07/16/11 Dr. David Savage has joined the medical staff at Piedmont Medical Center as its new chief of cardiothoracic surgery.
07/16/11 Richardson Clover had a problem, and a pretty good idea how to fix it. As assistant hydrographer in the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1889, Lt. Clover was in charge of producing its maps. He'd noticed that many place names were spelled several different ways, especially in Alaska, where there were 20 indigenous languages.
07/14/11 The mother of a Camp Lejeune Marine says her son switched units so he could be in Afghanistan.
07/14/11 A Fort Mill Marine killed in Afghanistan has made his final journey home and hundreds of people lined the streets to help honor their fallen hometown hero. But as his family, friends and community gather to remember Staff Sergeant Thomas J. Dodds Dudley, a controversial church group says it plans to make an example of his funeral.
07/13/11 Family and friends embraced, cried and dabbed at their eyes with tissues, watching the casket disappear into the back of the vehicle before it made its way out of the hangar. Marine Staff Sgt. T.J. Dudley was coming home. His funeral is this afternoon.
07/13/11 Habitat for Humanity will have a meeting for those interested in becoming Habitat homeowners at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Habitat for Humanity office, 825 N. Anderson Road, Rock Hill, and at 6 p.m.
07/12/11 At the Fort Mill funeral home, there are red and white flowers and ribbons and special American flags for the limousines. Everything has to be perfect for the funeral of a U.S. Marine killed in combat in Afghanistan .
07/12/11 Ten Mecklenburg County high school graduates and 16 overall from the Charlotte region have been awarded National Merit scholarships - college-sponsored awards that will provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of college.
07/12/11 Christ Church's Phillip Canale. / GWINN DAVIS/Staff For the ninth consecutive year, Christ Church Episcopal School stood on top among Class A athletic programs.
07/11/11 Many of the top amateur golfers in the Carolinas are descending on The Dunes Golf and Beach Club this week, and the course is positioned to continue welcoming them once every 10 years.
07/09/11 Beverly A. Carroll of Rock Hill has been named secretary-treasurer of the South Carolina Bar Foundation.
07/09/11 The hunt for the LMP1 championship in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patr?n lost none of its intensity over the seriesand#8217; two-month summer break.
07/08/11 A 29-year-old father of three from South Carolina is being remembered after he was killed in combat overseas.
07/07/11 Muzak will now deliver custom music to 400+ store locations across the U.S. FORT MILL, SC , July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Muzak, a Mood Media company and the leader in sensory branding services for business in North America , announced today that it has signed a new agreement with Sports Authority, the nation's premier full-line sporting goods retailer, extending the existing relationship.? Muzak ...
07/07/11 The Charlotte Knights closed the mini road trip for Gwinnett by downing the Braves 6-2 at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, SC, on Thursday night. In a game delayed midway through for nearly an hour and a half, Gwinnett couldn't click on either side of the storm.
07/06/11 Direct Mail Provider Increases Productivity and Efficiency With Flexible High Speed Continuous Forms Solution
07/05/11 A South Carolina card game created to catch criminals is working.
07/05/11 The Community Sports Calendar on Columbian.com is updated each Tuesday. Submit items for the calendar by sending an e-mail to paul.danzer@columbian.com, or call 360-735-4521.
07/02/11 It'll take more than blazing wildfires around the country, the economy or restrictive laws to deter the sale of fireworks in York County.
07/02/11 The transactions listed below include properties sold for $150,000 or more and recorded between May 9-13. First Savers Bank sold 2804 Sunchaser Lane to Duane N. and Kelly Lucas Parrish for $500,000. | 
