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SportsIRMO, S.C. — The Irmo High School football team heads to North Augusta on Friday, Nov. 13, for a second-round Class 4A Lower State playoff game. Kickoff at the host Yellow Jackets’ stadium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and the winner moves on to the…
From the HERE City State DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Carolina State's unbeaten start ended Wednesday night, as Notre Dame buried the Bulldogs under a flood of 3-pointers in a 99-59 rout at Purcell Pavilion. The Bulldogs, who arrived 3-0 and leading the MEAC standings, fell behind early and never…
From the HERE City State DeskHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — South Carolina's men's soccer team is one win from its first conference championship match in more than a decade, but it will have to beat a familiar problem to get there. The sixth-seeded Gamecocks (11-5-2) play second-seeded Marshall in the Sun Belt…
From the HERE City State DeskPENSACOLA, Fla. — South Carolina needed less than five minutes to take control of its SEC Tournament quarterfinal, and Georgia never found a way back. The second-seeded Gamecocks beat the 10th-seeded Bulldogs 3-0 on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals, improving to 13-2-3. Georgia finished…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina puts its unbeaten start on the line Wednesday night against a Saint Peter's team that has struggled to score but nearly stole each of its last two games. Tipoff at Colonial Life Arena is 7 p.m., with the game on…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina keeps climbing. The Gamecocks jumped four places, landing at No. 17 when the playoff selection committee put out its second set of rankings Tuesday night, on the heels of a fourth consecutive Southeastern Conference victory. The latest came Saturday at…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers is now on the short list for one of college football's top individual honors. The senior from Florence was named Tuesday as one of 18 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, which goes to the best offensive player…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson hosts Georgia Tech at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14, for Senior Day and a milestone for head coach Dabo Swinney. Kickoff in Clemson is 12:30 p.m., and The CW has the broadcast. The Tigers are 6-3 overall and 4-2 in…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Two hard-throwing pitchers in their first full big-league seasons swept the top pitching honors in baseball Wednesday, as Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski won the National League Cy Young Award and the Yankees' Cam Schlittler took the American League prize. Each drew every…
From the HERE City National DeskTEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals are handing the offense to rookie quarterback Carson Beck for the rest of the season. Head coach Mike LaFleur said Wednesday that a torn ulnar ligament in his elbow will end the season for Gardner Minshew, who needs surgery,…
From the HERE City National DeskCINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals put the blame on themselves Wednesday for a trade-deadline deal with the Philadelphia Eagles that came apart before it was finished. Head coach Zac Taylor spoke for director of player personnel Duke Tobin, who runs the front office in practice.…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — The Los Angeles Lakers stretched their winning streak to seven games Wednesday night with a 123-112 victory over the Bucks, though the win came with an injury scare. Luka Doncic led Los Angeles with 32 points. Sandro Mamukelashvili, once a Milwaukee draft pick,…
From HERE Clinton
LAURENS, S.C. — The bus delays that have frustrated Laurens County School District 55 families over the past week trace back to a pay change made at the start of the school year, according to Interim Superintendent Dr. Rhett Harris. Harris said that while he was the district’s assistant superintendent…
From the HERE City State Desk
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Students at South Carolina State University should see a new residence hall, a bigger student center and a new classroom building open within the next year, as the state's only public historically Black university pushes ahead on roughly $330 million in construction, the university reported Wednesday. The…
Events
IRMO, S.C. — A longtime Irmo holiday tradition is coming back in December. Union United Methodist Church will present its 33rd annual Living Christmas Story, a free drive-through nativity, from Dec. 4 to Dec. 6. Each evening, from 6:30 until 9 p.m., the show plays out at the church, 7582…
From HERE Greenwood
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Uptown Greenwood opens its holiday shopping season with a packed weekend: an evening wine walk and a milestone arts gala on Friday, followed by a daylong open house at downtown stores on Saturday. The second Uptown Uncorked Wine Walk begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. Each…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hibachi House on Main Street in downtown Columbia will shut down along with its longtime neighbor Immaculate Consumption, and the university-tied foundation that owns their building plans to bring in a new business, its leader confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 11. Jason Caskey, president and CEO of the USC…
From Merger Monday
If you wanted to raise money this week, you could. If you wanted someone’s permission, good luck. Start with the money. Anthropic’s IPO book was covered several times within a day of launch, and its bankers are talking about raising the price. Alphabet went looking for about $3 billion in Hong…
From Merger Monday
Pizza Hut is borrowing against its franchise checks. The pizza chain is marketing about $1 billion of bonds backed by the royalties its restaurant owners pay, a first for the brand and a sign of how its new private-equity owner plans to finance the business. The deal is a whole-business securitization,…
From HERE Greenwood
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Greenwood teenager Calvin Lamont Parker Jr. would have turned 20 on Tuesday. Instead, his face looked down from a digital roadside sign in Greenville from morning to midnight, paired with a plea for young people to put down their guns. Parker was 17 and about to start…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The City of Columbia is asking federal regulators to let it move community development money away from two park projects and toward affordable housing, a proposal that went before residents at a public hearing Wednesday evening. Under the plan, Community Development Block Grant dollars set aside for…
From the HERE City National Desk
MOSCOW — President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow Thursday morning and went into the Kremlin for talks with Vladimir Putin, carrying the results of this week's U.S.-brokered Ukraine peace talks straight to the Russian leader. Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special envoy, greeted the two Americans…
From the HERE City National Desk
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Delray Beach will not organize or pay for its St. Patrick's Day Parade or its Pride festival in 2027, city officials announced Tuesday, saying a new Florida law limiting local government involvement in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts leaves them no legal room to hold either…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Veterans Day has come and gone, but South Carolina veterans who want to spend time outdoors can still get in free at most federal sites around the state, and those with a service-connected disability can skip the gate fee at every state park. On the federal side,…
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