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Main Stage Band Lineup Announced for 50th Annual Irmo Okra Strut
Irmo, S.C. – Get ready to dance and sing along at the 50th Annual Lexington Medical Center Irmo Okra Strut, as the Town of Irmo proudly announces the lineup for the Prisma Health Amphitheater Main Stage. The event, scheduled for September 27 and 28 at Moore Park (7473 Church St., Irmo), promises an exciting weekend of music and entertainment.
Columbia furniture store Whit-Ash closes after 52 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Whit-Ash furniture store is officially closing its doors after 52 years in business. The whole building is forgoing a complete liquidation that started on Thursday. Whitney and Gerald Black, both brothers and decorated U.S. Navy veterans, started a water-bed business in the late 1960′s. After...
Gamecocks MBB announces 2024-25 non-conference schedule
South Carolina announced the non-conference portion of its 2024-25 men's basketball schedule on Thursday. The Gamecocks will open the season on Monday, Nov. 4 at Colonial Life Arena against North Florida. The team will play nine of its 13 non-conference games at home highlighted by the in-state rivalry matchup versus...
Body found behind Columbia grocery store identified, new details announced in death
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities are providing new details on the death of a man whose body was found behind a Richland County grocery store. The Columbia Police Department announced on Friday that a death in the 5100 block of Fairfield Road considered suspicious has been ruled accidental by the Richland County Coroner's Office. Police began investigating the death behind the Food Lion on Fairfield Road on Aug. 8 after lawn care workers found his body in a wooded area behind the store.
Dawn Staley Explains Her Mindset For Renegotiating Her 2021 Contract, Which Made Her The Highest-Paid Black Head Coach In NCAA Women’s Basketball
Dawn Staley knew her worth, which led to her receiving a historic contract. Since joining the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball program as the head coach, she has led the team to 10 NCAA Attendance titles, with three appearances leading to national championships (2017, 2022, and 2024) the university’s website mentions. The 2024 win was… Continue reading Dawn Staley Explains Her Mindset For Renegotiating Her 2021 Contract, Which Made Her The Highest-Paid Black Head Coach In NCAA Women’s Basketball
Another South Carolina basketball alum gets his first professional contract
South Carolina basketball fans witnessed one of the best seasons in program history last year. Aside from the 2016-2017 Final Four run, the 2023-2024 Gamecocks put up the best year since the team's back-to-back NCAA Tournament teams in the 1990s (when they were a 2-seed and 3-seed in the Big Dance in consecutive years). Before that, nothing compared since the Frank McGuire era in the 1960s and 1970s. Lamont Paris' team managed to tie the program record for wins last year with their 26-8 mark, and the showing was good enough to tie the Gamecocks for 2nd place in the...
Decorated retired SC Major General laid to rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A retired U.S. Army Reserve Major General from South Carolina was laid to rest on Wednesday. Major General (R) George W. Goldsmith, Jr. passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95. Goldsmith was a decorated member of the military and served as Chairman of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee.
Evans football bends, but doesn't break in season-opening thriller over Thomson
EVANS – Evans High School football rolled with the punches Friday night. The Knights bested Thomson 35-28 in a back-and-forth thriller in their season-opener at Blanchard Stadium. Coach Barrett Davis's message to his players seemed to ring true until the final whistle. “We thought we’d gotten better over the summer. We know, offensively, we’ve...
Coroner’s office responds to fatal crash on Deans Bridge Road
BLYTHE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Coroner’s Office says they are scene of a fatal crash on Deans Bridge Road in Blythe. Details are limited at this time. We have reached out for more information. We have a news crew on the way to the scene.
INTERVIEW: Thomson mayor talks with News 12 after GBI arrest
THOMSON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - On Friday, News 12 had a phone interview with Thomson Mayor Benji Cranford, just days after his arrest by the GBI. Cranford is facing a felony charge for allegedly buying a bottle of gin, and then purposefully putting it in the path of state prisoners. He...
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