The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center was jumping on October 13 as animal lovers and advocates across the Midlands turned out for the 6th annual Pawmetto Fur Ball, a black tie event that raises money to house homeless animals, spay and neuter pets, and rescue doomed cats and dogs from the city pound’s death row. The invitation suggested that guests “put […]
Clemson chair wins Best of Show
For the first time, youth at the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) submitted items for competition to the South Carolina State Fair, and there were big winners in nearly every category. More than 85 items, all hand-crafted by DJJ youth, were submitted and 51 of them placed with first or second place ribbons. As important, two items—a fire ring and […]
Fort Jackson prior landowners’ descendants hold reunion
Sometime around 1917 the landowners received notices that they would have to sell their land and relocate. This had to be devastating. There were crops in the fields, mills operating; some had stores, and others were in the timber and forest business. Thoughts were on their neighbors, their churches, and schools. What would happen to them? Could they obtain new […]
Memories of Fort Jackson land
These are stories my mother relayed to me. She was born in 1900 and was a wealth of information on the old days. John J. Howell The Fallen Horse This gentleman was riding his horse down the road near Colonel’s Creek and John Wise’s store around 1917. You could hear in the background the thunder of the cannons and an […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
Forest Acres tBrookfield Road: Police were called to an elementary school at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday after a staff member had a problem with a man who appeared to be lurking around the area. The female staff member told officers she and another teacher were trying to identify a man that was loitering near the student drop-off area. The man apparently […]
Church Women United honors citizens for service
On Oct. 5 Church Women United (CWU) of Columbia honored area citizens for their service to our community. Pamela Thomas, CWU of Columbia president, presented their annual Human Rights awards in a ceremony at Shandon Presbyterian Church to the following: Dr. J. Lee Ayers Jr. served as the chair of Midlands Dental Access Days Events and for several years has […]
Lexington Woman’s Club prepares for its third Holiday Fare
The Lexington Woman’s Club will hold its third annual Holiday Fare Saturday, November 3, 10 a. m.– 1 p. m. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 1430 N. Lake Drive, Lexington. Proceeds from the Holiday Fare will fund scholarships for Lexington School District One high school seniors and adult education graduates.
Hundreds support Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention
Over 800 gathered on Sunday afternoon, October 14, 2012 at Riverfront Park in Columbia to participate in the “Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention” sponsored by the South Carolina chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Helen Pridgen, South Carolina area director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, says those who chose to walk on Sunday […]
