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South Carolina Man Buys $1 Million Powerball Ticket In Florida
TAMPA, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Floyd Horner, Jr., of Tega Cay, South Carolina, claimed a $1 million prize from the POWERBALL drawing held on February 1, 2023, at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office. The winning POWERBALL ticket matched all five white ball numbers but did...
5 SC universities receive nearly $4M in funding
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) is giving nearly four million dollars to five state colleges and universities. The schools selected by the S.C.R.A Academic Collaboration Team are Clemson, South Carolina, The Medical University of South Carolina, Coastal Carolina, and the College of Charleston. The funding is to help promote the innovative research these schools are conducting.
Juvenile detained over online threat to A.R. Johnson
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a social media post, advising that A.R. Johnson Magnet School would be the target of a school shooting, authorities said Friday. On Thursday, authorities say they were made aware of a social media post, advising that...
SC health officials stress importance of lifesaving vaccine legislators twice rejected
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s public health agency is encouraging parents to protect their children from half a dozen types of cancer with a vaccine that lawmakers spent a decade debating before agreeing to even allow its promotion. To mark National Immunization Awareness Month, state health officials are focusing on the lifesaving capabilities of the HPV […]
Switching channels: CW Network will have a new home in Augusta; here's where
A commercial broadcast TV network is changing Augusta affiliates. Nexstar Media Group, the company that owns station WJBF-TV, announced Aug. 22 that Augusta's Channel 6 will join four other Nexstar stations in supporting the Nexstar-owned CW Network on their digital subchannels. When U.S. terrestrial TV broadasting switched from analog to all-digital in 2009, many...
SC man pulled over for going twice the speed limit arrested for what was found in car, deputies say
SUMTER, S.C. — A Sumter, South Carolina, man was pulled over for driving twice the speed limit, but it was what was found in his car that led to serious charges, Sumter County deputies said. The Sumter County Sheriff's Office said a deputy saw Anthony Dwayne Pringle Jr. driving...
Mass chicken dumping discovered in Edisto River raises biohazard concerns in South Carolina
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. — The Edisto Riverkeeper said he received a call Monday night from a resident about what appeared to be trash in the river. What he found was unexpected. "I realized that it wasn’t just a normal littering call,” Hugo Krispyn said. Krispyn, the Edisto Riverkeeper,...
A growing problem quietly spreads across South Carolina yards
COLUMBIA, S.C. — After a very wet August, some residents across the Midlands are experiencing increased pests that could damage their trees and yards. Caroline Harmon with Ledford’s Pest Control said that anytime a storm with a lot of moisture passes through, it leaves perfect breeding conditions for insects such as mosquitos and Palmetto bugs.
67-year-old killed in crash on Peach Orchard, Tobacco roads
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 67-year-old was killed after a crash on Peach Orchard Road, the Richmond County Coroner’s Office announced on Thursday. Coroner Mark Bowen responded to Wellstar / MCG Hospital in reference to a death from a motor vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday, Aug. 10. The...
26-year-old charged with Murder, 10 counts of Attempted Murder
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – Charges have been upgraded for a suspect involved in an Aiken County murder case that happened 4 years ago. 26-year-old Tykendran Creech is now charged with Murder and 10 counts of Attempted Murder. In November of 2020, there was a shooting at the 7th lounge on Richland Avenue East. Craig […]
Field Hockey Picked Fourth in SAC Preseason Poll for Second Straight Year; Five Named to Preseason All-Conference Team
ROCK HILL, S.C. - The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) released their 2024 Field Hockey Preseason Poll on Thursday morning that tabbed the defending conference champion Lander Field Hockey team to finish fourth in the conference standings. Lander grabbed two first-place votes and had 46 total points. Mount Olive was picked as the preseason favorite while Newberry and Limestone rounded out the top four. Second through fourth place were only separated by three points between the three Palmetto State schools. This also was the second-straight season Lander was picked to finish fourth.
Live updates: Augusta-area high school football scoreboard for Week 2
It's the second week of high school football action in the Augusta area. Week 1 featured some quality matchups as area teams got their feet wet, but the marathon continues as teams prepare to lace their cleats up for Week 2. The big-ticket matchups include North Augusta traveling to Thomson, Hephzibah hosting Laney,...
Augusta crash victim dies 10 days after accident
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Coroner’s Office responded to Wellstar / MCG Hospital in reference to a death from a motor vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday, August 10th. The crash happened on Peach Orchard Road at Tobacco Road. 67-year-old John Thomas from Augusta was taken to the hospital where he succumbed […]
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