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Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes speaks ahead of USC comedy roast in WIS exclusive interview
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes spoke in an exclusive interview with WIS Investigative reporter Deric Rush Friday on the controversy surrounding a scheduled roast of Vice President and Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris. The conversation has been ongoing for a week now. Uncensored America, a student...
Over The Top boutique re-opens Sept. 6 in Ridgeway
RIDGEWAY – On Sept. 6, past and future boutique owner Tina Johnson will be back in business – literally. Johnson is re-opening her popular Over The Top boutique in downtown Ridgeway after closing it five years ago. “I ran the shop for 14 years, and loved every minute...
Dreher High student qualifies for National American Miss Competition
Dreher High School sophomore Elizabeth Wise has qualified to compete in the junior teen division of the National American Miss (NAM) competition. The beauty pageant emphasizes the importance of developing real-world skills and shaping the future leaders of tomorrow. Wise was named a junior teen division state finalist during the...
Midlands STEM opens new year on new campus
WINNSBORO – After a few weeks of delays, Midlands STEM Charter School (MSCS) opened the 2024-2025 school year on its new campus in Winnsboro on Wednesday, Aug. 23. MSCS is a 4K – 12 public, tuition-free charter school. The new 46,000 sq. ft building is set to accommodate 351 students, complete with science labs, extra spaces for clubs, a gym, an outdoor space for activities, and more.
Proposed residential rezoning on Syrup Mill Road postponed
WINNSBORO – Several items on Monday night’s county council agenda were postponed. The first item to be postponed was the second reading of Ordinance 837 – a request to consider rezoning a 64.35-acre Syrup Mill Road property located in Ridgeway and owned by JB Frazier and Phillip Brown. The property is located near the intersection of E. Peach Road and Syrup Mill road. The tax map number of the property is 200-00-00-015-000.
Town of Winnsboro’s audit reveals significant deficiency in financial control
WINNSBORO – When an auditor with Mauldin & Jenkins Auditing firm informed Winnsboro Town Council last week that the firm had found a significant deficiency and four material weaknesses in its audit of the Town’s 2023 finances, it didn’t come as a surprise to Town officials. The...
Meteor lights up sky over High Country
HIGH COUNTRY – It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it's a meteor shooting across the night sky. On Friday, Aug. 30, High Country residents awoke to the news that a meteor had entered Earth’s atmosphere during the early hours of the morning. Lauri Miller with Appalachian State University’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences reported to local news that officials with NASA had reached out to the department and indicated...
About Half of SC’s 3rd to 8th Graders Read on Grade Level. Math Scores are Worse
COLUMBIA — Fewer than half of South Carolina third- through eighth-grade students can do math as expected for their grade level, according to test scores released Friday. State education officials hope to improve scores with a new $10 million program to hire math tutors, improve training and pay for resources. A similar program has helped […]
South Carolina agency heads could see pay raises as subcommittee approves most requests
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Pay raises could be on the way for the heads of dozens of state agencies after a subcommittee today considered 25 requests for increases and approved 22 of them. The larger committee is tasked with approving or denying requests for salary increases for the heads of...
Soccer Recap: Providence Day Sets Scoring Season-High Against Marvin Ridge
Providence Day scored the most goals they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Marvin Ridge Mavericks by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Mavericks are ranked 125th).
Why a top NC high school football player is transferring, just one week into the season
One of North Carolina’s top players in the junior class, who has offers from several Power Four schools, left a Charlotte private school this week to enroll at his public high school. He will play Friday night.
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