The Columbia Star

09/22/2025

“This is a tradition our community looks forward to every year, and it’s one of my favorite events. To be able to pay tribute and give thanks for all they do for our residents and staff, not to mention the whole community…it’s just a beautiful event.”

Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community welcomed first responders and community leaders from Lexington, Cayce, and West Columbia for its 14th Annual First Responders Appreciation Breakfast and Parade Friday, September 12. Held each year near the anniversary of September 11, the event recognizes t...

09/22/2025

The City of Columbia will operate misting stations in several of the city’s parks to help guests stay cool during the summer months. Misting stations will operate Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations: •Owens Field Park, 1401 Jim Hamilton Boulevard •Martin Luther King...

09/22/2025

History was made at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church June 23. The program, “45 Years in 70 Minutes… Can It Be?” showcased the organ expertise of four musicians who have served as St. Timothy’s organists and choir directors from 1979 to the present. Henry G. Fulmer was organist and choirmaste...

09/22/2025

Thanks to funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service, the City of Columbia and Columbia Green are launching a five-year program to distribute free trees in the City of Columbia. Mayor Daniel Rickenmann will kick off the program, known as Beat the Heat – Plant a Tre...

09/21/2025

The City of Columbia Public Relations, Media, and Marketing Department has announced Summer of Service from July 1 through October 5. Summer of Service will highlight fundraising and registration efforts for the upcoming 2024 Mayor’s Walk Against Domestic Violence. These services will include the ...

09/21/2025

GOD: Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds, and stuff I started eons ago? I had a PERFECT no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type soil, withstand drought, and multipl...

09/21/2025

Grayson Greiner of Colliers South Carolina brokered the lease of an approximately 1,711-square-foot building at 3119 Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. Colliers represented the property tenant, Luckie’s Pinestraw, in this transaction. Recent transactions from NAI Columbia: Ben Kelly, CCIM and Patr...

09/21/2025

Schneider Electric has announced it is expanding operations in Oconee and Richland counties. The company’s combined investment of $23.8 million will create 280 new jobs throughout 2024.

09/21/2025

David L. Moore has joined First Reliance Bank as a relationship banker, SVP, in the Columbia Market. Leslie Archie, Elizabeth Nkuo Johnson, and Jesse A. Smith have been named to the board of trustees for The Columbia Museum of Art. Chad Bills, D.C. has received the President’s Cup Award; and Evan ...

09/20/2025

Editor’s 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. Belvidere Plantation suffered the fate of progress in 1940 at the hands of the Santee-Cooper Project. The grand old house that had...

09/20/2025

I just walked upstairs to my office to work on this column and I absolutely HORRIFIED myself! Before settling down at the computer, I decided to brush my teeth, and when I looked in the mirror, I couldn’t belieeeeve what I saw! I went swimming yesterday so I took a quick “rinsing” shower befor...

09/20/2025

The first Master Naturalist I ever met was Karen Murphy while gathering information for a story on Rosewood Community Orchard. I was aware of the term Master Gardener, having encountered several of those while tracking down interviewees for environmental stories. A Master Gardener commits to 40 hour...