including wins in their first two region games, before adversity struck. Following a loss to Camden, the two teams got into a brawl. More...
•AUDITIONS Carolina Renaissance Festival will hold open auditions Saturday, June 20, 9 a.m.–noon and Saturday, June 27, 9 a.m.–noon, Cannon School, 5801 Poplar Tent Road, Concord, NC. Carolina.RenFestInfo.com. More...
Notice of Sale 2015-cP-40-00961 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the First Franklin More...
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