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Saturday, May 18, 2013  The annual South Carolina Book Festival continued Saturday.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Vice President Joe Biden is visiting South Carolina to address a gathering of state Democrats. The vice president will be in Columbia on Friday to give remarks at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner.

Friday, May 03, 2013  For a few hours, South Carolina will be at the center of American politics.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The powerful gun rights lobby gathers in Houston this weekend for its annual convention and organizers anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Oliver Gospel Mission celebrated 125 years of service to the Midlands homeless Thursday.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Southern Baptist Convention is making a multi-million dollar push to plant more churches in New England, a region skeptical of the South and increasingly indifferent to religion.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  The House has approved an amended measure allowing the High School League to continue overseeing middle and high school sports in South Carolina.

Friday, March 15, 2013  The Immersed in Ink Tattoo & Arts Festival kicked off on Friday in Columbia.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Diabetes is a growing epidemic across the country and here in the Midlands

Saturday, February 09, 2013  This weekend, a celebration of "everything woman" will take place in downtown Columbia.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Episcopal congregations in eastern South Carolina remaining with the national church say they will abide by a court order restraining them from using the name the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  A state judge has issued a restraining order protecting the name of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The World Beer Festival was held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  The Columbia Convention Center was full of cheering Saturday.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  The federal health care law, terrorist threats to America and the nation's financial situation are among the topics up for discussion at the South Carolina tea party convention.