Lake Murray Country’s Christmas Light Boat Parade, sponsored by Nephron Pharmaceuticals and Stewart Landing, will be held on December 4th. Join in the fun at the Lexington Park Site at the Lake Murray Dam; gates open at 4:30 pm. Pack a picnic dinner, listen to Christmas carols and enjoy theContinue Reading
Shepherd’s Centers of America (SCA) has announced that Carol McGinnis Kay, a member of the Shepherd’s Center of St. Andrews, with headquarters at Columbia’s Ashland United Methodist Church, is the recipient of the 2021 Donald Owen Smith National Volunteer Leadership Award. The award, which recognizes top volunteers in the SCAContinue Reading
Irmo Mayor Barry A. Walker, Sr. provided turkeys to all of the Irmo town employees on November 8 thanking them for a job well done this past year. This was the second annual Irmo Employee Turkey giveaway. “I found out turkeys may be in short supply this year due toContinue Reading
I am from a family of Veterans. I am a daughter of a Vietnam War Army Veteran, I am also a daughter of a Women’s Army Corps (WAC) Female Veteran, I am a sister of a Desert Storm Army Veteran, an Aunt of a Marine Veteran, wife of an OperationContinue Reading
“November is always associated with falling leaves but not for older veterans. In the 11th month, on the 11th day, at the 11th hour, the guns fell silent on the Western Front in 1918. The poppies were blooming in Flanders fields and the sun was shining on the row uponContinue Reading
It was the Saturday in November 1999, following that Thursday’s Veterans Day Parade in Columbia, when three friends and veterans were having lunch to reflect on a wonderful week. Something was apparent and missing. A mere three thousand folks attended the parade to honor the several hundred veterans who hadContinue Reading
Brenda Rountree Jackson of Columbia, SC, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 9, 2021. Originally from Barnwell, SC, Brenda was a proud graduate of Barnwell High School and Winthrop College. She earned her Master’s degree in education and taught 2nd and 3rd graders as well as specialContinue Reading
In recognition of Veterans Day on November 11, The Citadel is highlighting some of the students who are veterans from different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. There are about 250 veterans currently studying at The Citadel, either as undergraduate or graduate students. They have the option of taking theirContinue Reading
The Congaree Vista Guild will host its 36th annual Vista Lights on November 18 from 5 – 10 pm. The family-friendly holiday event is returning to its original format after COVID-19 adjustments in 2020, thanks to event sponsors Stella Artois, Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Arnold Companies. Performances by local groupsContinue Reading
Saluda Shoals Park will kick off the holidays with the Sleigh Bell Stroll and Trot on November 22 and 23 the Stroll is a nighttime family fun walk and the Trot is a four-mile run amid the light displays of Holiday Lights on the River. Participants will run or walkContinue Reading
By Al Dozier The Irmo Town Council is considering a land purchase that would double the size of the Community Park of Irmo. But the town would have to pay out a lot of money. The seller of the 10-acre tract adjacent to the popular park is asking $500,000. TheContinue Reading