Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Small- town S.C. The S.C. Rural Summit is scheduled for March 5- 6 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Airport Convention Center in North Charleston. Sponsored by the S.C. Department of Commerce, event speakers include Michael MacNulty, chairman of Dublin- based Tourism Development Intern...
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SCANA requests rate increase
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      S.C. regulators at the Public Service Commission expect SCANA to ask for a 4% electrical base rate increase this spring, but the new rates won't kick in until late 2007 or early 2008. That's because SCANA's accounting for 2006 won't be available to the regulators until April, an...
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Henry Price, doctor of journalism
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Henry Price was born near Orlando, Fla. When Price was two, his parents moved the family to Lakeland, still in Central Florida. Price stayed in Lakeland through high school where he played single- team football. On offense, he was a 6'- 1" end, and on defense he was a 190...
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Folks about town
      Alan Lampert has joined LS3P Associates LTD as project manager. Jamie Bialowitz has been promoted to the position of operations manager for the University of Phoenix's Columbia campus. Jean Bridges was recognized on the floor of the S.C. Senate as the Senate's "Se...
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Cottage & Vine has a little bit of everything
Contributed by Ann Ligon
      Mother and daughter team, Ann Ligon and Sazy Johnson, recently opened Cottage & Vine, located just off Forest Drive at 1620 Willingham Drive in Columbia. C&V sells everything from baby and wedding gifts to lamps, mirrors, tables, and chairs.
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