With college and a world of prospects before her, Jennifer McCormick has the next four years planned. This summer McCormick will spend a week rehearsing Thoroughly Modern Millie in Wisconsin, and head to Nebraska to perform the show for the Thespian's Festival. More...
Three of Columbia's young people will soon be seen interviewing a cat on the TV show Raggs . Indirah Canzater, Aylssa Brunson, and Sylar Smith will be in five or more episodes where they will be interviewing Dumpster, the wisecracking pet cat of a rock 'n roll band. More...
As Father's Day comes closer by the day, I realize what a prize I have as a dad. He is sweet, caring, funny and always entertaining. I am my father's child. We are alike to a T. Good and bad. My mother loves to fuss at both of us. My sister laughs at whatever joke we tell. All t... More...
Alan Shoemaker enjoys the best of all possible worlds. He retired from Riverbanks Zoo several years ago and now travels from A to Z on a regular basis. Part of the time, he's helping zoos procure exotic animals, and, part of the time, he's leading tours to exotic places with Ove... More...
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... More...
Sarah Elizabeth Leadbitter and Richard Hamilton Allen were married at the Mitchell House and Gardens in Lexington, South Carolina. The double ring ceremony took place April 21, 2007, at 7 pm. Music was provided by the Columbia Strings. The bride is the daughter of David Alan Leadbitte... More...
I'm not a farmer in Iowa with some issues to resolve with my father. So I don't expect to plow down some cornfields and construct a baseball Field of Dreams. I'm not a Natural either that had his career cut short by a crazy lady packing heat. I'm just a guy in his mid-thirties that spent ... More...
The 11th Annual Columbia Midlands Soap Box Derby was held on Taylor Street June 9. The awards banquet was held in First Baptist Church Saturday evening. Birds on a Wire Restaurant and Veta Holloway of Birds by Veta provided water and snacks. More...
Discovery Communications, Inc., nominated 60 of the Midlands finest to compete in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC). As the nation's premier science contest for students in grades 5- 8, DCYSC celebrates and encourages science excellence among America's youth, at ... More...
The South Carolina Legislature passed an act to establish a "Company for the Inland Navigation from the Santee River to the Cooper River" on March 22, 1786. This "Santee Canal Company" was given the right to levy tolls, to purchase land not to exceed 1,000 acres, and to establish and oper... More...
ART The Columbia Museum of Art will present Material Terrain, A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place July 6- August 26. 799-2810. The McCrory Galleri, 1276 Assembly St. More...
Roll call Columbia City Council met Wednesday, June 6, 2007, beginning at 4 pm in City Hall. Following at 6 was a public hearing on water and sewer rates and on the city budget. All members of city council were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor... 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...
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