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Betty Lane Cherry smiling and holding a small box of peaches next to a large wooden crate labeled “South Carolina Peaches” on an airport tarmac.
Food
Before Instagram, there was Miss Fruit Salad
Betty Lane Cherry promoted South Carolina peaches nationwide during a 1950s agricultural marketing campaign.
July 15, 2025 12:23 PM
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David Stringer
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Culture
You won’t need a long playlist for these roadtrips 🚙
December 15, 2017
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The State
Old Shandon
Culture
Columbia’s first planned suburb
November 30, 2017
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Historic Columbia
Thanksgiving
Culture
Why do we celebrate today?
November 23, 2017
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Chloe Rodgers
Palmetto Compress
Culture
Don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone
November 9, 2017
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Historic Columbia
Elwmood Russell Maxcy
Culture
What happened when you died in Cola in 1861?
October 12, 2017
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Culture
#TBT: Eclipses through history 🌗
August 17, 2017
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Culture
9 things you probably knew you could do in Cola 🏙
July 21, 2017
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Culture
#TBT: Who was Huger?
July 13, 2017
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Elmwood Cemetery
Culture
#TBT: Gon’ get spooked. 💀
June 8, 2017
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Support USC through its Give 4 Garnet campaign
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Richland Library’s inaugural Read Freely Fest coming to Columbia
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Dig into Columbia’s must-try pizza shops including local legends, fancier fare, cross-country crusts, and more.
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Surviving pollen season in Columbia, SC
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A pothole in the middle of concrete, filled with water.
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SCDOT announces its ‘Pothole Blitz’
The statewide effort invites residents to report potholes so crews can patch them and improve safety for drivers.
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