2008-03-28

Lower Richland Ruritan Club celebrates Liberty Day with Burnside Elementary students



The Lower Richland Ruritan Club presented a Liberty Day program to Burnside Elementary fifth grade students March 20, 2008. Lisa Dixon, LR Ruritan president; Rudy Bear, Ruritan members: Bill Joy, committee chairman of Citizens & Patriotism; James Amick; Martha Amick; Pam Clark; Casey Clark; and Stan Stanek gave out Liberty Day booklets containing the Constitution to all the students of […]

Creighton Boggs honored at Hootie and the Blowfish Party Animals event



Creighton Boggs was awarded the SCBT Day Maker Award for her contribution to the community at the Hootie and the Blowfish Party Animals event on March 14th. Boggs, who is 13 years old, was selected because of her selfless dedication to raising money for homeless animals. Her efforts began in 2005 when she decided to have her friends make donations […]

Nurse wins award for helping the uninsured



Healthy Learners, an organization that works to provide access to health care for uninsured and underinsured children in S.C., recently honored Carolyn Duff, RN, school nurse at A.C. Moore Elementary, as the recipient of its 2008 Dee Dee Chewning Healing Award. Healthy Learners, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System, was established in 1992 to help alleviate health- […]

Midlands Technical College collects stories for Veterans History Project



Through the efforts of volunteers nationwide, the Veterans History Project honors and preserves the stories of American veterans. Now, Midlands Technical College students and staff are joining in the efforts. The Veterans History Project (VHP), which was created by the US Congress in 2000, archives first- hand accounts of US military service and the stories of civilians who actively supported […]

S.C. Council for Exceptional Children honors student and administrator



Richland One student and a district administrator were honored during the S.C. Council for Exceptional Children’s Professional Development Conference held February 28- March 1 in Spartanburg. Chelsey Elliott, a student in Chef Dwaine Collier’s culinary arts II class at Heyward Career and Technology Center, was awarded the Betty Brown Training Grant. Chelsey is a senior at A.C. Flora High School. […]

Pineville, a historic refuge

Part 51: Even more Memoirs

In his Memoirs, Uncle Jay ( J.K. Gourdin IV ), wrote about many of the “colored” people in Pineville, some of whom were blood kin because of illicit trysts by his elders. This fact was known by all but spoken by none. Buster Hamilton, who went fishing with Uncle Jay and Uncle Clarence in last week’s story, appeared in many […]

Pineville, a historic refuge

Part Extra: A tribute to Mrs. Bobbitt

Mrs. Ellen Bobbitt of Pineville turned 101 on March 17, 2008. Ellen Huxford Bobbitt (affectionally known as Mrs. Bobbitt) recently celebrated her 101st birthday. She was born on a farm near Pineville March 17, 1907, the last of eight sons and six daughters. She attended a one room, one teacher school in Russellville. The teacher was her sister, Stella Huxford […]

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ANIMALS The Humane Society will host "The Mane Event" April 25, 7 pm- 11 pm at The Millstone at Adams Pond. The Mane Event will feature live bluegrass entertainment, food, and a silent auction to raise funds for the recently seized Arabian horses. ART  The Columbia Museum of Art will be showing Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Patrie Museum […]

Book sale



Stock up on a variety of books, CDs, DVDs and more at the Friends of the Richland County Public Library’s Spring Book Sale, and support the library! The Friends’ Spring Book Sale will be held from 9 am- 3 pm Saturday, April 12 at the RCPL Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. A preview sale for Friends’ members only will take […]

Author and Artists at Robert Mills House



The Historic Columbia Foundation Museum Shop will host author Dr. Warner M. Montgomery and ceramic artists Paul Moore and Kevin Smith on Thursday, April 3, from 5 pm to 7 pm. The open house wine and cheese will feature its new spring collection for weddings, birthdays, graduations, and Mother’s Day. Montgomery, author of Shandon Memories and Eau Claire Memories will […]