By Thomas Grant Jr. Saturday’s annual Clemson–South Carolina showdown in Columbia will serve as a homecoming for two former All-State wide receivers. Clemson redshirt senior Antonio Williams of Dutch Fork and South Carolina freshman Donovan Murph of Irmo will line up on opposite sidelines for the 4 p.m. kickoff atContinue Reading
Union United Methodist Church will once again bring the town of Bethlehem to life as it hosts the 32nd annual drive-through living nativity, The Living Christmas Story, December 5–7 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each evening. For more than three decades, the church’s parking lot has been transformed into aContinue Reading
Get ready to lace up your sneakers and kick off the holiday season. Saluda Shoals Park will hold the annual Sleigh Bell Trot November 24 and the Sleigh Bell Stroll November 25. The after-dark events offer participants a chance to run or walk through Holiday Lights on the River —Continue Reading
High Five Fridays have become an exciting beginning to the last day of each week By W. Thomas Smith Jr. For years (during the schoolyear) one of the most enthusiastically anticipated end-of-week interactions between schoolkids and deputies has been HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS (H5F), a Friday morning period when deputies meetContinue Reading
S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame holds Veterans Month press conference at Columbia Convention Center, site of the Hall’s permanent home Days after celebrating the Marine Corps 250th Birthday in Philadelphia – which included a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of the Corps’ first Commandant Samuel Nicholas – Major GeneralContinue Reading
Photo: My grandmother and mother’s cornbread mold with an ear of Bradford heirloom corn. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Born of fire, master of fire, and survivor of fire, my vintage cast iron cornbread mold fed many a soul. Best I figure it came to be in the 1930s.Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, S.C., November 12, 2025 — Leeza’s Care Connection (LCC) proudly announces that renowned gerontologist and community advocate Dr. Macie P. Smith has been selected to receive the organization’s highest honor, The North Star Award, at its annual Illuminate Gala on November 20, 2025. Held each year, Illuminate shines aContinue Reading
Columbia, S.C. (October 14, 2025) – Attention 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers! South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis is inviting teachers across the Palmetto State to take part in a fun and educational activity designed to spark student creativity and promote lifelong financial literacy skills. Sponsored by the FutureContinue Reading
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Sandhills Middle School cafeteria employee has been charged after allegedly bringing a loaded firearm onto school grounds. Andrea Brooks, 43, faces a charge of carrying a weapon on school property, according to the arrest warrant. “The school resource officer was notified after a district employee toldContinue Reading
Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) has announced that attorney William “Bill” Fortino has been named the firm’s new Managing Partner, effective January 1. Fortino, a respected leader within the firm and an award-winning Family Law attorney, will guide MBM’s strategic initiatives, oversee operational priorities, and continue the firm’s longstanding commitment toContinue Reading