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North Carolina high school football Week 1 final scores in Gastonia, Shelby area
After much anticipation, the 2024 high school football season is underway in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. Eleven area teams started their season with victories, with one team defeating its opponent by 39 points. Here’s a look at how each tri-county team fared in Week 1, with a brief breakdown of their performance. ...
Asheville mother arrested after son's fatal shooting calls for justice on his birthday
HENDERSONVILLE - Standing where Elijah Timmons III died nine months ago — his head wound exposed from under a white sheet while his mother was arrested — Patricia King called for justice, accountability and truth for her son, whose place of death is now covered by fresh paint in a Hendersonville parking lot. ...
Byrnes football faces 2024 high school football season on the road while new stadium is built
DUNCAN – Part of the pathway from the football practice field to the locker room at Byrnes High School runs along a chain link fence with caution signs protecting the area that used to be historic Nixon Field. Right now, it’s just Nixon dirt. The stadium was built...
More credit card skimmers found at another Spartanburg Co. gas station
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Another gas station has reported locating credit card skimmers at its establishment in Spartanburg County. On Thursday, the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office responded to Valero at 4195 South Pine Street. Upon arrival, the store manager reported to deputies that a technician had found two skimming devices while performing an upgrade. […]
SC set to execute death row inmate next month, the state’s first execution in 13 years
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s first execution in 13 years is set for next month, the state Department of Corrections announced Friday. Freddie Owens, 46, is scheduled to die Sept. 20. The date is determined by state law, which says an execution date must be scheduled for four Fridays after an execution notice is issued. The […]
Child luring law now in effect, Lowcountry law enforcement explains importance
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Child luring is now a felony in South Carolina, thanks to, in part, a major push from concerned mothers in Mount Pleasant, and law enforcement says they are ready to act if a call comes in. Sgt. Ashley Croy with Mount Pleasant Police says they...
Upstate Men's Soccer falls short on the road against UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, N.C. – The Upstate men's soccer team was on the road for the first matchup of the 2024 season, facing UNC Greensboro. Despite multiple shot attempts for the Spartans, the match ended in a 3-0 win in favor of UNCG. Anthony Cox was the first Spartan to record...
Officials urge beekeepers to monitor mosquito sprayings, and horse owners to vaccinate for equine encephalitis
Mosquitoes are breeding in abundance in floodwaters left behind by Tropical Storm Debby, prompting officials throughout the state to step up pesticide treatments to control them. Experts with the Clemson University Extension Service and Regulatory Services units are advising beekeepers to be aware of increased sprayings and prepare to cover...
Hub City Bookshop to Host Author Reading and Signing With Laura Leigh Morris on Aug. 27th
Hub City Bookshop will host Laura Leigh Morris as she discusses her new novel, The Stone Catchers, on August 27, 2024. Speaking about the novel, Ashley Warlick says it is “… an unflinching picture of the debris field across an entire community when a student opens fire in a rural West Virginia college… with this incisive, deeply human novel, told in many voices, Laura Leigh Morris gets at something beyond the words of it. The Stone Catchers is chilling, heart-rending, powerful, and true.”
Children’s Center receives KD grant for STEAM programs
Low Country, S.C. (WSAV)—Kappa Delta Alumnae Chapter won a $6,800 grant to fund two dozen programs for The Children’s Center. The money will be put towards helping children explore music, local heritage, literacy and nature. According to the press release From Kappa Delta (KD), the award will allow the Children’s Center to establish a garden […]
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