Beat the Heat Plant a Tree
By Mike Cox | July 25, 2024
Observant folks in the 1800s first discovered that natural settings featuring trees and other foliage seemed cooler than urban buildings featuring stone and brick surfaces. Those observations led to Urban...
Local author tells stories of Lake Murray
Story and photo by Anita Baker | July 25, 2024
Marjorie Kneece is the daughter of a journalist and the granddaughter of an artist. She works full-time as an information technology specialist, but her hobby is self-publishing books featuring original...
Columbia hosts delegation from Ghana and Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to USA
Contributed by City of Columbia | July 18, 2024
City of Columbia officials met with a delegation from the Republic of Ghana on July 11 to build upon the sisterly relations that exist between Ghana and South Carolina. This...
Fort Jackson long drive event crowns three champions
July 25, 2024
World Long Drive ( WLD) Fort Jackson awarded five total championships recently, with the final three coming Monday, July 22—the...
Demand is rising for career and technical education
Special to The Star | July 25, 2024
A four-year college degree is not necessarily the next step for students after they graduate from high school. The rising...
DAV Charitable Service Trust awards a $30,000 grant to Senior Resources to help provide meals to homebound veterans
Contributed by Danielle Floyd | July 25, 2024
Senior Resources has announced it has received a generous grant of $30,000 from DAV Charitable Service Trust, an increase from...
Leave my music alone
Mike Cox
mwc0423@gmail.com | July 25, 2024
I was sitting next to my father in his converted den when Neal Armstrong took “one small step for man.”...
Write On
Julia Rogers Hook
jrhook@thecolumbiastar.com | July 18, 2024
“Why are you just sitting there staring into space, Julia?” My husband, Marty, had just walked into my office. “I...
529s—Not Just for Four-Year Schools
By S.C. State Treasurer Curtis Loftis | July 18, 2024
When it comes time for young people to select the path that will lead to their future success, they want...
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
July 25, 2024
Sam Edens has joined the NAI Columbia brokerage team as a brokerage associate specializing in retail. Evelyn Berry and Robbie...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
July 25, 2024
HOTWORX Fitness Studio held its grand opening and ribbon cutting July 17, 4464 Devine Street (Suite G)—Food Lion Shopping Center....
REAL ESTATE
July 25, 2024
Magnus Development Partners has announced its latest speculative construction project in Central South Carolina, Access 77, is complete. The 210,600-square-foot...
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Nuf Sed
July 25, 2024
Let’s Be Friends—best puppet booth at the 2024 International Ventriloquist Convention, Hebron Kentucky
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Parks and Recreation presents “Groovin’ in the Gardens” summer concert
Contributed by City of Columbia | July 18, 2024
Join City of Columbia Parks and Recreation for the “Groovin’ in the Gardens” Summer Concert Sunday, August 4, from 6...
The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine presents Swan Lake on 2024-25 North American Tour
Contributed by Koger Center for the Arts | July 11, 2024
The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine will perform Swan Lake at the Koger Center for the Arts on January 14,...
Maria Locke Boineau Macaulay
July 25, 2024
Maria Locke Boineau Macaulay passed away on the morning of July 17, 2024. Born in Columbia on January 11, 1943,...
Columbia personal trainer named overall winner in women’s heavy athletics at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Contributed by Sarah Lowery | July 18, 2024
Adriane Wilson finished first in four of the seven women’s heavy athletic events during the 2024 Grandfather Mountain Highland Games,...
Susan Spangler Hendricks
July 11, 2024
Susan Spangler Hendricks, 80, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at her home at Still Hopes...
Dreher High graduate named 2024 National Merit Scholarship recipient
Contributed by Ilyssa Weiner | July 25, 2024
Aidan Dong, a 2024 graduate of Dreher High School, has been awarded a National Merit Scholarship. The scholarship program recognizes...
School News Briefs
July 25, 2024
Christian English has been named principal at Oak Pointe Elementary. Members of the Lexington-Richland School District Five FFA (LR5 FFA)...
