Miss Lexington wins Miss SC pageant
Anna Perry, a 23-year-old representing Lexington, won the Miss South Carolina pageant Saturday night.- 10:53 AM
When three murders occurred in as many months at Gable Oaks apartments in North Columbia earlier this year, residents and city officials took action.
Anna Perry, a 23-year-old representing Lexington, won the Miss South Carolina pageant Saturday night.- 10:53 AM
She was knee-high to a junebug and her glove was bigger than her head. Still, Buster Haywood couldn’t help but wonder what the pipsqueak could do.
Firefighters got a gift of a mild, mostly windless night and a forecast for similar conditions Sunday as they attempted to protect thousands of Santa Barbara County homes from a huge wildfire, one of more than 300 taxing their energy and resources around the state.- 10:58 AM
Authorities say a shark apparently bit a 17-year-old Columbia girl in knee-deep water off Litchfield Beach in Georgetown County.- 10:52 AM
Everything costs more these days, right? Not really. Despite what you hear on the news about expensive fuel and food, the prices of some consumer items — from women’s clothing to electronics — aredropping faster than you can say disinflation. And last month, the Consumer Price Index — the yardstick for what people pay for things — showed prices are moderating, as long you exclude the big two.- 8:51 PM
Andy Zalkin, owner of the Army-Navy Store on Main Street, notices something unusual about his customers on Saturdays: A lot of them are wearing stickers from the Columbia Museum of Art.