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Tuesday, April 26, 2011  Faculty, students and staff at the University of South Carolina gathered to pay tribute to the college's former president Andrew Sorensen, who died early this month in Ohio at age 72.

Monday, August 16, 2010  Coble is registered as a lobbyist for the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance, Boeing and Charity Providence Hospitals.

Monday, June 21, 2010  The "Lose the Baggage" campaign is an effort to make paper and plastic bags, a thing of the past.

Friday, May 14, 2010  Students, faculty and good friends threw Principal Ted Wachter a surprise ceremony.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010  Steve Benjamin grabbed over 55 percent of voters' approval in Tuesday's run-off.  That compares to opponent Kirkman Finlays 44 percent.

Monday, April 19, 2010  As voters gear up to elect a new mayor in a run-off election Tuesday, they will have to decide between two candidates who are faced with allegations of back taxes and bribing students.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010  Expenditures are now available on the city's website.

Friday, February 12, 2010  The City of Columbia officially in storm mode Friday, opening it's Emergency Operations Center.

Thursday, February 04, 2010  Multiple city officials declined to discuss surveillance video Thursday that appears to contradict an incident report filed by three Columbia police officers.

Monday, February 01, 2010 

Thursday, January 28, 2010  Delivering a heartfelt message, Columbia Mayor Bob Coble gave his final State of the City Address.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009  Former State Treasurer Grady Patterson passed away earlier this week.

Saturday, September 19, 2009  It's a community-wide effort putting the fun back in reading.

Monday, September 14, 2009  Mayor Bob Coble announces he will not seek re-election in 2010.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009  City Council will decide on whether or not they will pay cash to consultants.