Photo by Jim Covington Joe Fern,with his dog Jack, takes a photograph of wife Dorita with daughters Mary and Caroline as the girls walk on the tree that fell across Trenholm Road at Adger Road, December 23, 2007. More...
Michael Melville came to the U.S. from South America looking for a new life. He found it and then some. At the tender age of 17, this adventurer left his native Guyana in 1979 to join family members in New York City. He was energetic and ambitious. More...
Every December 23 at 5:30 pm, family and friends gather at the corner of Heatherwood and Tomeka around the tree planted in honor of Christie Benet. Above them, a large moon shines as they sing. The city makes it possible for the tree to be adorned with electric Christmas lights. Dr. More...
Editor's note: In the December 21, 2007, issue of The Columbia Star, a name was left out under this photograph. We regret the mistake and hope it is now rectified. More...
Can there be a clean coal plant? A healthy cigarette? Pee Dee people are looking for both. Santee Cooper still plans to build what it terms a clean- coal plant, a pulverized coal- burning 1,320- watt power plant on a 2,709- acre tract in Florence County along the Great Pee Dee River, near Kingsbu... More...
Sometimes my visions of fatherhood are a bit grandiose. I often expect my children to fall in line and behave like the subjects of a Norman Rockwell painting. But that's not reality. Children are more like Picassos. They each have their own beauty, but they're a little disturbing and usually confu... More...
During the 2007 season, the Carolina Panthers have recognized ten high school student- athletes in the Carolinas through the Carolina Panthers Community Captain program. The program recognizes outstanding high school student- athletes in North and South Carolina who excel on the football field, in... More...
The Knight Foundation funds an afternoon leadership program at EdVenture Children's Museum, as they do at the Columbia Museum of Art, the Riverbanks Zoo, and Trustus Theater. Local middle school students attend classes Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 4:15 and 5:30 pm for nine weeks. Gradua... More...
Disaffected by the established Episcopal Church following the Civil War, black Anglicans organized churches under the name of the Reformed Episcopal Church. In 1874, five local Reformed Episcopal churches merged under the leadership of Rev. Frank Ferguson as the Redeemer Reformed Episcopal Church ... More...
ART Art,Art,and More Art at Mays Park will offer classes through March. Just the two of us, parent and child for ages 2- 4; Homeschool art for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up; and Afterschool for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up. Contact Steve Hewitt, 545-3100. More...
Recently, Forest Acres won recognition from Richland County for the refurbishment and beautification of the City's Public Works Area on Robert Springs Road. According to Public Works Director Joey Paschal the City invested approximately $70,000 in the effort. More...
Ron and Donna Aiken began work on their Shandon garden ten years ago. Their intent was a southern garden with yearround green to include dogwood, crepe myrtle, cast iron plant, fatsia, and loquat. They conquered the backyard one room at a time using a mature magnolia grandiflora as one focal poin... More...
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