Columbia High School Air Force JROTC Cadet Lucas Wright has been selected to receive the J-100 AFJROTC Character-in-Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship provides cadets with “four years of 100 percent paid tuition to any university or crosstown partner with an AFROTC detachment.” “On behalf of the administrative team, faculty, and staff of Columbia High School, we would like to congratulate Cadet […]
USC’s Wonderland at Drayton Hall Theatre portrays Alice’s adventures through dance
The University of South Carolina Dance Program will present Wonderland, a dance theatre version of the classic tale Alice in Wonderland, February 9–11 at Drayton Hall Theatre. Show times are 7: 30 p. m. nightly, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee performance February 11. Admission is $15 for students, $20 for USC faculty/staff, military, and seniors 60+, and $22 for […]
McSwain takes RSWCD seat held by Pride
Outgoing Soil and Water commissioner honored for 20 years of serviceCommissioners, staff, and partners of the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) bid farewell to a longtime RSWCD commissioner recently as his successor was sworn into office. During the RSWCD board’s regular meeting January 9, Tim McSwain officially took the seat formerly held by Hemphill Pride III. Pride, who has served as one of RSWCD’s three elected commissioners since […]
ColaJazz hosts Drink Small concert
The ColaJazz Foundation (ColaJazz) will host a celebratory concert in honor of Drink Small’s 90th birthday at the South Carolina State Museum Saturday, February 4 from 5–7:30 p.m. The event will feature performances by Drink Small and fellow blues legend Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’Blues. Photos with Drink Small will be available following the concert. Tickets can be purchased […]
Devil’s Island, my own Papillon— May Day! May Day!
Originally published March 31, 2006The tropical sun slowed us to a nap in a patch of banana trees. Images of slow-moving men in baggy, broad-striped pajamas moved through my dreams when, all of a sudden, I realized I was alone. Frank’s clothes and valuables were in a neat little pile on the edge of a mat of banana leaves. His footprints lead down to […]
In Sickness and in Health
I’m just saying...It’s funny how you can be married to the same person for almost 20-years and suddenly find out something brand new about them one day. Just out of the blue you discover a whole new aspect to your mate! Sometimes the discovery is a fun one, like maybe your mate will finally tell you he or she owns an emerald […]
City of Columbia provides update on Rapid Shelter Columbia
Guest EditorialSince November 1, Rapid Shelter Columbia has been in full operation. In addition to the overflow center to shelter people from colder weather, 50 individual pallet units were built to provide temporary housing for the chronically unsheltered. As of now, all of the 50 pallets designated for homeless individuals are occupied. Rapid Shelter Columbia is the first transitional housing project […]
Delta Dental awards $195,796 in oral health grants to three Columbia-area organizations
To help meet the dental health needs of children and adults, Delta Dental of South Carolina recently awarded $195,796 in oral health grant funding to three Columbia-area organizations in support of oral health initiatives and educational programming in South Carolina. This funding completes the second cycle of the non-profit company’s annual mission giving efforts, which provided a total of $344,296 […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Marshall Williams has been inducted into the International Foodservice Distributors Association’s (IFDA) Truck Driver Hall of Fame. Robyn Rogers, AIA, and Spencer Hutchinson, AIA, licensed architects and Associates at Quackenbush Architects + Planners, have been named to top South Carolina architecture leadership roles. Rogers was named president of the American Institute of Architects South Carolina (AIASC) Chapter for the 2023-2024 […]
ATTORNEYS HONORED
The Richland County Bar Association (RCBA) has announced its new leadership for 2023 following formal confirmation at the association’s December 2022 meeting. S. Harrison Saunders VI, Law Office of S. Harrison Saunders VI, LLC will serve as the RCBA’s president. Joining Saunders as officers will be Michael J. Polk, Belser & Belser, PA as president-elect, and Lamar J . Fyall, […]
