Year: 1999

By KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — Firefighters who have died in the line of duty received a permanent commemoration when the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Plaza and Monument were dedicated on Aug. 28. The ceremony featured a […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — The neighborhood around St. Joseph Church was overflowing Sept. 2 with cars and people from all over the state united in love for their friend and priest, Msgr. Louis Sterker, […]

By MSGR. THOMAS R. DUFFY One hundred and five years ago, for the first time, by order of Congress and President Grover Cleveland, the first Monday of September was celebrated in the United States as […]

By WILLIAM GABRIELSON The free and inquiring mind is the enemy of all totalitarian systems. Thomas Jefferson knew this when he said, “Follow the truth wherever it may lead.” The Apostle John knew it when […]

By SHEILA OJENDYK TAYLORS — A dream is finally coming true at Prince of Peace Church. After several years of planning and a lot of hard work, the Child Development Center opened its doors to […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE LEXINGTON — “How powerful is this prayer of the universal Church that we are called to persevere in! How rewarding for those who are faithful to this prayer of the Church,” said […]

COLUMBIA — The 1999 Midlands CROP Walk is planning an Oct. 3 event in its quest to fight hunger. The 21st annual walk will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Finlay Park, with on-site registration beginning […]

GOOSE CREEK — Knights of Columbus South Carolina State Deputy Richard E. Koehler and his wife Jo received the Circle of Honor Award at the Knights annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., held at the beginning […]

GREENVILLE — Poor Clare Sister Maryalice Pierce will be leaving the monastery on Sept. 20 to be one of the founding members of a new monastery of Poor Clares in the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, […]

In concert with other members of the South Carolina Christian Action Council (SCCAC), Bishop David B. Thompson and Bishop Robert J. Baker issued the following statement concerning the gambling industry on Aug. 16. Below is […]