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At the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), in Albuquerque, N.M., May 14- 19, Graham van Schaik of Spring Valley High School won first place in the Environmental Science category and Best of Show in the Environmental Science competition. Shivani Agarwal, also of Spring V... More...

Sydney Kornegay was The Columbia Star 's first cub reporter. When the program began, Sydney was a junior at A.C. Flora High School. Now, two years later, she is headed to Davidson College on a full scholarship. More...
by John Temple Ligon
Puttin' on the Ritz With three hotels in Georgia and one under construction in Charlotte, the Tony Ritz- Carlton hotel chain is looking at Charleston for a site, reportedly near the aquarium, which is also where Charleston's new performing arts hall is planned. More...
This may be hard for many people to hear, but there really is a right and wrong way to announce a couple's engagement or wedding. First things first! Boy and Girl don't need to put the announcement in the paper a year before the wedding. More...
Driving us crazy or crazy driving us
Comedian George Carlin used to joke that people who leave their right turn signals on aren't actually forgetting to turn their turn signals off cluelessly causing chaos or ridicule from the cars traveling behind them, they're simply taking a right turn around the world, and the blinker is... More...
Ezekiel "Zeke" Washington has been named the new head boys' basketball coach at Lower Richland High School. Washington, a graduate of Howard University and Benedict College, is coming to Richland One from Chester High School, where he serves as the school's athletics director an... More...
Shareholders of law firm Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. practice for the 5th Annual Cedar Creek Classic, Ben Lippen School's annual fundraiser. Held April 28, this year the school raised more than $56,000 for the Ben Lippen Annual Fund, which provides classroom equipment and scholarships, among othe... More...
Part 11: Santee Canal, Lock #1
The work began on America's first successful canal, the Santee Canal, in 1793. For the people of Pineville, it seemed like a great economic opportunity. Their little community on the pine ridge between the Santee and Cooper Rivers was soon to be the site of South Carol... More...
George Esslinger welcomes mostly first- timers aboard his Cessna 172. He will take off on the 900th flight he's made to introduce Young Eagles to general aviation Saturday, June 9. Young Eagles, the largest youth aviation program ever created, has introduced more than 1.3 mill... More...
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles are subject to towing, repair and/or storage liens; are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810, 56-5-5635 and/or 29-15-10 SC Law as Amended; and are in the custody of More...
The mystery plant is a small tree, which is native to the Far East, but has been introduced widely in the United States. It is now naturalized commonly in many places. It is a woody weed in the South and is often found on roadsides, vacant lots, or river bottoms. More...