ColaJazz Festival returns May 15-16 at Finlay Park
2026-05-13
The ColaJazz Foundation has announced its free outdoor festival will return May 15-16 to the newly renovated Finlay Park in downtown Columbia. The ColaJazz JazzContinue Reading
Bassmaster Kayak Series Championship coming in October
2026-05-13
B.A.S.S. has announced the inaugural Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series Championship presented by Native Watercraft will be held October 14-16 on Lake Murray, marking a significantContinue Reading
A disastrous Revolutionary War battle
2026-05-12
Photo: Beyond the fence, an open battlefield filled with longleaf pines in 1780e. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Old battlefields seem more like parks.Continue Reading
Golf tips for Seniors: Senior golf shafts
2026-05-12
By Robin All Since we are sending tips for seniors to play better golf, the stiffness of the shafts in your golf clubs, can makeContinue Reading
Cardinals get 7-peat in boys soccer
2026-05-12
By Thomas Grant Jr. For the seventh consecutive year, the SCISA Class 4A boys’ soccer title will remain at Cardinal Newman High School. Last SaturdayContinue Reading
Cardinals look to rally at state final
2026-05-12
Photo by Blythewood baseball By Thomas Grant Jr. Cardinal Newman was down in the Best-of-Three SCISA Class 4A final to Hilton Head Christian Academy. TheContinue Reading
National Police Week means much to the families of those lost
2026-05-12
Sheriff Lott: “We will never forget those we’ve lost, nor their loved ones” By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Throngs of law enforcement officers (including sheriffsContinue Reading
Military Hall of famer achieves elite physical fitness milestones
2026-05-10
Former Marine infantryman and New York Times bestselling editor sets unofficial strength records in age-category: Marks two-year stroke anniversary By Chris Carter W. Thomas SmithContinue Reading
Top South Carolina Game Warden addresses newly minted law enforcement officers
2026-05-10
– Pictured (from left) SCDNR Director Tom Mullikin, PhD; and SCDNR Officer John Sanders, recipient of the J.P. Strom Award for academic excellence. Mullikin urgesContinue Reading
Memory — the good, bad, ugly and sad
2026-05-08
Photo: Old Photographs By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.” CormacContinue Reading
Saluda Shoals hosts Walk for Water
2026-05-06
On April 25 Columbia Water participated in the Walk for Water at Saluda Shoals Park. The fundraising walk is an effort by Water Mission toContinue Reading