Chopper lands at Watkins-Nance Elementary as part of STEM program
It’s not everyday that you get to see an attack helicopter land in person — much less while you’re at school.
Author: Lee Williams
“We started it with water beds” — Vista icon Whit-Ash Furnishings set to close after 52 years
“So we’ve had a great store, and our customers have been so good, and our employees are fantastic. And we just tried to treat people the way you’d want to be treated, the way I want to be treated,” he says.
Free “Healing Hearts Grief Program” offers peer-to-peer therapy for kids, young adults
“I think that’s the cool thing about the group that we have too, is that we kind of provide that space for them. They hear others talking about their experience. If they want to talk about it they can, if they don’t they don’t have to. But then typically by the end we’ll see them be a little more open and willing to talk about it,” says Insley.
Free pet adoptions offered now through September 10th at Columbia Animal Services
Their annual event known as “Clear the Shelters” got underway on August 10th — offering free adoptions through September 10th.
Donald Trump’s campaign says its emails were hacked
Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents.
Walz ‘misspoke’ in 2018 reference to ‘weapons of war, that I carried in war,’ Harris campaign says
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice president, “misspoke” in a 2018 video about “weapons of war that I carried in war,” a Harris-Walz campaign spokesperson said Saturday.
“Better safe than sorry” — local superintendent discusses decision to cancel 1st day of school
Dr. Akil Ross, the Superintendent of Lexington-Richland School District Five, whose district’s 1st day was supposed to be Thursday, explains the decision making process.
City of Columbia’s Overflow Shelter open for people experiencing homelessness
A safe place to stay is available for people experiencing homelessness as inclement weather from Tropical Storm Debby continues.
“Second nature to us” — Five Points prepares for possible flooding from Tropical Storm Debby
Steady rain is in the forecast for the next few days, and Columbia’s flood-prone neighborhood of Five Points isn’t waiting around to prepare.
Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Florida
Photo: NOAA via AP; Article Updated 11:16 PM EDT, August 4, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Florida. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said on Sunday evening that the storm has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). The storm was located about 100…
