This month our nation commemorates its entry into the First World War, so there is no better time for a new Fort Jackson exhibit at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. More...
Jim Hamilton, son-in-law of James R. Beatty, read a copy of a letter from the Department of the Army April 19, 2017, correcting the military records pertaining to Beatty. More...
Two days before my latest birthday, I heard my heart. I’ve been having minor heart palpitations, if there is such a thing. Several doctor visits resulted in more tests and an escalation in doctor expertise. More...
What has happened to customer service? Apparently, the old adage “the customer is always right” is a long forgotten memory and these days, actual service and convenience are buried in our past. A person would have to have been More...
There’s a lot of passion out there these days. Some of it’s good. Some of it...not so much. Some creates positive change, while some simply creates a mess. Sometimes the passion of others inspires me, and sometimes it just makes me smile. More...
The Columbia, South Carolina Breakfast Optimist Club announced the winners of its 2017 Oratorical Contest held Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. More...
Miracle Chatman and John Fortune (c), two students currently attending Richland Northeast High School, along with 17 other high school students from Richland Two and Richland One school districts plac More...
Contributed by South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA)
Five schools have been named the 2017 Palmetto’s Finest Schools, including Monarch Elementary in Greenville, Round Top Elementary in Blythewood, Dutch Fork Middle in Irmo, Seneca High in Seneca, and Campobello Gramling School in Campobello. More...
The A.C. Flora Falcons scored four goals in the final five minutes and 48 seconds to beat the visiting Christ Church Cavaliers 12-11 in the Class 4A boys’ lacrosse Upper State championship Wednesday, April 26. More...
Powered by four goals from Jack Sparrow and outstanding midfield defense from Charlie King, the A.C. Flora Falcons defeated the Eastside Eagles 11-3 in the second round of the boys’ SCHSL 4A lacrosse playoffs. More...
The Man Who Came to Dinner will run at Village Square Theatre in Lexington May 5, 6, 7, and May 11, 12, and 13 at 7:30 p.m. nightly and at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students. More...
The University of South Carolina School of Music marks the centenary of American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein’s birth in 2018 with his monumental MASS, a theatre piece for singers, players, and dancers. The production was comp More...
Palmetto Mastersingers reunion concert “It’s a Guy Thing” will be held Friday, May 12, 7:30 p.m., at St. Andrews Baptist Church, 230 Bush River Road. For ticket information, visit www.Palmettomastersingers.org. Dr. More...
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of R More...
By John Sherrer, HC Director of Cultural Resources
For the past 20 years, I have had the benefit and the pleasure of witnessing growth and improvement in downtown Columbia that has resulted in a revitalized downtown attractive to citizens of all ages seeking modern amenities in our middle-sized south More...
On Tuesday April 18, 2017, the Cayce Historical Museum revealed its newly renovated exhibit featuring Doolittle’s Raid and the Columbia Army Air Base in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. More...
In the days after the devastating flood of October 2015, Richland County Council gave one main directive to be the focus of the county’s flood recovery process: Ensure no resident drops through the cracks. More...
Contributed by Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina
Tens of thousands of jobs in South Carolina are going unfilled due to a lack of interest and skilled workers trained in construction, trucking, agriculture, and other specific roles. More...
City mulls building new grocery Columbia officials are weighing a plan to build a new grocery store on West Beltline Boulevard in one of the city’s poorest area. More...
Richland County Sheriff’s Department has received the Outstanding Middle School Business Partner Award from Lexington/ Richland School District Five. Richard N. Westbrook has been named executive vice president at South State Bank. More...
Zoe Catherine Woodrum and Caleb Williams Wesman were married April 22, 2017, at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Wheat Street. The Rev. Scott R. Fleischer performed the ceremony. A reception followed at The Robert Mills Carriage House. More...
In 1942 Mom and I had traveled to visit her mother and other relatives in Bristol, Virginia. It was our annual summer trip. We usually stayed a month because it took a month to visit all her relatives in Bristol. More...
•ANIMALS CSA-LAW will host its first annual 4 Legged 4K event May 6, 8–10 a.m., 2801 Devine Street. The event will spotlight and raise money for Homeward Bound Pet Rescue. www.4legged4k.com. •ART More...
University of South Carolina School of Music, 813 Assembly Street, May through summer events and public programs include: • Monday, May 1, 7 p.m.—String Project Concert at Koger Center for the Arts • Saturday, May 6, 3 p.m.—Pr More...
By Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
At dawn we arrived at Topkapi Otogar , the enormous bus station just outside the walls of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium, later Roman Constantinople, now modern Istanbul. More...
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