Month: January 2020
Keep the Midlands Beautiful has published a list of places you can take your discarded Christmas tree for Grinding of the Greens. But: Before you drop your tree off:Remove the tree from its stand. Remove all ornamentation, lights, garlands, wires, strings or ties. FREE MULCH FROM THE RECYCLED CHRISTMAS TREES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE […]
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Want something to do on the river in the winter? The Millrace Massacre and Iceman Championships will be held on the Saluda River. Saturday. Jan. 4. It begins at 12:30 p.m. and the Iceman Championships at 3 p.m. In its 20th year, the kayak competition features a furious race on the water. The event is […]
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New Year’s Day is Lizard’s Thicket busiest day of the year. New Year’s Day is special at Lizard’s Thicket because it serves the special dish of collard greens and black-eyed peas. Tradition holds that the food brings good luck and wealth to start the new year. There is a West Columbia and a Cayce Lizard’s […]
Read More >>Columbia Police have made an arrest in the death of a cab driver Paul Swatsell, 53. Swatsell worked for Checker Yellow Cab. He was found shot to death in his car in the 4300 block of Brookridge Drive, in north Columbia, on Dec. 15. Swatsell was a 1983 graduate of Brookland-Cayce High School. He listed […]
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