Columbia City Councilmen Will Brennan and Tyler Bailey were sworn in during a ceremony on Wednesday, January 3. Brennan will serve a second term on council, while this is Bailey’s first term. “It’s refreshing to know we put in the hard work for four years and the voters trusted me to work another four,” Brennan said. “We had the city […]
Celebrate January as National Train Your Dog Month
The holidays are over. Was it relaxing for you or did your dog drive you crazy? Is it time to make a New Year’s resolution that you will help your dog learn some better manners? Good news…it’s never too late to train your dog. Even if your dog is older, clear, consistent, positive training can help you and your dog […]
Worshiping Cats
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationTwelve years ago, the Landlord left one morning to help her sister socialize a litter of kittens. I thought this was a futile activity. Kittens grow into cats and aren’t willing to accept any kind of Ization from other creatures, especially humans. Surprisingly, the process went well. After returning home that day, she mentioned this “cute” white kitty. I knew […]
Pineville, a historic refuge—The Santee Cooper Project, digging and damming
Originally published February 8, 2008Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being. The Santee-Cooper Project was a mixed blessing for Pineville, Pinopolis, Eutawville, and other historic plantation sites along the Santee and Cooper Rivers. It brought electricity, flood control, malaria eradication, economic […]
Ode to Richland Mall: The End of an Era
EditorialAnd with that, the end of an era. Richland Mall, which has operated in some form on the corner of Forest Drive and Beltline Drive since the early 1960s, has closed its doors for the last time. The mall spent the first half of its life as an open-air mall anchored by J.B White department store. The store would change […]
Columbia Sertoma Club supports South Carolina Hands and Voices with 2023 National Grant
At its January 4 meeting, the Columbia Sertoma Club announced it is a recipient of a 2023 Sertoma Club Grant (national), marking the club’s continued commitment to volunteer service, charitable support, and community leadership in the Columbia area. Funds from the grant will go to benefit South Carolina Hands and Voices. A check for the grant amount of $2,000 was […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Girl Scouts of South Carolina—Mountains to Midlands has kicked off the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie Program in the Midlands and Upstate. The South Carolina Department of Commerce has released its 2023 industry recruitment results which reflect sustained economic activity. From January to December 2023, the state announced total capital investment of $9.22 billion, the second largest amount in state history. […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Ryal Curtis has joined NP Strategy’s Columbia office as a senior director. Central Carolina Community Foundation ( CCCF) president and CEO JoAnn Turnquist will retire this April. Sarah Katherine Catalano has been named community engagement manager at The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina.
ATTORNEYS HONORED
James K. Lehman has been re-elected as managing partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
City of Cayce one of six S.C. local governments to receive Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
On January 2, at the first Cayce City Council meeting of 2024, the City of Cayce received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. Both awards were from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA.) Staff from the […]
