Like many American troops during WWII, The SC Army National Guard’s 178th Field Artillery Battalion received its baptism of fire in the desert sands of North Africa. More...

Editor’s Note: This is the 19th installment in a series of articles by staff writer Cathy Cobbs chronicling her unique journey of the illness and death of her father and the loss of the family’s home in the Great Flood of 2015. More...

The word astronaut comes from two Greek words that mean “space sailor” and it refers to everyone who has launched aboard a NASA spacecraft. The word cosmonaut refers to space sailors in the Russian space program. More...

Rich Gossage played major league baseball for nine teams in the 70s and 80s. He was known for his ability as a closer; ending the game by protecting a slim lead, and for his arrogance. More...

Ok, I’ve had it with this pollen stuff. For the non-southerners, every spring, the south is inundated with a dusting of yellow pollen that gets everywhere. More...

My mom has two reasons for wanting to be cremated when she dies. The first is that she doesn’t really like tight spaces or the dark. More...

First Baptist Church of Columbia and Brookland Baptist Church will combine choirs, orchestras, and congregations Sunday, April 10, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. for Night of Joy, an inaugural event at the new Spirit Communications Park on Bull Street. More...

The Cayce-West Columbia (CWC) Jaycees hosted its fourth annual fundraising event supporting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Tin Roof, Tuesday, March 8 at 8 p.m. More...

Evening Post Books published Bowen’s Island, a 180 page softback book profiling Bowen’s Island restaurant, featuring in-depth interviews with staff and patrons, personal photos, and cherished family recipes. More...

The City of Columbia Parks and Recreations Department is accepting registrations for its 2016 Summer Camp program. Day  More...

•ART  Second Annual Cayce Festival of the Arts will be held April 9, 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Brookland-Cayce High School, 1300 State Street, Cayce.caycefestivalofthearts.blogspot.com.  •CELEBRATION   More...

The crowd gathered early March 15 under the magnificent Magnolia grandiflora in front of McKissick Museum on the USC horseshoe to hear Rudy Mancke’s preamble to the vernal equinox. More...

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RFP FoR GRant WRiteR Richland County First Steps is soliciting bids for a grant writer.  More...

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representa-tives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of More...