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2024 NCAAF Cheat Sheet: Clemson Tigers Stats & Odds
Will Clemson Be A Part of the 12-Team College Football Playoff Field?. Clemson was 8-3 outright as a favorite during the 2023 season with a 5-0 mark as a home favorite. The Tigers split their two games when listed as the underdog. The Tigers were just 5-6 against the spread (ATS) when favored. In ACC play, only Syracuse had a worse ATS record than Clemson did during the 2023 season. Keep that in mind when looking at the 2024 Clemson Tigers stats.
South Carolina State University receives $8 million state allocation for STEM research
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina State University is set to receive an $8 million state allocation for STEM research and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) workforce development. The school says this will help take the University to a new level of education and research within their College of Science Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Transportation (STEM-T College).
Clemson Football coaching staff could grow a lot bigger after NCAA adopts new rule
While court settlements and structural changes to the NCAA have dominated the headlines this summer, another big change that could have a major impact on Clemson Football could be right around the corner. On3’s Pete Nakos says the NCAA Division I Council will vote on expanding the coaching staffs of...
SC upstate mourns loss of Richland County principal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina upstate is mourning the loss of a Richland County School District One principal on Monday. A funeral was held on Monday afternoon for Jason Koepke, former principal at Forest Heights Elementary School, in Spartanburg. According to the Richland County Coroner’s Office, Koepke, 41,...
Wilson: Student loan ruling 'a huge win for South Carolina'
(The Center Square) — South Carolina's attorney general called a federal judge's decision to block part of President Joe Biden's latest push to delay or cancel roughly half a trillion dollars in student debt "a huge win for South Carolina." On Monday, U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Kansas and U.S. District Judge John Ross in Missouri issued separate rulings halting Biden's plan, dubbed the Saving on a Valuable Education — or SAVE — Plan. Republican attorneys general, including South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson,...
UPDATE on Law Enforcement Activity at Toccoa Walmart Yesterday
As reported by WNEG News yesterday, June 11, local law enforcement officials responded at approximately 5:15 p.m., to the Toccoa Walmart after being advised by the Hart County Sheriff’s Office that a female victim was being held against her will by a male suspect. Toccoa Police officers responded to...
Police: Georgia officials asked to ‘be on the lookout’ for possible kidnapping suspect
LAVONIA, GA (FOX Carolina) - The Lavonia Police Department said law enforcement from multiple counties were asked to be on the lookout for a possible kidnapping suspect Tuesday night. According to the department, around 6 p.m., Franklin County 911 dispatchers broadcasted a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) for a Toyota...
Two incumbents fall
A political newcomer, Adam Duncan, achieved a major upset in Oconee when his totals showed that he won the Republican nomination, ousting Bill Sandifer, a senior member of the state legislature. The results gave Duncan a 61-vote margin, or a little more than 50.5% of the votes cast inside State House District Two that encompasses the Seneca area and runs south to the southern Oconee border. The race for the District Four seat on the Oconee County Council was even closer. It had challenger Tommy James the winner, with a 39-vote margin, or 51.04%, over incumbent Julian Davis. Two council incumbents saw themselves victorious: Matthew Durham of District Two, with a margin of 307 votes, or 56.92%, prevailed over challenger India Lancaster. The council incumbent in District Five, Glenn Hart, captured a 230-vote margin, or 55.62%, over his challenger, Gwen McPhail. As often is the case in a primary, most of Oconee’s electorate stayed home, as only about two of every ten voters went to the polls.
Division within Westminster government
Last night in Westminster, a 4 to 3 vote decided that the mayor and the council may enroll in the state’s health insurance plan for employees – in spite of warnings about the high cost to the city’s budget and a cry that many Westminster senior citizens are struggling just to get by. A vote cast by Councilwoman Audrey Reese swung the tide in favor of the city’s elected leaders to qualify for “PEBA” – the South Carolina Public Employee Benefits Authority. Reese’s vote created tension with her fellow councilwoman Daby Snipes, who sits next to Reese. According to Snipes, it’s unfair to Westminster residents. Snipes alluded to comments by Judy Caywood, the leader of Westminster Seniors. If the vote had gone the other way, it would have excluded council members from what’s called a one-time irrevocable option. At present, only Mayor Ramey is covered, but there was no clear indication that any of the six council members will enroll. Ramey this morning issued the following clarifying comments to our original story. He said, “We did not vote to ‘opt in’ to the healthcare. Elected officials have already been eligible for years. ‘PEBA’ required a vote to either continue as we have been or to stop allowing elected officials to participate….Most council members have no desire or need to participate.” And, as for his participation, the mayor said, “I had to because my wife is enrolled through the school district and ‘PEBA’ would not allow her to cover me since I work for the city.”
This morning’s Miracle Circle accident
The police chief says this morning’s (around 9:15) accident at Seneca’s Miracle Circle intersection has turned out to be minor in nature. Chief Bowling tells 101.7/WGOG NEWS: “It has already cleared up. One transported for minor injuries.”
Possible mandatory vote recount in SC District 2
Should Rep. Sandifer pick up a certain number of votes during an examination of challenged ballots tomorrow, 101.7/WGOG NEWS has been told, it’s possible that a number of added Sandifer votes will kick in a requirement for a mandatory recount of votes cast in his race with Adam Duncan. The unofficial results last night gave challenger Duncan a 59-vote upset win over Sandifer, the 29-year state lawmaker. Tomorrow morning’s board of canvassers meeting is being held to certify the results, after decisions are made on whether to add challenged ballots to the count.
State levies penalty against Oconee manufacturer
A penalty of $9,250 has been placed by the state against Itron Manufacturing of West Union, according to a document published by South Carolina DHEC. According to one of the administrative orders to be considered by the DHEC board this week, an inspection on December 6 revealed an alleged violation of the South Carolina Hazardous Management Act – one of which is an allegation that Itron failed to submit to local emergency responders—what DHEC calls—a quick reference guide of the contingency plan. Since then, however, according to DHEC, Itron has submitted the guide for department review.
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