Katie and Todd Drobina (top left) brought their sons Levi, six and Benjamin, three, along with several thousand families and volunteers of all ages at Fort Jackson National Cemetery Saturday, December 14 for the annual Wreaths Across America Program. During this the 11th year of the event at Fort Jackson, volunteers and families placed 6,500 wreaths on gravestones throughout the […]
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa spotted at Dorn
Santa has been seen checking his list of the naughty and nice girls and boys of all ages and sizes at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center throughout the month of December.
Midlands Arts Conservatory accepting applications for 2020-2021
The Midlands Arts Conservatory (MAC) is a free public charter school for the arts, providing academic and artistic instruction in music, dance, theatre, and the visual arts. . MAC differs from other schools by offering students in middle school (and eventually in high school) the opportunity to receive a tuition-free public school education coupled with daily instruction in the fine […]
Wales Garden and Hollywood-Rose Hill plaques preserve history and unearth new stories
Over the past four months, Historic Columbia has worked with Columbia’s Wales Garden and Hollywood-Rose Hill neighborhood associations to document the history of 73 properties. HC has uncovered new architects and construction dates for those properties, which will be displayed on bronze plaques on each home. These plaques are made possible with generous support by the Richland County Conservation Commission […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
Richland County Two Notch Road: Police were called to a shelter at 6 p.m. Sunday after a woman staying there became non-compliant with the terms of residency. Once the staff informed the woman she was terminated from the program, she became belligerent and refused to leave. When officers arrived, however, she agreed to let them escort her off the premises. […]
Just keep it simple, says Smash the cat, at the counter Christmas tree
ASK US AT THE STARWith just five weeks from Thanksgiving to Christmas, how do we keep the season serene? Cool Christmas cats may manage to stay above the holiday fray, but for professional advice, there’s no better counsel than that of “Becoming Minimalist” Guru and Professional Counselor Joshua Becker. On his Facebook page, he recently reminded readers of his ever-wise “Twelve Steps to Avoid […]
No Good Deed; Sometimes Unpunished
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationI was leaving a late January college basketball game in the mid-70s. While making my way toward the exit I noticed a boy standing away from the crowd. About the same age as one of mine waiting at home, he was as forlorn and alone as anyone I’ve ever seen. People passed swiftly by this panic stricken child as tears […]
Pride goeth before a pee
I’m just saying...WHAT is THAT and WHAT makes you think it’s coming with us?” This pointed question was from my husband Marty the night before he was scheduled to have back surgery last week. He was talking about the overnight bag I was packing for our hospital stay after the operation. And he wasn’t happy. Marty, as with most men, doesn’t really […]
A Christmas Miracle
50–SomethingMy oldest daughter has had some issues when it comes to driving. She’s a very smart and accomplished young lady, and I could not be prouder of her. Having said that, we’ve all got our flaws, and one of her’s, at least in the beginning of her career behind the wheel, has been driving. This girl who could ace any […]
