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WebSchool District Five to offer Golden Passes to residents 60 and older
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (223+ words) Lexington-Richland School District Five is encouraging seniors to be involved and active in district sponsored events and activities for the upcoming school year. The district is again offering Golden Passes to residents who will be 60-years-old or older during the…...
Alaska, the Final Frontier— Carcross, end of the line
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (509+ words) Editoru2019s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being. Our White Pass and Yukon Route train trip ended at Carcross, Yukon,…...
School District Five celebrates opening of new east wing at Irmo High
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (185+ words) Participants gather for the ribbon cutting for the new east wing at Irmo High School International School for the Arts. The 123,000-square-foot East Wing is designed to serve up to 1,068 students. By comparison, the previous wing served 844 students in approximately…...
Smiling Flower Faces for Sizzling Summer Gardens
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (471+ words) Angelonia, aka summer snapdragon, native to Mexico and Central America, thrives in our summer heat and drought. A compost rich and moderately moist well-draining slightly acidic (pH of 5.5-6.3) soil is needed. Bachelor Button, Centaurea cyanus, is native to temperate Europe....
Watkins-Nance Elementary’s National Beta Club receives Diamond Pillar of Service Award
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (127+ words) Watkins-Nance Elementary School’s National Beta Club has been named a recipient of the organization’s 2026 Diamond Pillar of Service Award. The Pillar of Service Award celebrates Beta Clubs that demonstrate exceptional dedication to serving their schools and communities. There are three…...
Clear Dot student named statewide Student of the Year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (438+ words) Clear Dot Charter School (Clear Dot) third grade student Aria Davis was named the 2026 Elementary School Student of the Year by the Charter Institute at Erskine (Institute). The announcement was made during the Instituteu2019s Awards Banquet on May 20, where over 600 attendees…...
Spring Valley Rotary grants awarded to 13 local non-profits
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (338+ words) The Rotary Club of Spring Valley has announced the recipients of its 2026 Community Grants. A total of $20,624 was awarded to 13 local non-profit organizations at the clubu2019s April 30 meeting. These organizations includedu2014The Big Red Barn, CART Fund (Coins for Alzheimeru2019s Research Trust), EMS Closet,…...
Columbia Garden Club recognized on 100-year anniversary at State House
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (192+ words) The House of Representatives and Senate enacted resolutions to acknowledge the Columbia Garden Clubu2019s ( CGC) 100th Anniversary year in 2026. On April 16, during its session, the South Carolina Senate recognized and presented members of the Columbia Garden Club with its resolution. This resolution…...
It’s spring; there’s baseball somewhere
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (390+ words) Columbia's locally owned weekly newspaper since 1963 Baseball is cranking up and I’m excited, but also nostalgic. There are so many links to my childhood that it’s hard to separate those memories from modern experiences. Baseball itself has had a tough…...
Gay Gardeners hold New Member Cocktail Party
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (65+ words) Columbia Star Columbia's locally owned weekly newspaper since 1963 Contributed by Carla Moore The Gay Gardeners Garden Club held its annual New Member Cocktail Party March 25 at the home of Carla and J.C. Moore in Shandon. The Gay Gardeners Club was organized…...