Storied Threads explores South Carolina’s textile legacy Sept. 3; Theater Arts Day engages students Sept. 27. The South Carolina State Museum is celebrating creativity and culture next month with two special events highlighting the worlds of textiles, design, and performance. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., the museum, in partnershipContinue Reading
Petco Love’s support will expand adoption efforts, pet enrichment, and healthy outcomes for families and their pets. Columbia Animal Services has received a $50,000 grant from the national nonprofit Petco Love to support its ongoing efforts to save pets’ lives and connect animals with families in the Midlands. Petco Love, a national nonprofit foundedContinue Reading
Funding totaling more than $15,000 will support murals, sculpture, film, dance, and restoration of public artworks. The Columbia Streams Art program has awarded more than $15,000 in micro-grants to a dozen local artists, funding projects that will soon bring new creativity to public spaces across the city. In all, 12 artists received fundingContinue Reading
Hall of Fame’s fundraising dinner to be held at USC Alumni House in November The S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame (SCMVHOF) announced six members of its board of directors, earlier this week, as Hall of Fame leaders met to discuss organization’s new non-profit status, bylaws, and previously developed criteriaContinue Reading
The City of Columbia has rolled out a new public service campaign aimed at raising awareness about opioid overdose prevention and the importance of carrying Narcan, the life-saving overdose reversal medication. The campaign, led by the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) in partnership with The Courage Center andContinue Reading
After several weeks of sightings, a massive 12-foot albino reticulated python has been captured near the Mid-Carolina High School campus in Prosperity. The snake was wrangled by Warren Gallman, his son Jordan, nephew Jayden Atchison, and family friend Evan Turner. Reticulated pythons, native to Southeast Asia, are the world’s longestContinue Reading
Seems a cowboy could hitch his horse and get a shot of whiskey here. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net June 29, 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Interstate Act. Nigh 70 years later a grid of steel, cement, and asphalt makes it impossible to see little of interest. DespairContinue Reading
School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties will host a Virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, August 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. to update families and staff on the district’s recent data security incident. Superintendent Dr. Akil E. Ross, Sr. will lead the discussion alongside Jack Jupin, a securityContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Miss Sportsarama was held Aug. 14 at Gilbert High School with participants from six Lexington County schools. River Bluff’s Sydney Compton was named Miss Sportsarama. The school winners were Madison Lindler (White Knoll), Ansley Gresham (Gilbert), Taylor Glover (River Bluff), Kennedy Reddin (Lexington), Annabell Harris (Pelion),Continue Reading
August 17, 1929 — August 8, 2025Chapin Melba Jean Blevins, 95, of Chapin, passed away on August 8, 2025, at Generations of Irmo. Funeral Services was held at 11:00am on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Temples-Halloran Funeral Home The family received friends one hour prior to the service at theContinue Reading
When’s the last time you picked up your fishing rod? If you’re looking to relax on the water while giving back to nature, the South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) invites you to take part in their annual Plishing Challenge this summer. Plishing combines the Swedish phrase “plocka upp” (meaning “pickContinue Reading