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Cane Bay Cobras Preseason Tests: Facing South Florence, Hanahan & Batesburg-Leesville
The Cane Bay Cobras are set for a challenging preseason under head coach Russell Zehr, with three tough scrimmages scheduled to prepare the team for the upcoming season. They will face last year's state champion South Florence on August 9, a team known for a strong passing game and a successful track record. Following that, the Cobras will meet Hanahan on August 16 and host Batesburg-Leesville on August 23, both of which promise to provide valuable game-like experiences. Zehr emphasizes the importance of these scrimmages to better assess his team’s readiness for regular-season competition.
How’s It Looking? Clemson Extension Agents Provide Crop Updates
Clemson Extension agents provide updates in The South Carolina Grower this week about the status of various crops being produced throughout the state. We are finally getting some consistent rain and dare I say too much in short intervals. Most of our crops are done for the summer with a...
Dead alligator washes up on Hilton Head Island beach
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WSAV)—A dead alligator washed up onto the sand in front of beachgoers on Hilton Head Island on Monday. A beachgoer said that he estimated the alligator to be around 7 feet long. They saw it about 100 yards out at first, until the tide drew it closer to shore. A young man […]
Tybee-filmed ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ to be screened at Post theater
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) – The new comedy Fly Me to the Moon will soon be screened in the very city where it was filmed. The new film is set during the 1960s Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union at the time of the Apollo 11 Mission and stars Channing Tatum […]
Three women from South Carolina charged in Athens Sports Academy felony shoplifting
Three women from South Carolina were arrested on felony shoplifting charges Tuesday after authorities said they fled Athens but were caught in Walton County after an alert was issued for their car. The suspects were all released on bond from jail in Athens on Wednesday, but they are also under investigation for thefts of merchandise in Oconee County, which occurred prior to the alleged shoplifting at Academy Sports & Outdoors, according to Athens-Clarke police. ...
Gray Media Launches Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network on South Carolina Stations
Gray Media said it will launch a new digital broadcast channel, Palmetto Sports & Entertainment, in October on Gray Television’s stations in South Carolina.The network will be based at WIS Columbia which started broadcasting live games from the Charleston Battery, a USL Championship soccer team, and the Columbia Fireflies, a class-A South Atlantic League baseball team affiliated with the Kansas City Royals, earlier this year.Also carrying the network will be WPAM Columbia, WHNS Greenville-Asheville-Spartanburg and WMVF Myrtle Beach.“We’re having fun creating new fans,” WIS VP and general manager Robby Thomas said. “Our audience tells us how much they appreciate watching...
Springsteen joins host of SC Public Radio show
Furman University’s Greg Springsteen, professor of chemistry, joined Mike Switzer on South Carolina Public Radio show “South Carolina Business Review.” The 2024 recipient of the South Carolina Governors Award for Excellence in Research, Springsteen spoke with Switzer about his investigation of metabolism and his theories about how life on primordial Earth began. Springsteen underscored the importance of undergraduate research and pointed out that while Furman’s work evolves at a slower pace than at R1 institution labs, the environment at Furman lends itself well to exploring big scientific questions. He said students at primarily undergraduate universities, like Furman, do a “fantastic job” of understanding the fundamental concepts in science behind metabolism and life.
Camp STARS program serves military kids in South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs and Camp Cole came together to support military families through the Camp STARS program. The camp serves military kids who have illnesses, disabilities and life challenges.
Heat advisory issued for South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A warm and stuffy start to Thursday as many kids return to school but a hot afternoon is ahead. Storm Team 2 says the entire state is undergoing a heat advisory throughout the afternoon. “It’s going to be one of those days where most of us are pushing the mid-90s to […]
People across SC connected to high-speed internet with $400M: ‘It completely transformed us’
COLUMBIA — When Mathew Nelson opened Chattooga River Lodge and Campground in the Appalachian foothills in 2020, visitors asked him if they could log onto the TV to play Netflix shows or hop on a virtual meeting using the Wi-Fi. Nelson had to tell them “no.” The lodge, along with the rest of rural Oconee […]
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