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Rabies confirmed in bat, raccoon, and skunk across three South Carolina counties
LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed that a bat, a racoon and a skunk – all from different counties – have tested positive for rabies. The bat, found near Huntington Drive and Cecillia Drive in Charleston, exposed four people and...
Residents concerned with yellow running water in their homes following Debby
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For the last few days, some people in the Lowcountry have noticed that the running water in their homes has had a slightly yellow or brown color to it. The Public Information Administrator for Charleston Water System, Mike Saia, says this is in direct correlation to...
Clarendon County Sheriff confirms false school shooting threat at Manning Junior High
MANNING, S.C. (WIS) - The Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) confirmed Thursday morning that a school shooting threat at Manning Junior High School was false. Clarendon County Sheriff Tim Baxley said children at the school started a rumor that a student at Manning Junior High was planning to bring a loaded weapon to school and shoot a group of students.
Columbia Mayor Touts New Collaboration, Working Relationships
Touting recurring themes of collaboration and connectivity across the Midlands, Mayor Daniel Rickenmann says Columbia is “the land of opportunity” and “the best kept secret in South Carolina.”. Rickenmann was the inaugural speaker Wednesday for a new “State of the Midlands” series being presented by the Urban...
Coastal Carolina University welcoming students moving onto campus
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - Coastal Carolina University is set to welcome new students moving in over the next four days ahead of the new academic year. More than 1,000 students are moving onto campus Thursday, but over 5,400 students will be settled in on campus before classes begin next week.
Snake-wrangling teacher in the Midlands
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – An unwanted guest slithered into a South Carolina high school leaving one brave teacher to wrangle the reptile. An Agriculture Education Instructor from Andrew Jackson High School, Mr. Young, caught the non-venomous snake in his class on Monday. The school posted photos of the capture on their social media pages. […]
Dawn Staley describes meeting Tom Brady at Paris Olymipcs
Like many others, Dawn Staley was active around the 2024 Paris Olympics. One particular moment that drew the South Carolina women’s basketball coach’s attention was when she was around NFL great Tom Brady. Staley described being around Brady on Wednesday during the Paul Finebaum Show on SEC Network....
Finally starting, South Carolina baseball alum Jonah Bride is having a whale of a 2nd half of the season
South Carolina baseball alum Jonah Bride has had a whale of a month. Bad puns aside, the Oklahoma native is getting just the second opportunity of his career to play consistently (the other coming at the end of a horrendously bad Oakland Athletics 2022 campaign in which winning was not a priority). The Owasso Walloper has made the most of his chance.
South Florence Bruins football preview
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – No one has had a better 2-year run in our area than the South Florence Bruins. 29 wins in a row at one point, a state championship win in 2022, and a state-runner up trophy in 2023. Drew Marlowe’s team will be the favorites to win Region 5-4A again this fall. […]
Joyce Edwards named USA Today's Girls Basketball Player and Athlete of the Year
Forward Joyce Edwards will soon embark on her women’s college basketball career at the defending national champion University of South Carolina. Her “award tour” following a third state championship season at Camden High School continued on Monday when USA Today once again presented Edwards with its top prestigious honor as part of the publication's 2023-24 High School Sports Awards.
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