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In Photos: Gamecocks commitment Anthony Addison
South Carolina defensive end commitment Anthony Addison traveled to the Columbia area on Friday night. South Carolina defensive end commitment Anthony Addison returned to the Columbia area on Friday night, as Sumter (S.C.) High School took on White Knoll. TheBigSpur was on hand for the first half of Sumter's 43-40...
Family reels in rare black gar during fishing trip
SALUDA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A group fishing in South Carolina was quite surprised when they recently reeled a rare black gar. The Brandt and Williams families were out on the water Sunday for a day of fishing on the sandbars just north of the town of Saluda. Usually, Henry...
Strom Thurmond shuts down Silver Bluff to move to 2-0
Aug. 31—STROM THURMOND 33, SILVER BLUFF 12 PETTICOAT JUNCTION — Stagnant for so much of Friday night's football game, Silver Bluff looked like it finally found the spark it needed to get within striking distance of Strom Thurmond in the fourth quarter. A sputtering offense got the big play it needed in a long Drelyn Brown touchdown run. Jameat Williams ripped the ball away from Cam Blacks for ...
Nancy Carson Library hosts ribbon cutting celebrating new renovations
NORTH AUGUSTA, SC (WJBF) — The Nancy Carson Library, a branch of the Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield Regional Library System, celebrated the completion of an extensive interior renovation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 30. News Channel 6 spoke with Gary Bunker, Chairman of the Aiken County Council who told us, “This...
Man accused of stealing ambulance, chased by deputies across counties
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A patient at Behavioral Three Rivers Health is accused of stealing an ambulance. On Thursday evening, Richland and Kershaw County responded to the chase involving both counties. West Columbia police alerted them. The suspect is a 50-year-old man who stole a First Priority ambulance. Richland County...
South Carolina basketball star facing assault charges for Saturday incident
In a shocking bit of news that broke just minutes before the South Carolina football team began their season-opening game against the Old Dominion Monarchs, reports surfaced that South Carolina basketball star Ashlyn Watkins was arrested on Saturday following an incident that occurred earlier in the morning. According to a...
South Carolina zoo announces death of beloved male lion Zuri
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is mourning the loss of a beloved male lion. The lion, Zuri, arrived at the Columbia-based Zoo in 2005 and has been a “cherished member of the Riverbanks family” for nearly two decades. While the zoo did not specify how Zuri died, officials said the lion […]
Prep Football Roundup for Week 2
Aug. 31—LAKESIDE 28, SOUTH AIKEN 19 South Aiken suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Lakeside on Friday night. The T-Breds (1-1) begin Region 4-AAAA play next Friday at North Augusta. BLYTHEWOOD 34, MIDLAND VALLEY 7 Blythewood took the lead for good in the second quarter, taking a 20-7 lead on the way to a 34-7 victory. Next up for the Mustangs (0-2) is a home game Friday against ...
Sumter police asks public to avoid intersection
SUMTER, S.C. (WIS) - The Sumter Police Department is asking the public to avoid an intersection near U.S. 76 and 378 as they respond to a crash. According to a Facebook post made around 10 p.m., drivers are asked to avoid West Wesmark Bouelvard and Alive Drive. Residents reported on...
South Carolina women’s basketball: Ray tanner updates Dawn Staley’s contract situation plus the Gamecocks get their White House visit
National championships usually mean White House visits and new contracts, and it looks like the Gamecocks are getting both. The post South Carolina women’s basketball: Ray tanner updates Dawn Staley’s contract situation plus the Gamecocks get their White House visit appeared first on On3.
South Carolina football vs Old Dominion: Final score, highlights from Week 1 game
COLUMBIA — South Carolina football's season opener against Old Dominion in Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday was far from a cakewalk but ultimately, the Gamecocks pulled out the 23-19 Week 1 win. The Monarchs (0-1) took the 19-16 lead with 9:54 in the fourth, leaving the game in the hands of redshirt freshman LaNorris Sellers, who made his first career start for the Gamecocks (1-0). After true freshman Dylan Stewart forced a fumble recovered by DeAndre Jules...
4-ton potato makes a 'spud-tacular' pit stop at Lowes Foods in Aiken during annual tour
Aug. 30—A larger-than-life potato has been making its way across the country, and it stopped in Aiken on Aug. 29 as part of its 12th annual nationwide tour. The massive 4-ton potato, a replica constructed by the Idaho Potato Commission, has been turning heads from coast to coast. The colossal spud arrived in Aiken at the new Lowes Foods at 2940 Whiskey Road. The faux potato — which if real, ...
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