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Gamecock sports week in review
The surprising run of the Gamecock baseball team through the SEC Tournament in Hoover, AL came to a bitter end on Saturday afternoon in the semi-final round with a 12-11 loss to LSU in 10 innings. The 10th seeded Gamecocks defeated Alabama Tuesday 10-5 and Arkansas Wednesday 6-5. They lost...
Harbor qualifies for NCAA Championship in Oregon
Nyck Harbor punched a couple of tickets to Oregon on Friday night in Kentucky. South Carolina's freshman wide receiver/sprinter qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship in both the 100-meter and 200-meter. At the NCAA East Regional quarterfinals in Lexington, Ky., Harbor clocked 10.11 (1.4) to earn a spot in the...
Local student earns honorable mention at national art contest
Aydin Soner, a fifth-grade student from Columbia, was awarded an honorable mention in the 2024 National Wind Energy Art Contest for his artwork titled "Wind Energy is a Sweet Breeze." Through its partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Energy Technologies Office, the KidWind Project launched the first Wind...
Witnessing the spectacle of synchronous fireflies is ‘like magic’
It’s twilight on a warm May evening at the Congaree National Park in Hopkins, South Carolina. A wooden boardwalk weaves through cypress knees, and towering loblolly pines. A viewing platform holds the lucky few that won the park lottery this year – an opportunity to see thousands of fireflies, blinking in synchrony, for a few short weeks this spring.
A lasting legacy: Town of Irmo pays tribute to firefighter James Muller and all first responders
IRMO, S.C. — Just days after the one-year anniversary of Irmo firefighter James Muller's passing, the Town of Irmo plans to unveil a first responders memorial to honor him and other fallen first responders. According to Mayor Bill Danielson, it will be revealed in a public ceremony on Tuesday...
Mystery Plant: Large, stately pine valued as excellent source of lumber
We’ve had a number of mysterious pine tree species in this column and here is another. There’s always a new pine species to learn about: After all, there are about 100 species worldwide. This one is growing in a small park not far from my house, in the Shandon area of Columbia, in my old neighborhood. Around here it is a common native species and can be seen just about all over town, and for that matter, just about anywhere else in South Carolina (mostly,...
SCDNR free boating inspections for Memorial Day weekend
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division will conduct courtesy boat inspections at public boat landings around the state. The Memorial Day holiday kicks off the summer boating season and is one of the busiest times of the year for South Carolina lakes...
High Fidelity: Jonathan Shankle
South Carolina native Jonathan Shankle has been a fan of punk and hardcore music since his first show in Columbia when he was 15 in 1993, Ohm Radio writes. (That show was Jawbreaker, playing at Rockafellas). Jonathan has since come to appreciate and play other types of music (bluegrass mandolin specifically), but still loves to share heavy music with his weekly radio show on WOHM 96.3 FM in the Holy City — Banned In SC! Airing every Monday night at 10 p.m., it is a weekly study of all things loud. Here’s his current top five albums.
St. Pat’s in Five Points Celebrates 42nd Season with Record-Breaking Donations to Local Charities
St. Pat’s in Five Points marked its 42nd season by honoring 40 Midlands-area charities and nonprofit organizations during its annual charitable check presentation on May 14 at Andy’s Deli, located at 2005 Greene Street in Columbia. “Not only does this festival bring our community together, but being able...
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