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SportsLEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington County Blowfish have turned to one of their own to run the dugout. Zach Cowart, a River Bluff High School graduate who played three summers for the club, was introduced as the new head coach at the team’s monthly networking…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks open the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season as the No. 1 team in a major national preseason Top 25, ahead of UConn and Southern California. The ranking landed as SEC Tipoff got underway and again lists South Carolina among…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porzingis remains unavailable for Golden State with no return date after missing camp and the entire exhibition slate, then resurfacing at the team building this week. Club officials said Wednesday the 7-foot-3 big man is still dealing with the same undisclosed…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — League referees are putting flopping at the top of the 2026-27 enforcement list, and a preseason whistle on Knicks guard Jalen Brunson showed how quickly the standard can bite. During a Madison Square Garden exhibition on Oct. 12 against Minnesota, Brunson took…
From the HERE City National DeskBETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University announced Thursday the death of Crimson Storm safety Tyler Ulrich, a week after he left an away game on a stretcher, and scrubbed this weekend trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Ulrich was 21. He went down Saturday in Arkadelphia,…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Milwaukee finished off Los Angeles, the two-time reigning World Series champs, on Thursday night, taking National League Championship Series Game 4 by a 6-4 score at Dodger Stadium and completing a four-game sweep that sends the franchise back to the Fall Classic…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard kick in overtime Thursday night, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-14 result against Seattle at Mile High Stadium after JaQuan McMillian picked off Sam Darnold on the first sudden-death drive. Seattle opened overtime and faced third-and-7…
From the HERE City National DeskMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Niko Medved spent more than seven minutes after the Thursday exhibition ripping the NCAA for how it rolled out a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model, saying the timing and legal fallout have left hundreds of players and coaches in limbo. Medved said he…
Education
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — In West Columbia on Wednesday, School District Two put a film crew veteran, a chorus director nicknamed Mama Maddox and an art teacher who once called her pupils Little Flowers into its Fine Arts Hall of Fame. Leaders marked the occasion at 5 o’clock at the…
Events
LEXINGTON, S.C. — St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in downtown Lexington will host a service Saturday, Oct. 24, that formally seats the Rev. Wade Thomas Roof III as the new bishop over the ELCA's statewide South Carolina district. The worship service starts at 10:30 a.m. at the church, 119 North Church…
Events
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Country singer Craig Morgan headlines the LRADAC Foundation Rock 4 Recovery concert tonight at the Icehouse Amphitheater, a substance-free benefit for addiction treatment programs that serve Lexington and Richland counties. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, with the show set for 8 p.m. at 107…
From HERE Chapin
CHAPIN, S.C. — Families looking for a hometown Halloween stop can circle Friday, Oct. 23, when Crooked Creek Park stages a trick-or-treat trail and outdoor carnival on the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission calendar. The night is set for Fri, Oct 23 2026, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. At Crooked Creek…
From the HERE City State Desk
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Seven automotive parts makers in the Upstate will expand to supply Scout Motors, putting more than $82 million into new work and adding about 200 jobs across Spartanburg, Duncan and Piedmont, the automaker announced Wednesday. The plans were laid out at OneSpartanburg Inc., with Gov. Henry McMaster,…
From the HERE City National Desk
BANGKOK — The International Monetary Fund says the world economy has held up better than expected against war, an energy shock and trade fights, but it is warning finance ministers gathered in Bangkok this week that the cushions behind that resilience are wearing thin. In its latest World Economic Outlook,…
Politics
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Katrina Shealy, the Republican who spent 12 years representing Lexington County in the state Senate, is backing Democrat Vincent Coe for South Carolina treasurer, setting aside party ties in a race against a fellow Republican. Shealy made her case in a lengthy Facebook post on Thursday. Her…
Politics
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington County House District 88 heads into the Nov. 3 general election with Republican incumbent John Lastinger facing Democratic challenger Jeremy Jones, after both campaigns laid out sharp differences on taxes, data centers and growth. Lastinger, 72, a pastor who lives in West Columbia, won the seat…
Politics
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington County Council took public comment Tuesday on a package of zoning changes that would carve the unincorporated county into three residential overlay districts, with denser building near Columbia and tighter limits around Lake Murray. Ordinance 26-14 revises sections 14 through 16 in the county zoning code.…
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