Burriss and Ridgeway offers a helping hand
Burriss and Ridgeway Injury Lawyers of Columbia hand delivered Thanksgiving turkeys to the Town of Eastover Thursday, November 19. Residents lined up early and stayed until all the poultry was claimed. At one point, traffic was backed up for several blocks as Mayor Phillip Gunter, members of Town Council, and the Burriss and Ridgeway team did the best they could […]
McMaster presented book commemorating expedition
South Carolina 7, a new book chronicling and commemorating the historic monthlong SC7 cross-state expedition in July, was published last month, a copy of which was recently presented to Gov. Henry McMaster by expedition leader and Explorers Club Fellow Tom Mullikin. “This is a beautiful coffee table book which tells the story of our summer trek from the mountains to […]
A physical representation of the Reconstruction Era
Historic Columbia announced the Woodrow Wilson Family Home will be renamed The Museum of the Reconstruction Era at the Woodrow Wilson Family Home. This home, now listed on the National Landmark of Historical Places, was once the boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson. In 2014, Historic Columbia restored the Woodrow Wilson Family Home, built in 1871 by the Wilson family, and […]
Fire and Ice
I’m just saying...“Ooooh my poor baaabeee! Is my sweet bow-wee cold? Him shaking!” This was me talking to our little Shiatzu dog, Charlie. I had found him shivering on the couch. “Oooh my doodness… let me get your sweater, my sweet bowwee… Mama’s sooooo sorry. Izzz my baby cold? Oh nooo!” After putting on his sweater and wrapping him up in a […]
The Death of Personality
50–SomethingWhen did it become politically incorrect to have a personality? The latest example of the media’s attempt to muzzle anyone other than themselves is Dabo Swinney. Ole Dabo voiced his frustrations after Clemson’s game with Florida State was cancelled due to a COVID dispute. Basically, he said, “This game was not canceled because of COVID. COVID was just an excuse […]
Ode to my Father
Part 22: Playing Baseball at PC(Note: This series is from my father’s memoirs I found long after his death.) I thought playing on the football team was all I needed to do for my $50 athletic scholarship at PC. Soon after my freshman year ended, I was called to the office and told I owed the college 100 hours of labor. I was assigned to […]
World Food Championships launches new qualifier with Lake Murray Country
The World Food Championships (WFC) announced a new partnership with the Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board (RTB), to host a Super Regional qualifying event March 4, 2021. Through the charitable event called “ Taste of Lake Murray,” local chefs will be invited to compete for six Golden Tickets and the chance to represent the first-ever Team Lake Murray […]
Working Women of WWII
American Rosie the Riveter Association is trying to locate women who worked on the home front during WWII. Thousands of women worked to support the war effort as riveters, welders, electricians, inspectors in plants, sewing clothing and parachutes for the military, ordnance workers, rolling bandages, clerical, farming, and many other jobs such as volunteer workers collecting scrap metals and other […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Wallick Investments, LLC’s Fidelis composite, received a 4-star Morningstar RatingTM among 447 Large- Cap Value products for 3-year, 5-year, and Overall risk-adjusted performance. Cheryl Glantz Nail has been elected the first woman chair of Interfaith Partners of South Carolina (IPSC). Paul Campbell has joined Nexsen Pruet law firm. Christopher Lawson has been appointed to The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority […]