Top News Stories Welcoming Warriors Wounded Fort Gordon soldiers were saluted Wednesday at Shiloh United Methodist Church. Pumpkin Center traffic circle plan gets objections Pumpkin Center and Harlem residents expressed apprehension and outright opposition Tuesday to a proposed traffic circle at Appling-Harlem and Wrightsboro roads. Blarney won't be found at library The Columbia County Library will celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday with hopes of teaching guests there's more to the Emerald Isle than just blarney. School calendar addresses budget cuts The proposed 2010-11 school calendar for Columbia County sets Aug. 5 as the start date for the school year. Hammond refuses GOP reinstatement Lawrence Hammond recently was reinstated as chairman of the Columbia County Republican Party, a post he doesn't want. Name of concert series pays homage to jazz's rich history With its rich tones and fluid beats, jazz is a colorful musical genre. Song titles such as Tangerine , Red Clay and Blue Prelude reflect that. Music set the tone for STAR student Music is not an academic discipline included on the SAT. Teachers to hand out tips, tomatoes during tutorial Three area high school agriculture teachers are teaming up for their annual tomato growing class, which will provide tips on enhancing this year's tomato crop and tricks for how to grow prize-winning tomatoes. Grovetown to have only one council meeting per month Grovetown officials agreed Monday to eliminate a second monthly city council meeting. Fertilizing at the right time and in the right amount helps lawn along With spring comes many questions about lawns and gardens, and one of the more common questions is when to start fertilizing lawns and plants.

Nation:   Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care   Toyota casts doubt on man's speeding Prius claim   Official: Pentagon probing alleged spy operation   US wants Israel to cancel Jerusalem building plan Do you prefer the revised Columbia County school calendar to the old one? Yes - I like having the entire Thanksgiving week off No - I would rather have kept the fall break Don't care View Results Current Conditions Partly cloudy, 68 °  Humidity: 29% Area forecasts -- GA -- Athens Augusta Columbia County -- S.C. -- Aiken County Columbia January S M T W T F S           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31