The Amazing Leon Stack sings for the 22nd time at the Easter Sunrise Service
Local legend and businessman, Leon Stack, sang for the 22nd consecutive year at the 62nd Annual Community Easter Sunrise Service started by the Lower Richland Ruritan Club. The 7 a.m. service is held every year at the duck pond of Greenlawn Memorial Park and Thompson Funeral Home. This year’s Easter Sunrise Service was April 17. Attendees say even the ducks […]
Local law firm raises the bar with its Homeward Bound Pet Rescue work
The South Carolina Bar is recognizing Chappell, Smith and Arden (CSA) law firm, for #RaisingtheBar by working to raise funds and awareness for the Homeward Bound Pet Rescue. The firm will host a 4- Legged 4k on April 30. Homeward Bound Pet Rescue was founded by a team of volunteers with many years of experience in pet rescue. Homeward Bound […]
Spring has arrived in the swamp
Star photographer Phillip Jones captured this photo of a Painted Bunting on the Congree Swamp Campground Trail over the weekend. The buntings typically migrate to South Carolina and other coastal areas in the Southeast in early April and depart in the fall for Florida, Cuba, and/or Mexico.
Young musicians win CMTA scholarships
The local pre- college pianists pictured left competed and won the Columbia Music Teachers Association ( CMTA) Scholarship Auditions held on April 2. They also performed in the Honors Recital on April 3 at Union United Methodist Church in Irmo. These students received critiques, certificates of achievement, and monetary awards. Those featured are students of Dr. Cherisse Miller, Mrs. Carol […]
Lithuania, a new democracy, a new friend—Uzupio, a wonderful idea
Adventure TravelAccording to Lithuanian government figures, unemployment in Uzupio is 13 percent, 80 percent of the people are ethnic Lithuanian, the average age of the citizens is 65, 75 percent of the homes are privately owned, and 2,900 cars pass through Uzupio each day. However, the footnote says, “These statistics are not exact due to the very dynamic change in the […]
Competitive Cooking
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationOkay, I’ve complained about cooking shows on television before, but this is too much. Those people have finally gone too far. Really. This whole genre has become a sick joke— more offensive than carnival side show television. Yes, I’m talking about “Dr. Pimple Popper.” At least that’s pixelated. I remember initially accepting the “British Cooking Show.” The participants prepared odd […]
Residents should investigate LDC
Letter to the EditorIn November 2021, Richland County Council adopted a new zoning law (“Land Development Code,” sometimes referred to as “LDC”), which substantially altered existing law. LDC is supposed to go into effect soon, and it will be a topic at a council meeting April 26 at 7 P.M. Many county residents, including me, did not realize until recently how much the […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
LCK has announced the addition of Scott Burriss to its Columbia team of project management professionals. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has named Donna L. Waites as its new president effective July 2022. Waites will take over for retiring leader Tom Keith. Turner Padget has announced the addition of Charles S. Gwynne Jr., of counsel, to the […]
Jim Hudson donates new technology to assist with community policing
The City of Cayce and the Cayce Police Department has announced a new community partnership with Jim Hudson Automotive Group. The details of the ongoing partnership and donation of E-Bikes and the use of E-technology (E- Speed Trailers, E-Cameras), by the police department were given April 14 at Cayce Riverwalk Park. Speakers included Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowan; Cayce Mayor […]
