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Arcadia Lakes picnic celebrates ‘sweet town’

Arcadia Lakes isn’t known for its zoning squabbles, major budget reforms or political pandering. For those in the small community five miles northeast of the city of Columbia, the area instead is marked by its friendly residents, quite neighborhoods and one of the best annual picnics going.

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  • Couple serves county above and beyond

    As law enforcement officers, Eric and Ashley Russell know something about helping others. But the Lexington County duo also have been focusing their efforts on bettering their community.- 11:48 PM

  • Volunteers' remodeling project brightens boys home


    Shiny new countertops, brightly painted walls and freshly sanded floors await the young residents at the Carolina Boys Home. It’s an upgrade several months in the making for the north Columbia residential facility and one that has members of this year’s Leadership Columbia class smiling.

    - 12:18 AM

  • Colonial Life volunteer keeps on giving


    Jim Mayfield believes there are two short steps between the existence of community needs and the efforts required to address them.- 6:28 AM

  • Rantin: Lunch pals learn from each other


    Takiaya Jenkins looks forward to her bimonthly lunch gatherings with Palmetto Health employee Julie Riffle. For the Carver-Lyon Elementary School fifth-grader, the regular meetings with Riffle are can’t-miss affairs.- 12:12 AM

  • Ex-Section 8 residents honored


    The two newest faces on Columbia’s wall of inspiration have worked to better the community’s health, boost the area’s education level, and improve the outlook of the area’s youths.- 4:23 PM

  • Rantin | Electronic filing helps ease rush at tax time

    A strange but inviting calm invaded the makeshift drive-through Tuesday at the Department of Revenue. As in years past, agency workers lined the sidewalks outside the Columbia office to hand out tax forms and collect completed returns from last-minute filers looking to beat the midnight deadline.- 12:10 AM

  • EX-LOGGER, ‘PRAYING MAN’ 115


    As Richard Washington celebrates another year of living today, it will be with a perspective arguably shared with no one else on the planet.- 9:46 PM

  • ‘ER’ flat-lined years before its planned exit

    Creators of the NBC series “ER” finally have faced up to a reality many of its bedside characters have avoided throughout the show’s history.- 10:13 PM

  • Public kudos are a nice new chapter for volunteers

    These folks are definitely worth checking out. The Richland County Public Library has named its top volunteers for 2007. They were recognized formally last week during an event at the main branch.- 9:11 PM

  • Fourth-grader wins through stroke of a pen

    Brittney Desmond has a signature worth a second and third glance. The St. Joseph Catholic School fourth-grader recently was named the 2008 State Handwriting Winner in the National Handwriting Contest. More than 1,500 students competed in the competition sponsored by Zaner-Bloser Educational Publishers, the nation’s largest leading publisher of handwriting programs for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.- 6:10 AM

Bertram Rantin
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