Retired Educator Joyce Lester Lived an Eventful Life

By Tracy Gupton I have always considered myself truly blessed to have spent the first six years of my educational life in the classrooms of such wonderful, devoted teachers who all sparked my desire to learn and increase my knowledge immensely. All of those classroom...

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...