L.R. Ruritan club awards $1,000 scholarship to one of its own
July 25, 2024
Lower Richland Ruritan Club treasurer Scott Mertzeis (r) presents Lexi Bell, a 12-year club member with a $1,000 scholarship from...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July 25, 2024
•ART Alexandra’s Art Studio, 111 Sparkleberry Crossing Road, offers adult...
“Sistercare Saturdays” kick off July 27 at Soda City Market
Contributed by City of Columbia | July 25, 2024
On Saturday, July 27 in downtown Columbia during the Soda...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July 18, 2024
•ART Alexandra’s Art Studio, 111 Sparkleberry Crossing Road, offers adult...
A Ray of Sunshine for the Baseball Community
July 25, 2024
To call former Richland Post 6 and Hammond baseball head coach Ray Derrick a lifer on the diamond may not be giving him enough credit. Derrick has coached baseball from...
Airport hosts youth camp and Moms clinic
July 25, 2024
Airport High School’s two free summer football clinics drew more than 200 participants from the community to the campus this month. Both events—the Friday Night Lights Youth Camp and Moms...
Smalls has big expectations for Dreher baseball
July 25, 2024
The Dreher Blue Devils recently announced the hiring of Terrence Smalls as their new baseball coach, replacing Matthew Hornsby. “I felt that Dreher would be the best fit because of...
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The Serious Business of Play
Phyllis Beasley, CPDT-KA, IAABC-ADT, FFCP Owner/Lead Trainer, Praise Dog Training www.PraiseYourDogTraining.com | July 11, 2024
Playing with your dog is fun. Playing with your dog is great mental and physical exercise for both your dog and you. In her book, Canine and Feline Behavior, Debra...
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Thunderstorms and fireworks: just noise to us, threats to our dogs
By Phyllis Beasley, CPDT-KA, IAABC-ADT, FFCP Owner/Lead Trainer Praise Dog! Training www.PraiseYourDogTraining.com | June 13, 2024
Boom, rumble, crack, pow, pop, screech. To us, these are the familiar sounds of summer thunderstorms and July 4th fireworks. But to some dogs, these sounds produce true terror. They...
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What to expect when you hire a dog trainer
By Phyllis Beasley, CPDT-KA, IAABC-ADT, FFCP Owner/Lead Trainer, Praise Dog Training LLC www.PraiseYourDogTraining.com | May 9, 2024
So you’ve decided that it’s time to hire a dog trainer. Maybe you can’t seem to housetrain your puppy. Maybe your dog needs better house manners. Maybe your dog is...
Pineville, a historic refuge—Ferguson, the final years
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. | July 25, 2024
Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being....
Pineville, a historic refuge—Ferguson, the origins
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. | July 18, 2024
Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being....
Pineville, a historic refuge—More Belvidere Memories
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. | July 11, 2024
Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being....
Nutritious Microgreens: Plant, Grow, and Harvest in a Week
By Melinda Myers | July 25, 2024
No matter where you live or the time of year you can grow fresh microgreens on your kitchen counter, in a sunny window, or under lights. In as little as...
Star Chefs
July 25, 2024
Summer Tomato Pie 1 9-inch pie pastry 3 tomatoes, thinly sliced 2 tsp. salt 3 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup chopped fresh basil ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese ½ cup...
Participate in a Pollinator Census
By Arlene Marturano SCGardenLearning
on Facebook | July 18, 2024
During a recent American Horticultural Society conference at the Chicago Botanic Garden I took part in a pollinator census in a Midwestern native plant pollinator plot. The goals of pollinator...
Master’s Sales
July 25, 2024
MASTER'S SALE C/A No.2016CP4003664 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the First Franklin...
Public Notices
July 25, 2024
SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLNA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Docket No. 2023DR403645 ALICE T. RYAN Plaintiff vs TYRONE YOUNG. Defendant. TO THE...
STORAGE AUCTIONS
July 25, 2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner's storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on August 14, 2024, the personal property in the below-listed...