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Player of the Week: White Knoll's Landon Sharpe aims to build off historic season
(WACH) - Landon Sharpe has had the best seat in the house from the pocket the past three years watching White Knoll climb to the top. "It's changed a lot," said senior quarterback Sharpe. "We're just all like a family now." The Timberwolves went undefeated in the regular season last...
Local communication workers join regional strike
DAYTON — Local communications workers are joining nearly 17,000 others across the Southeast in a strike against AT&T in an attempt to get the communications to the bargaining table over unfair labor practices, according to Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3802 Union officials. Local communications workers have been demonstrating on Railroad Street in downtown for the past several days, and on Wednesday, CWA and AT&T entered into federal mediation and had their first meeting with the mediator this morning. ...
Motel employee helps save woman being strangled in front of kids
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A Rembert man allegedly forced himself into a woman's motel room and tried to strangle her in front of their children. Deputies say they arrested Thomer Robinson, 23, of Sumter after they responded to the motel near North Main Street just before 1:30 a.m. on August 23 for a report of domestic violence.
Johnson steps down as Nation Ford athletic director
Nearly two years after their last athletic director resigned, Nation Ford High School is in the market for another one. Falcons’ athletic director Dave Johnson resigned from his job earlier this week after holding the position for roughly two years. Johnson took the job as an interim in August 2022 after former athletic director Jaybe Shackleford resigned following a motorcycle accident. Ironically, both resignations came during the third week of August roughly two years apart.
Barnwell grounds Blackville-Hilda in high school football season opener
Aug. 22—BARNWELL 24, BLACKVILLE-HILDA 7 BLACKVILLE — Barnwell head football coach Brian Smith went back and watched the film from last year's Week 2 loss to Blackville-Hilda. He didn't mince words with his players — he wasn't happy reliving those memories. Who were those Warhorses? Certainly not the same group that picked up a pair of wins in the playoffs to earn a shot at Oceanside Collegiate ...
Trio of USC alumnae entrepreneurs bringing a special pop-up experience to Columbia
Erin Engebritson, Adele Cisco, and Kristin Smoak are a tight-knit group. Their friendship began at the University of South Carolina years ago, and now they take annual girls trips and enjoy each other's company in their Charleston homes. For years the ladies have discussed opening a business together, and this...
A look at the 2024 fall schedule for USC Upstate Golf
USC Upstate Men's and Women's Golf returns to action as Head Coach Todd Lawton unveils the fall 2024 schedule for both programs. The fall season will conclude for both programs with the Fripp Island Preview, hosted by USC Upstate, from November 2-4. This marks the first year the tournament will expand from a one-day event to a three-day competition. Women's Golf, the Big South runner-up in April, will kick off their journey back to the top at Clemson in a 1-Day event on Monday, August 26th. They'll stay in state with a trek to Pawleys Island to play a familiar...
MYSTERY PHOTO: Horrible parking job
Well, somebody doesn’t know how to play nice. The bike rack is right there! What town is this in? And, for bonus points, tell us the street. Send your name, hometown and guess to: feedback@statehousereport.com. Columbia reader Jay Altman was the first to identify last week’s mystery, “Which town?”...
Sisters charged after opening fire on man in Columbia, police say
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two sisters are in jail after police allege they opened fire on a man earlier in the week. Columbia Police said Jamila and Leona Toatley have been charged with criminal conspiracy after they allegedly opened fire on a man in the 100 block of Ripplemeyer Avenue on Sunday. The man was not struck by gunfire, police said. Police set bond for both sisters at $20,000.
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