Here is a sampling from the pages of The State of business-related news 25, 10 and five years ago. Complied by Elizabeth Whisnant. 1962 The debut of a weekly newspaper published for and by black citizens was announced in Columbia. The Palmetto Times was published by Ethel Ford-Hart, and Albert E. Hart was executive editor. Labor Day 1962 found some 7.5 million non-farm wage and … Continue reading Yesterday In The State

ELGINWendy Colleen Miller and David Lynn Argoe, both of Columbia, were united in marriage Saturday at Blaney Baptist Church. The 3:30 p.m. ceremony was performed by the Rev. Frank Barnes, and was followed by a reception at the American Legion Hall in Camden. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Miller Jr. of Columbia, is the graduate of Spring Valley High School. She … Continue reading Argoe – Miller

ELGINSheila Ann Medlin and Lemuel William Wooten Jr., both of Elgin, were united in marriage Saturday at Blaney Baptist Church. The 7 p.m. ceremony was performed by the Rev. Jimmy Hanf, and was followed by a reception at the church family life center. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Medlin of Elgin, is a graduate of Lugoff-Elgin High School and attended the … Continue reading Wooten – Medlin