Falcons host 18th annual Forest Acres Classic
By Josh Cruse
joshc@thecolumbiastar.com | April 6, 2023
The 18th annual Forest Acres Classic will take place April 10-13 at A.C. Flora High School. The tournament came about in the early 2000s when Falcons head coach Andy Hallett...
Brown sworn in as Columbia City Councilman
April 6, 2023
Columbia City Council District 4 representative Peter Brown is sworn in during a ceremony Monday, April 3. Brown is joined by his daughter, Mary Rutledge, and his wife, Pam. Retired...
A.C. Flora junior to hold 5K fundraiser for organization providing prostheses for children and teens
Contributed by Ilyssa Weiner | April 6, 2023
A.C. Flora High School junior Kaden Bagley was involved in a tubing accident on Lake Murray in May 2021, and his right leg had to be amputated at the knee....
Richland County Council receives recommendation for Land Development Code
By Anita Baker | April 6, 2023
Richland County Council met Tuesday, April 4. The following council members were present: Jason Branham, Derrek Pugh, Yvonne McBride, Paul...
New council member Brown attends first City Council meeting
Contributed by City of Columbia | April 6, 2023
The April 4 City Council meeting was the first meeting attended by new council member Peter Brown. He was sworn...
Cirba Solutions establishing South Carolina operations in Richland County
Contributed by Office of the S.C. Governor | March 23, 2023
Cirba Solutions, a comprehensive battery management and materials company, has announced plans to build its newest state-of-the-art, flagship operations in...
Riding The River
Mike Cox
mwc0423@gmail.com | April 6, 2023
Late Christmas Eve, I received a call from Mike, in Tuscaloosa. I’ve known Mike longer and more intimately, than anyone...
Re: Spring Valley senior accepts appointment to USNA
By Mark A. Peter | April 6, 2023
Congrats to Anna Todd of Spring Valley High School for her appointment to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. Many...
How to spark more family communication
Special to The Star | March 30, 2023
Communication is at the core of any successful relationship. Families who are able to communicate effectively can express their concerns,...
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
April 6, 2023
Lisa Breese has joined Wallick Investments, LLC as community relations coordinator. Terrance Ford has been named vice president of external...
REAL ESTATE
April 6, 2023
NAI Columbia’s Ben Kelly, CCIM; Patrick Chambers; and Jack Springs sold 791 Greenlawn Drive. The property is a 1600 SF...
ATTORNEY HONORED
April 6, 2023
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. attorney Mary Caskey has been appointed to the Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law Specialization Advisory Board for...
Blythewood High School’s Bengals OnStage presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
April 6, 2023
The Blythewood High School Theatre Department, Bengals OnStage, will present You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the BHS Auditorium...
A.C. Moore Elementary awarded Arts in Basic Curriculum recertification
Contributed by Ilyssa Weiner | April 6, 2023
A.C. Moore Elementary School has been recertified as an Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) School by the Arts in Basic...
Creative hobbies can lead to personal and professional growth
Special to The Star | April 6, 2023
Much has been made of the value of hobbies in providing a distraction from the daily grind. The value of...
Midlands festival goers share their favorite books
Contributed by Turning Pages SC | April 6, 2023
Midlands residents showed up in droves to the recent City of Cayce’s Soiree’ on State, an annual street festival featuring...
Music Clubs Scholarship Fund holds annual fashion show fundraiser
March 30, 2023
The Afternoon Music Club and Eau Claire Music Club recently held their annual Benefit Luncheon and Fashion Show in support...
Movement Mortgage Company donates to SCYAP
Contributed by John Connery | March 30, 2023
Movement Mortgage and the Chad Kurtz Mortgage Lending Team have been working on a special community project for over a...
South Carolina’s 2023 Magnificent Nine
By Dr. Don M. Jordan (R) Professor, USC | April 6, 2023
Nine students who presented at the Department of Defense South Carolina Junior Science and Humanities Symposia ( JSHS) Friday, January...
School Stars
April 6, 2023
Three people with ties to Airport High School will be honored at the 2023 Educator Hall of Fame and Distinguished...
