Bennett Barefoot became a Young Eagle Saturday, May 28 by taking a flight at Jim Hamilton L.B.Owens Airport with volunteer pilot Tommy Kepley, of Palmetto Sport Aviation, EAA Chapter 242. These volunteers have given free flights to more than 11,000 Young Eagles in the community. Young Eagles is a program created by the U.S. Experimental Aircraft Association designed to give […]
Pet of the Week
Pepper is The City of Columbia’s adoptable pet of the week. She weighs 16 lbs., is used to being a house cat, and is five years old. This “furbaby” is currently ready to meet her “furever” family. Please refer to ID number A236056 when visiting the website. Visit other pets available for adoption at the Columbia Animal Shelter, 127 Humane […]
Woman’s Club of Columbia installs new officers
The Woman’s Club of Columbia held its annual luncheon and business meeting Tuesday, May 24, at the Palmetto Club. Installation of new officers was conducted by Annette Metz, the oldest and longest member of the club present at the meeting. The following were installed for a two year term—president, Jane George Holmes; vice-president, Karen Galloway; recording secretary, Dr. Joann B. […]
Alligator Belts and True Friends
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationMy belt thing started in high school when alligator belts became wildly popular. I was trying to increase my social standing in the Tuscaloosa High School hierarchy by making my own fashion choices. For years, the Cox children gathered around our mother in late summer and ordered school clothes for the upcoming year from the Sears catalog. About eighth grade, […]
Midlands Community Development Corporation (MCDC) and Dominium break ground for the Haven at Congaree Pointe
Guest ColumnOn Sunday, May 22, 2 over 100 people including elected officials and community leaders gathered on Atlas Road for a celebratory groundbreaking. The Midlands Community Development Corporation (MCDC) and Dominium, a leading affordable housing owner, developer, and manager have partnered to provide the first new affordable housing project for seniors in the state of South Carolina, Haven at Congaree Pointe. […]
Lithuania, a new democracy, a new friend—last night on the town
Originally published June 3, 2005Our trip to Lithuania had been hard work – speaking at the conference, speaking to university classes, meeting with university officials, and touring the country. Now, our last night in town, it was time to party. Mind you, Jim Fisher and I are a bit long in the tooth, but we’re game for almost anything we can call a cultural […]
The Turning Pointe relocates to Five Points
The City of Columbia welcomed The Turning Pointe, a retailer of premium dancewear and accessories to its newly established location in Five Points Wednesday, May 25. The 35-year-old legacy establishment is relocating to Five Points from its prior location in Forest Acres. The press, Turning Pointe staff, Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, and District II City Councilman Edward McDowell gathered at the […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Harvey Brown has been named director of information technology (IT) at South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV). Stephanie N. Lawrence has been named general counsel and director of policy and legal services with the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA).
ATTORNEYS HONORED
William “Bill” Fortino, a partner at Moore Bradley Myers, (MBM), has been named a 2022 Platinum Client Champion by Martindale-Hubbell. Five South Carolina attorneys and one law firm were recently recognized by the South Carolina Bar for their outstanding contributions to the legal profession in South Carolina, including Margaret “Peg” Fox, who received the Law Related Education Lawyer of the […]
New beef co-op aims to expand processing, create S.C. beef product
A group of South Carolina cattle farmers has formed a cooperative association with the goals of increasing beef processing capacity in South Carolina and jointly creating a South Carolina-branded beef product. The S.C. Beef Marketing Cooperative was formed with the assistance of the South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise Development, a collaborative effort between the South Carolina Department of […]
