Elliott Left His Mark on West Columbia Community

West Columbia won’t be the same moving forward without Herb Elliott around. In recent years the nonagenarian was frequently seen peddling the popular hand-made knives he crafted at his home near the old oil fields just outside the West Columbia city limits. Herb...

CHS Grads Mourning Loss of Two Alumni

A pair of Columbia High School graduates — nine years apart in age — passed away recently, both far too soon. Andre’ Devol Baldridge of West Columbia died at the relatively young age of 61 on February 15, 2024, while David Lee Doolan, 70, of...

Early Super Bowls Featured Two Former Roughnecks

By Tracy Gupton Who is going to win today’s Super Bowl? The Chiefs or the 49ers? Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are appearing in their fourth Super Bowl in the past five years! While Kyle Shanahan’s San Francisco team hasn’t won a Super Bowl since...

Pair of CHF Board Members Seek Council Seats

Longtime Columbia Heritage Foundation board member Laurie Beal Kincannon has filed to run for reelection as the mayor of West Columbia while Misty Congdon, a relative newcomer to the Heritage Foundation board, is also seeking election to City Council. The West...