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From the HERE City State DeskMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Five high school seniors from across South Carolina are in the running for the state top individual football honor, and the winner will be revealed Dec. 12 at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl, the senior all-star game played in…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men's basketball starts the games that count on Monday, Nov. 2, when Stetson visits Littlejohn Coliseum for a 7 p.m. tip. Brad Brownell's Tigers head into the opener unbeaten in the preseason. They edged Georgia 82-80 on Oct. 23 and then…
From the HERE City State DeskNORMAN, Okla. — South Carolina heads west this weekend looking to stretch a two-game winning streak to three. The Gamecocks face Oklahoma at 4:15 p.m. Saturday in Norman, with the game on SEC Network. It is just the second trip to Norman in program history…
From the HERE City National DeskVATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV welcomed the men's and women's basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame to a private audience Saturday, one day before the two Catholic schools open the college basketball season in Rome. Roughly 7,000 people filled the Paul VI audience…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without big man Chet Holmgren into the holidays after the team announced Friday that he has a small tear in the patellar tendon of his right knee. