Chapter 4: 'This is our time'

Forget attempting to typecast North Columbia, to pigeonhole it as one thing or the other, although any number of people have tried.

Tourism funds flowing to Lower Richland area

By fall, tourists stopping at the state’s welcome centers will be able to pick up brochures leading them to historic homes, churches and plantations in Lower Richland.- 10:36 PM

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Hammering the point home

MYRTLE BEACH — Amber Campbell waited four years, so a bit more than four weeks shouldn’t be a problem. Campbell, a former Coastal Carolina University track and field athlete, is on her way to Beijing in August for the Summer Olympics thanks to a second-place finish in the hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday.

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Fed to curb shady home-lending practices

The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a housing crisis that has propelled foreclosures to record highs.- 12:26 AM

Police won’t charge magistrate in granddaughter’s shooting

The Aiken magistrate whose granddaughter accidentally shot herself last month with a gun she found in the judge’s purse will not be charged, police say.- 7:26 PM

Energetic Marketing: Gas-saving devices touted

With fuel prices soaring, sales of products designed to boost gas mileage are also rising — even though the government says they’re not worth the money.- 10:11 PM

Just peachy

The first peaches were grown in China, where in ancient times they were a nearly mystical food, believed to bring everything from luck to longevity to those who indulged.

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