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The Best Burgers In South Carolina Are Hiding Inside This Unassuming Little Restaurant
Somewhere in Chapin, South Carolina, a parking lot fills up with cars from license plates all across the state, and the drivers are all smiling about the same thing. That thing is Higher Ground Char House, and once you’ve been there, you’ll completely understand why people keep coming back.
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Newberry breaks ground on $4.8M amphitheater
Newberry will soon be home to a new amphitheater. Newberry Opera House, Newberry County and the city of Newberry broke ground Thursday on the future Downtown Newberry Amphitheater and Pavilion. The 933-capacity venue at 1327 Caldwell Street in downtown Newberry, is slated for completion by July 2027. “Newberry has always...
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Former employees allege discrimination by scandal-plagued mayor in latest lawsuit against SC town
CHAPIN — A bombshell lawsuit from five women who were fired from their town positions by Chapin Mayor Bill Mitchell accuse the mayor of sex-based and race-based discrimination, harassment and intimidation. It also alleges the town has known about Mitchell’s conduct for almost a year and has done nothing to reprimand him. “These women were simply doing their jobs, following the law, and speaking out against conduct they believed was wrong,” said attorney Deborah Barbier in a statement. “Instead of being protected, they lost their livelihoods. This case is about more than five women. It is about...
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HS football playoffs Week 2 schedule: Top games, injury questions for Dutch Fork
Dutch Fork football might start the postseason without one of its key players. Silver Foxes coach Tom Knotts said Wednesday that his son and senior quarterback Jaxon Knotts is “questionable” for Friday’s second-round Class 5A playoff game against Fort Mill. Jaxon Knotts suffered a thumb injury during the first half of the regular-season finale against White Knoll on Oct. 30. The senior has been rehabbing the injury multiple times a day to try and play in the game. Dutch Fork was off last week. Knotts, a two-year starter, is completing 71% of his passes for 2,102 yards and 29 total touchdowns this season. If Knotts can’t play, junior Jacob Brown would go in his absence. He has appeared in five games this season and is 16 of 23 for 131 yards. Dutch Fork and most of the other top teams in the area had first-round byes last week. The second round of the playoffs features many intriguing matchups. Here are some to keep an eye on Friday. Games to Watch (7) Fort Mill (9-2) at (2) Dutch Fork (9-0): First meeting between the two teams since 2013. Dutch Fork leads the all-time series, 6-4, including a 2-0 mark under Tom
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Joanna could be site of a battery-storage facility
Project Orange, outside of the Joanna community, will be a Battery-Storage Facility to be constructed by as-yet-unnamed economic development entities, the Laurens County Council disclosed Monday night. No information was provided about the size of this project’s investment. Council authorized the first of three readings of 3 ordinances -...
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From the basketball court at Irmo High to Belize
BELIZE CITY, Belize – A connection that began on the basketball court at Irmo High School recently brought together two familiar faces thousands of miles from home. U.S. Ambassador to Belize André Bauer reunited with former Irmo High basketball coach Tim Whipple and his wife, Valerie, in Belize City on Nov. 7.