Midlands Tech breaks ground
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Midlands Technical College held a groundbreaking ceremony, Thursday, June 7, on its 25,000- square- foot Business Accelerator, designed to accommodate emerging businesses, industries, or technologies that have left the research and development stage and are ready for start- up p...
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Star Profile
Nicole Grubbs of Carter Todd
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The outdoor Main Street Marketplace in Boyd Plaza at the Columbia Museum of Art is in business every Friday in May and June from 10 am until 2 pm. It will also be in operation in September and October, and at the same times. In its fourth year, it appears to have succes...
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Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Democrats do Charleston The Citadel will be the host venue for the July 23 Democrat presidential debate. The event follows an April Democrat debate at S.C. State University and a May Republican debate at the Koger Center, and is sponsored by CNN and the Internet video site YouTube.
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Trusts that benefit you and others
Contributed by The Salvation Army
      For caring people, decisions regarding estate management can be challenging. Maintaining financial health for one's self, spouse, children, loved ones, and supporting a favorite charity can be a challenging task. However, there is a way to make your assets work for you, your family, a...
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Folks about town
      Chef Denise Birt's recipe for Strawberry Lover's No-Bake Cheesecake won first place in the fourth annual S.C. Farm Bureau Roadside Market Strawberry Recipe Contest. Harvey L. Galloway and Gail M. Morrison of the S.C. Philharmonic won the Maj. Gen. Robert B. Solomon A...
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First female in Richland County graduates from the FBI National Academy
Contributed by Richland County Sheriff's Department
      Captain Roxanna Meetze has become the first female deputy in Richland County history to complete the Federal Bureau of Investigations, National Academy Program. Sheriff Leon Lott said Captain Meetze received her diploma during a graduation ceremony that was held in Quantico, V...
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