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Saturday, March 23, 2013  The 7th annual St. Baldrick's Day event was held Saturday afternoon.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  The cold temperatures and rain did not stop hundreds of people to jump into Lake Murray Saturday morning.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Officials kicked off the Law Enforcement for Special Olympics 2013 Campaign Tuesday.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A former municipal judge in Central has pleaded guilty to pocketing the proceeds of false claims she filed for clients of her tax business.

Monday, September 17, 2012  A local non-profit is in some hot water by Neiman Marcus.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  An attorney appointed to oversee assets in a multi-million dollar Ponzi case is being allowed to sell silver bars seized by authorities.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Two men have pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a Columbia-area pizza shop manager last year.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  The Lexington Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 8738 is hosting a barbeque lunch Wednesday to raise money for the families of fallen South Carolina Army Guardsmen 1st Lt. Ryan Rawl and Sgt. John Meador.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  For those who think the fair only comes in in the fall, think again. The Sparkleberry Country Fair will bring the fun of the fair to Columbia for the 17th year this weekend.

Friday, March 09, 2012  A local motorcycle club will ride across Columbia Saturday morning to raise money for charity.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Friday will be extra sweet this week with Girl Scout cookies going on sale at various local retailers.