Coding Comets debut at Electric City
Contributed by WJK Cluster STEAM Booster | April 6, 2023
If there was one word to describe Team 9315 Coding Comets, a community team of District One ninth and 10th...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 6, 2023
•ANIMALS Columbia Animal Services will hold a Kitten Shower Sunday,...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 30, 2023
•ANIMALS Columbia Animal Services will host a Spring Fling Adoption...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 23, 2023
•ART Alexandra’s Art Studio, 111 Sparkleberry Crossing Road, offers adult...
Airport soars past Brookland-Cayce
April 6, 2023
The Airport Eagles scored nine runs in the bottom of the second to coast to an 11-1 win over the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats Thursday, March 30. “I think we went out...
Bearcats take control of Region 5-3A
April 6, 2023
Brookland-Cayce’s Hayden Thomas hit a two-run shot over the right field fence in the first inning and B.J. Etheridge pitched five scoreless innings and struck out seven to lead the...
Gray’s Assey Sr. wins his 500th game
April 6, 2023
Gray Collegiate baseball coach Charles Assey Sr. won his 500th game during the War Eagles two game sweep of the Eau Claire Shamrocks Tuesday, March 28. “It’s a big one....
Will you come to me?
By Phyllis Beasley, CPDT-KA, FFCP Owner/Lead Trainer, Praise Dog! Training LLC www.PraiseYourDogTraining.com | March 9, 2023
My dog won’t come when called. When I hear this, my first question is, “Have you taught him to come when called?” True, dogs learn to understand many of our...
Great Expectations vs. Reality
By Phyllis Beasley, CPDT-KA, FFCP Owner/Lead Trainer, Praise Dog Training www.PraiseYourDogTraining.com | December 8, 2022
Shelters and rescues are overflowing with dogs (and cats) that need homes right now. But the saddest part of this situation is the dogs that are adopted and then get...
City’s Pet of the Week
November 17, 2022
Mallas is Columbia Animal Services’ adoptable pet of the week. This leggy two-year-old has three passions in life—going for walks, meeting new people, and snuggling. He rides well in cars...
Pineville, a historic refuge
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. | April 6, 2023
The defeated Brits left their former colonies, and the Americans set about building a new nation. Free from war but deep in debt, owners of burned-out Santee River plantations returned...
Pineville, a historic refuge
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. | March 30, 2023
Monck’s Corner fell to the British April 14, 1780. Charleston fell in May. The Waxhaws (Rock Hill) fell May 29, and on August 15, Lord Cornwallis took Camden. Cornwallis occupied...
Pineville, a historic refuge
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. | March 23, 2023
Francis Marion was probably the first guerrilla fighter. He refused to follow the accepted rules of warfare during the American Revolution and became the most feared Partisan leader. A moral...
April 2023 Events
Contributed by Historic Columbia | April 6, 2023
Historic Columbia has announced programming and events for April 2023. •Spring Plant Sale—Saturday, April 7, 3–6:00 p.m.; and Sunday, April 8, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Hampton- Preston Gardens, 1615 Blanding Street....
Star Chefs
allrecipes.com | April 6, 2023
Creamy au Gratin Potatoes 4 medium russet potatoes, thinly sliced 1 medium onion, sliced into rings Salt and ground black pepper to taste 3 Tbsp. butter 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour...
Three for the Bees
By Arlene Marturano
SCGardenLearning on Facebook | March 30, 2023
Columbia Green hosted an educational event Saturday, March 25 at the Pollinator Garden in the Marvin Heller Community Garden in the Lyon Street neighborhood off Gervais Street. Jennifer Mancke, Green...
Public Notices
April 6, 2023
SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 2023-CP-40-00887 Erica Stewart, Individually and as GAL of J. S., J. O., and H....
STORAGE AUCTIONS
April 6, 2023
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Storage Rentals of America 2830 Main St Columbia SC 29201 Property of the following tenant(s) will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance...
Notice to Creditors of Estates
April 6, 2023
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...
