Month: November 2021

USC win over Florida reminiscent of Spurrier’s Tennessee win in 2005 when “God smiled on the Gamecocks”

On Oct. 29, 2005, the USC football team went to Tennessee and beat the No. 23 Volunteers. The 16-15 Gamecock victory was a shocker. It was South Carolina’s first win ever in Knoxville and it snapped a 12-game losing streak to Tennessee. Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer had never lost to South Carolina. Tennessee great Peyton […]

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Body of 36-year-old man who went missing on Lake Murray is recovered

The body of 36-year-old David Neil Grantham has been recovered from Lake Murray, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Grantham went missing on Lake Murray on Oct. 26, His body was recovered Saturday. Foul play is not suspected.

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Throngs come out for the West Columbia Fall Back Fest on State Street

There was a hint of winter in the air. The music played, artists painted on the street, and the people mingled in droves. That was the scene on State Street in West Columbia, Friday, at the Fall Back Fest. All of the shops were open and customers filed in to browse and buy. The Meeting […]

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Brookland-Cayce, Gray Collegiate win big in first round of football playoffs

Brookland-Cayce, and Gray Collegiate Academy got big wins in first round of the SC High School League football football playoffs. Brookland-Cayce (3A) defeated Waccamaw by a score of 33-0, Friday night at Brookland-Cayce. BC is a No. 1 seed and will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Bearcats will host Hanahan at 7:30 […]

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House Of Raeford’s Flock donates composters to Lexington 2 fifth-graders

Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications – Gardening may be wrapping up for the season, but fifth-graders in Lexington Two already have their thoughts on the coming growing season. That’s because all 32 fifth-grade classes across the district are receiving tumbling garden waste soil composters, donated by the House of Raeford and FLOCK, its charitable […]

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Airport and Brookland-Cayce take 1st place in Cayce Cheer Classic

Brookland-Cayce and Airport High Schools hosted the Cayce Cheer Classic on Tuesday night. It was hald at Brookland-Cayce High school. Ten teams from across the state competed.The Brookland-Cayce varsity cheer team finished in first place in the 3A division and the Airport Varsity cheer team won first place in the 4A division. Below is a […]

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WeCo River District’s first Happy Hour is a huge success

The WeCo River District Merchants Association hosted its first monthly Happy Hour at The Carolina Law Group, 824 Meeting St., Thursday. The event provided a social setting for businesses and the community to connect. It was a huge success with a large crowd attending. The Happy Hour featured light appetizers and refreshments from other River […]

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Augusta Road in West Columbia shut down due to fire

The West Columbia Police Department is assisting the West Columbia Fire Department in the 1900 Block of Augusta Road (near Red Oak.) Around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, The WCPD reported a fire and the the road is shut down completely. Traffic is being turned away and police are asking drivers find an alternate route. At 3:45 […]

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