Whenever Billy Cate nears the Wateree Swamp, his pulse rises with the pleasure of anticipation, a feeling he has enjoyed since he was a boy visiting the family farm in lower Richland County. Cate makes that observation in his preface for the recently published book, COWASEE Basin: The Green Heart of South Carolina, written by his friend and Congaree Land […]
News in Forest Acres is good and getting better
At its June meeting, the Forest Acres City Council held the line on the city’s tax rate for at least the fourth year in a row, passing a millage rate of .47 and a total budget for 2012-13 of about $5.6 million. That is about 4 percent higher than last year. Forest Acres City Administrator Mark Williams said the city […]
Secret mission carried out 70 years ago
Columbians have always been proud of their unique connection to The Doolittle Raiders, the group of American Air Force pilots sent on a secret mission April 18, 1942, to bomb mainland Japan in retaliation for the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor four months earlier December 7, 1941. The military action to bomb Japan was ordered directly by President Franklin […]
Hunger hurts
A father about to serve his country, a young family struggling to feed their infant daughter and me-It was a God thing. Two weeks ago, one night about 9:30 p.m., returning from Walmart, I walked back into my house sobbing because my heart was completely filled with many emotions. Upon finishing my shopping, I got in a long checkout line […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
West Columbia Riverside Drive: A man was arrested at 2 a.m. Wednesday after police spotted him about to drive while inebriated. An officer saw the man’s car parked in a parking lot and noticed the man was unsteady on his feet and holding on to his car as he fumbled for his keys. The officer approached the man and asked […]
Thanks for the memories, Julia
Regarding Julia Rogers Hook’s “Goodbye OJ,” I just had to write to let her know she made me laugh and cry again. I too am a cat lover and have lost so many I try not to think about it. I also hate it when some says your special friends don’t have souls and will not be waiting at the […]
Correction
Last week in the article “Snyder has clear vision for buses,” the name was misspelled. It is Robert A. Schneider, PhD, executive director of Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority.
Keep animals cool in the summer
Hot weather tips Never leave your pets in a parked car. On a warm day, temperatures inside a vehicle can rise rapidly to dangerous levels. On an 85 degree day, for example, the temperature inside a car with the windows opened slightly can reach 102 degrees within 10 minutes. After 30 minutes, the temperature will reach 120 degrees. Your pet […]
Deputy Ryan Rawl
1982-2012Sheriff Leon Lott announced June 21, 2012, with deep regret the loss of Deputy Ryan Rawl (DOB: April 16, 1982) killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Afghanistan while serving in the South Carolina National Guard. Deputy Rawl began his career with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in 2005 after graduating from the Citadel in […]
