Roughneck Nation Mourns Passing of Athletes Raasch and Keith

By Tracy Gupton They graduated from Columbia High School 40 years apart. Both suited up for the Roughnecks baseball team and were popular students. Sadly, they passed away 11 days apart last month. Memorial services for Justin Lee Keith have been scheduled for 10 a.m....

Columbia Heritage Foundation Awards College Scholarship

Columbia High School graduating senior Beau Morgan Johnson of West Columbia was the recipient of the Columbia Heritage Foundation’s 2025 college scholarship. CHF Board President Tracy Gupton, a 1975 graduate of Columbia High School, presented Beau with her scholarship...

Heritage Foundation Board Busy Planning 2025 Blowout

This year’s Roughneck Blowout, the annual reunion for all graduates of Columbia High School, has been scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Heritage Hall. The Columbia Heritage Foundation Board of Directors has been busy ironing out the details for Blowout 2025....

Heritage Foundation Scholarship Awarded Brown

Kiara Brown was the recipient of the Columbia Heritage Foundation’s second annual college scholarship at Columbia High School’s Senior Awards Night a week ago, May 16, 2024. Kiara, who was presented her scholarship by Columbia Heritage Foundation Board President Tracy...

Former Roughnecks’ Deaths Leave Alumni Mourning

By Tracy Gupton When family and friends of Carl Williams gather Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Brazoria for a memorial service honoring the record setting sprinter and former football standout for the Columbia Roughnecks, it will mark the latest in funerals...