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Team talent ranking indicates South Carolina football should be better
South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer and his staff pulled in two really nice recruiting classes in a row in the 2023 and 2024 cycles. With the Gamecocks signing top-20 national classes in back-to-back seasons and bringing in multiple 5-stars in the same cycle for the first time in modern recruiting history, the talent on the Carolina roster is better than some might realize.
Hammond hammers Christ Church 56-28 in season opener
Hammond and Christ Church greeting before the coin toss for the home opener in Columbia, SC. Columbia – Friday night’s contest between reigning state champions (SCISA AAAA) Hammond and (Class A) Christ Church Episcopal school had the makings of a clash of titans but the homestanding Skyhawks took control from the opening kickoff and never looked back beating the Cavaliers 56-28.
4-star South Carolina football target announces college commitment
So far in the class of 2025, the South Carolina football program has one commitment on the offensive line. 4-star in-state prospect Shed Sarratt (a product of Gaffney High School in the Upstate) pledged his services to the Gamecocks early this summer, but as of now, there have been no other offensive linemen to join him in the class. Class of 2026 offensive line recruit Anthony Baxter is committed, however.
SC superintendent urges Richland 1 to abandon building project, claims $6M already ‘wasted’
Richland 1 has demonstrated a “pattern of disregard for legal authorities,” state Superintendent Ellen Weaver wrote in an Aug. 22 letter to Superintendent Craig Witherspoon and the school board.
Florence County woman forgets to fill up at gas station after big lotto win
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A Scranton lottery player forgot to pump the gas she paid for after learning she won $300,000 off a lottery ticket. The winner had a store clerk at the Little Fisher Truck Stop in Scranton look at the ticket first, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.
South Carolina Sets Date For First Execution In Years
South Carolina is scheduling the state's first execution in over a decade. September 20th is announced as the day Freddie Eugene Owens will be put to death for killing a Greenville store clerk in 1997. Once the director of prisons confirms executions by lethal infection, firing squad, and electrocution are available, Owens will have time to decide which method will kill him.
Local Company Steps Up to Help Blythewood Family After Devastating Flood
Columbia, SC – August 15, 2024 – After severe flooding damaged a home in Blythewood, Rumsey Construction & Restoration (RCR), a local business specializing in disaster response, has stepped up to assist a family in need. The flooding, caused by a failed storm water drainage system in a newly built neighborhood, left the family’s first floor completely destroyed, with much of the damage not covered by insurance.
Walmart recalls apple juice brand sold in 25 states due to arsenic levels
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP/FOX Carolina) - Walmart has recalled an apple juice brand after nearly 10,000 cases of apples juice were found to contain potentially dangerous levels of arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) originally announced a recall of the Great Value brand apple juice on August 15, but...
South Carolina high school football player suffers third-degree burns after practice punishment
A South Carolina man says his son was burned on football field turf. Lance Poynor, the father, says his son, Cade Poynor, suffered third-degree burns during Buford High School's football practice when players were told to bear crawl on hot turf in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The bear crawls were...
Nighttime lane closures on I-26 at Palmetto Commerce Interchange start Monday
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Temporary Nighttime Lane Closures will be in effect starting Monday on Palmetto Commerce Interchange Bridge. The lane closures will be in effect along I-26 between US-78 and Ashley Phosphate and will run from Aug. 26 through 29. Starting Monday night, between 8 p.m. and...
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