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Lower Richland High School’s class of 1965 held its 60th reunion April 12 at Culley Farm in Eastover. Organization of the reunion began in late 2024 by class member Johnny Wilkins and was hosted by Cathy Sneed Culley and her husband Ronnie (Class of 1963). The event was a great gathering of about 30 classmates and 20 spouses and helpers, […]

Greenlawn Memorial Park held its 65th Annual Community Easter Sunrise Service April 20. Held each year at 7 a.m. on Easter Sunday, this year was Levon Stack’s 25th year singing for the service. According to one visitor, “Even the geese on the pond quieted down while Levon sang.”

Family, friends, former players, and colleagues packed Thirsty Fellow to celebrate a surprise retirement party for Bob Watson Friday, April 11. Watson has been a part of the cardinal Newman community since the late ’60s. “It’s hard to put into words what this means to me,” Watson said. “When you see probably five decades of people here, it’s amazing. My […]

The No. 1 contributing factor to why dogs pull on their leashes may not have to do with their behavior at all and more to do with the leash itself. As a dog trainer, many of my clients want to teach their dogs to not pull on the leash on walks. My first recommendation before even starting to implement any […]

Marty Kastner got seriously involved with butterflies while trying to make extra money and kill some time. She was a schoolteacher in Bradenton, Florida “when the kids started going to college. So, I thought I’d start earning a little money,” she says. She signed up at South Florida Museum teaching various subjects during weekday mornings. Her initial focus was on […]

The Midlands Autism Community and The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment gathered Thursday, April 3, at the Fountain in Five Points to dye the waters blue to bring awareness to autism. Executive director of the Unumb Center Jessica Hudson (above left) along with autism awareness volunteers, pours blue dye.

A group of dedicated students from Irmo High School’s Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) came together with Emmanuwheel, a local non-profit organization, to build a wheelchair ramp, improving the family’s home and making it more accessible for a loved one with mobility challenges. The students sacrificed their Saturday afternoon to take […]

In 1982, six Columbia families with a kindergartner attending one of the two local Montessori Primary programs, realized there was no Montessori elementary program available. The families took matters into their own hands and opened the doors to Montessori School of Columbia (MSC) in 1983. Today, MSC has approximately 140 students, ages three through 12, in six classes, on a […]

The Lourie Center, managed by Senior Resources, provides social opportunities, educational programs, creative outlets, and exercise classes for seniors in the Columbia region age 50 and older. The Lourie Lectures Series provides guest speakers on a variety of topics for members. On March 26, The Lourie Lecture Series featured two representatives from the S.C. Humanities Speakers Bureau with the topic […]

Bubba and Margie Clough are closing their Eastside Printing Company after 47 years of serving the Columbia area and small businesss with quality printing services. “It was a difficult decision to make, but the time for us to retire is now,” said the Cloughs. “All our accounts have been transferred to Minuteman Press on Gervais Street.