Month: March 2025
Three Brookland-Cayce High School athletes declared their intent to play their sports at the collegiate level. The Brookland-Cayce athletes, their schools and sports are: Amarii King: Lenoir-Rhyne University, football Nate Hughes: Claflin University, basketball Roshawn Weeks: Claflin University, basketball The three seniors participated in a signing ceremony Thursday. Coaches, teammates, fellow students, and family members […]
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Members of the Pine Ridge Middle School Academic Challenge Team had a special way of reminding themselves to never give up. Before each competition this season, the team would watch the video replay of former University of South Carolina women’s basketball player Kamilla Cordoso’s game-winning shot – at that time, her first-ever 3-pointer – that […]
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Feathered Nest has opened at 2006 State Street in Cayce. It opened last Saturday (March 8.) Tracy Dolenti is the owner. “We are a home goods vintage antique store with highly curated wares,” she said. We also offer handmade and artisan works, newer and antique furnishings. Its an eclectic store with something for everyone.” Click […]
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Gray Collegiate Academy (GCA) announced a change in the leadership of its boys basketball program, Wednesday. Head Coach Carlos Powell has submitted his resignation, which was accepted by GCA Principal Dr. Brian Newsome. The State newspaper is reporting that Dion Bethea is coming back to Gray Collegiate. Bethea is leaving Georgia Southern after one year […]
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A vehicle went over the rail of I-126 near Elmwood Avenue, over the the Broad and Saluda rivers in Columbia, Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were on the scene above the bridge and on the ground. A Columbia Police report stated that a vehicle drove off the bridge on I-126 Westbound from Elmwood and caught fire […]
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Amari Smith, age 24, of Columbia, has received an active sentence of thirty (30) years for his role in the Columbiana Mall mass shooting which occurred on April 16, 2022 in the Harbison area of Lexington County. Smith pled guilty on November 1, 2024, following the trial of State v. Jewayne Price in Lexington County. […]
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Savage Craft is “Ground Zero” for St. Paddy’s Day in West Columbia, and where else can you go Irish?
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, or next Monday, but the celebration is Saturday. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations concentrate on Irish-themed parties, with drinks and food. Many will celebrate the spirit of the Irish by dressing in green and eating traditional Irish dishes. There are also street parades on St. Patrick’s Day in many large cities. Pubs […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation will conduct a temporary nighttime lane closure on the new bridge over the Saluda River (Exit 108 B-A) on March 11 beginning at 10 p.m. and ending at 4 a.m. on March 12. This closure is necessary to complete the installation of new overhead signage over the bridge as […]
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