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South Carolina state park using limited hours during feral hog operation
HOPKINS, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — National Park Service staff will be managing the feral hog population at a South Carolina state park. NPS officials say the work at Congaree National Park will begin Monday, July 8, and run through mid-August, affecting visitor hours. The process includes using firearms, including high-powered rifles, and working during […]
5-star talent puts South Carolina basketball on list of favorites
South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley is involved with nearly every player in the top-10 of the class of 2025 recruiting rankings. One of those 5-star talents is Zakiyah Johnson, a 6'1" wing from Shelbyville, Kentucky. Earlier in her recruitment, Zakiyah Johnson had put Coach Staley's Gamecocks in her top-12,...
Kershaw County firefighters battle brush fire, while drivers battle smoke
CAMDEN, S.C. — Fire crews in Kershaw County are keeping an eye out for hotspots, after a brush fire broke out near Interstate 20 Friday afternoon. Will Glover, Kershaw County’s Director of Emergency Services tells News19 that because of the remote location of the fire, help was needed from the South Carolina Forestry Commission.
Report: Man who fired shotgun in the air in Columbia says he didn’t know it was illegal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to an unusual shooting on the Fourth of July. Deputies responded to Golden Court, off Meadowlake Drive, at around 1 a.m. on July 5. A resident told deputies that their neighbor fired his shotgun into the air several times...
AC restored at Columbia senior living facility, residents move back in
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -Residents at a Columbia senior living facility began moving back into their apartments on the Fourth of July after the building had been without air conditioning for days. According to property management, the system that cools Christopher Towers, a high-rise on Devine Street, failed on Monday. Officials...
Fans gather at SRP Park for baseball, fireworks
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta GreenJackets were back in town to celebrate Independence Day. Fans got ready for a fun night of baseball and fireworks. It doesn’t get more American than baseball and fireworks unless they’re selling apple pies. Boom at the Park is underway at...
North Strand celebrates Fourth of July with fireworks at Cherry Grove Pier
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - It was a busy day in North Myrtle Beach, where people from all over celebrated the Fourth of July. One woman told WMBF News she looked forward to “family, friends, the fireworks.”. Everyone WMBF News spoke with said they were looking forward to...
Camp Lejeune water contamination impacts SC woman and her late husband
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A South Carolina Marine widow who says her husband died from an aggressive cancer years after serving at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina is hoping for vindication. The nonprofit organization, Lejeune Empowered Advocacy for Widows, raises awareness for those who may have been affected by the...
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