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ESPN projects South Carolina football to another Florida bowl game
With a 5-7 season the most recent result for the South Carolina football program, the first goal for 2024 has to be getting back to a bowl game. The Gamecocks' ceiling is higher than the 6-win threshold for bowls, but Shane Beamer's team will have to show on the field the offseason improvements they've made to ensure postseason life.
Hamrick’s of Charleston is Coming
GAFFNEY, S.C. (Palmetto Life) – Jan 18, 2024 – Great brands at incredible prices will soon be available in the Charleston area as Hamrick’s, Inc., a southeastern retailer based in Gaffney, SC, announced it would be opening a new location in the fall of this year. Remodeling and construction are underway to occupy the former Toys R Us building in The Promenade at Northwoods on Rivers Avenue.
Columbia SC grabs first-ever James Beard Award
You may have heard about this already, because the occasion certainly has received a lot of press. In June of this year, a Midlands wine bar received a coveted James Beard award, the first time this has ever happened in the Capital City. Mike Switzer interviews Tim Gardner, owner and founder of Lula Drake Wine Parlour in Columbia, S.C., recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages category from James Beard.
Alex Murdaugh crime books to be released, including two by murder trial jury members
Even as the post-conviction case of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is set to go before the South Carolina Supreme Court in hopes of a retrial, a second wave of books on the internationally known Murdaugh murder saga hits bookshelves, including chronicles from a Wall Street Journal reporter and two members of Murdaugh's jury. ...
South Carolina basketball GOAT A'ja Wilson ties all-time WNBA record
South Carolina basketball legend A'ja Wilson is a virtual lock to win the 2024 WNBA MVP. With all due respect to Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Caitlin Clark, Alyssa Thomas, and the other players in the WNBA who are having great seasons, Wilson is the best player in the sport, and the 2024 season has proven that reality.
Family of USC student killed by mistaken Uber driver 'relieved' after killer’s appeal denied
The family of a University of South Carolina student who was brutally murdered after getting into a car she mistakenly thought was her Uber home is expressing relief now that the man convicted in her killing will remain behind bars.
Tega Cay’s The Goat Boater Wins SUP Connect’s 2024 Shop of the Year Award
The Goat Boater, a beloved paddleboarding business in Tega Cay, has been named the Shop of the Year for 2024 by SUP Connect: The People’s Choice Awards. This prestigious award recognizes The Goat Boater’s commitment to the stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) community and its exceptional customer service, making it a standout destination for water sports enthusiasts.
Cybersecurity experts collaborate with state leaders at inaugural conference
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — As the use of technology increases in our day-to-day lives, so does the need for online security. Members of an organization called the SC Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, or SC CIC (“Kick”), joined together with state leaders in West Columbia for an educational conference.
Local communication workers join regional strike
DAYTON — Local communications workers are joining nearly 17,000 others across the Southeast in a strike against AT&T in an attempt to get the communications to the bargaining table over unfair labor practices, according to Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3802 Union officials. Local communications workers have been demonstrating on Railroad Street in downtown for the past several days, and on Wednesday, CWA and AT&T entered into federal mediation and had their first meeting with the mediator this morning. ...
Ballantyne Ridge falls to Fort Mill 56-0 in program’s first-ever game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The start of a new era in Charlotte-area football got off to a less than stellar start in week one. Ballantyne Ridge took to the field for the first time as a program boasting one of the youngest and smallest rosters in the state, and possibly the nation.
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