Month: November 2019

Gray Collegiate beats St. Joes in the playoffs

Gray Collegiate Academy defeated St. Joseph’s Catholic Friday night by a score of 44-18. The War Eagles move onto the third round of the 3A playoffs. Hunter Helms was 12-for-13 with 139 yards passing on a rainy night. Running back KZ Adams racked up 255 all-purpose yards and he scored 5 touchdowns.

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Airport gets second-round playoff win over Lower Richland

Airport went to Lower Richland Friday night and picked up a win. The Eagles defeated the Diamond Hornets 42-12. I was the second time Airport beat LR. The Eagles won 42-30 in September. Lower Richland had not lost since that game, until Friday. Airport is now 9-3, and moves on to play Myrtle Beach in […]

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Brookland Cayce scores playoff win over Wilson

Under a steady rain, Brookland-Cayce ran over Wilson by a score of 40-6, Friday night at Fort Knox. It was the Bearcats eighth consecutive win.  BC’s Will Way had 151 yards rushing and the Bearcats had close to 400 yards on the ground. Coming into the game Wilson Quarterback Zayshaun Rice had passed for 2,345 yards. But […]

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Primal Gourmet Chef Greg Martin shares his Thanksgiving Day meal special

Chef Greg Martin is the owner of Primal Gourmet in West Columbia. The restaurant and food delivery service has thrived since opening a large base operation at 725 Meeting Street in July. As Thanksgiving approaches, Martin took some time out from his schedule to share the details of one of this special dishes. “I make […]

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Expert Chef Kristian Niemi of Bourbon and Black Rooster shares Thanksgiving tips for cooking turkey

Black Rooster was opened in August by premier Chef Kristian Niemi. The French bistro-themed establishment is a part of West Columbia’s Brookland complex. Reviews of the food have been outstanding. Large crowds are also been drawn to Black Rooster’s rooftop bar that offers a magnificent view of the Columbia skyline. As the holiday season approaches, […]

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8-car crash on I-26 – Snow, ice reported on I-20, Thursday

Snow and ice were reported on I-20, from mile marker 51-61, Thursday morning, by the S.C. Department of Transportation. No lanes were closed. On Wednesday morning, six crashes occurred because of black ice build up in I-20 in the same area. Also inn Lexington County, I-26 East was reported as blocked at the 107 mile […]

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Lexington woman dies in crash, not found until the next day, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident that occurred in the 300 block of Mill Stream Road in Lexington during the overnight hours of Tuesday. Click for original report According to Fisher, Ms. April Lafay Smith, 54, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene. Ms. Smith […]

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Cayce-West Columbia Lions collect more than 100,000 pairs of eyeglasses to reuse

The Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club collected more than 100,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses. The Lions clean and recycle usable eyeglasses. Broken glasses are processed in a “scrap to cash” program for revenue to fund local community projects. All public donations, 100 percent, collected by the Lions Club are used for charitable causes. No donations go […]

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