The Columbia Star

12/24/2025

https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/lower-richland-army-jrotc-drill-team-places-first-overall-in-palmetto-state-drill-championship-for-fourth-consecutive-year/

For the fourth year in a row, Lower Richland High School’s Army JROTC drill team placed first overall in the Palmetto State Drill Championship. The competition was held December 6 at Lower Richland. In addition to winning the state championship, the drill team also won first place overall in the R...

12/23/2025

https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/santa-leaves-reindeer-at-north-pole-for-flight-to-owens-field-airport/

At high noon Saturday, December 13, Santa officially arrived in Columbia at the Hamilton LB Owens Field Airport. The South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation held an open house while waiting for Santa to arrive by private plane to greet a hangar full of happy smiling faces on children and grownup...

12/22/2025

https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/folks-about-town-1043/

Colonel Chisolm Frampton has been named the first recipient of the Palmetto Excellence in Stewardship Award by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). AgFirst Farm Credit Bank received the annual Workforce Development Award from the Columbia Chamber.

12/19/2025

https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/cayce-mayor-receives-2025-national-leadership-award/

Women in Municipal Government (WIMG), a constituency group of the National League of Cities (NLC), is proud to honor Mayor Elise Partin of Cayce as the 2025 WIMG Leadership Award recipient. Each year, this award recognizes a female municipal leader who demonstrates exceptional creativity, vision, an...

12/18/2025

“These events don’t happen without having a community. It’s great because you guys can walk around the park and say, ‘I made that happen.’ There’s a sense of pride in that. Finlay Park is about bringing people together, generations of people. It’s a great asset.”

On December 4, volunteers from Columbia Green and TD Bank gathered at Finlay Park to assist City of Columbia park rangers planting native trees, shrubs, and grasses to celebrate TD Tree Days one day before South Carolina’s Arbor Day. City Parks and Recreations rangers led by Karen Kustafik, along ...

12/18/2025

This is very true when one thinks about all modern advancements. In addition to the wheel, fire, and calculators, consider MapQuest. This convenience reduced us all to the level of one of my aunts. She was never able to read a paper map. Of course, she couldn’t fold one either. Currently we’re all lost if our internet signal disappears. And consider what happens when the power goes out.

When I was nine, I performed math tricks for my dad. He would mention several numbers and challenge me to calculate the sum for his buddies. Most times I succeeded. Considering my audience, I admit this was a low bar. About 20 years later, my Uncle Joe shared his company’s latest invention, hand-h...

12/17/2025

We've got pics posted from last night's Spring Valley v Richland Northeast game! Visit https://columbiastarsports.photoshelter.com/archive!

12/17/2025

We've got pics posted from last night's Richland Northeast v Spring Valley girls basketball game! Visit https://columbiastarsports.photoshelter.com/archive!

12/17/2025

SUMMONS AND NOTICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO.: 2024-DR-40-1280 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PLAINTIFF, vs. Shamara Brewton DEFENDANT, IN THE INTEREST OF: Male Minor A Year of Birth: 2023 Mino...

12/17/2025

Cardinal Newman’s Grayson White was named the 2024 United Soccer Coaches High School Winter-Spring South Carolina Player of the Year and an All American by the United Soccer Coaches Association. White helped the Cardinals win their fifth consecutive SCISA 4A boys soccer State Championship in May f...

12/17/2025

The Richland Northeast Cavaliers went 7-5 in 2023, their most wins since 2011, and advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2015. “It’s part of the winning process,” Richland Northeast head coach Walt Wilson said. “The biggest thing is I had to teach the kids how...

12/16/2025

Eau Claire’s 2023 season was another winless campaign. However, there were positives. “We persevered,” Eau Claire head coach DeMarcus Simons said. “They never gave up. Everything was new last year. We saw some good points. We had four games decided within eight points. We know we can do it. ...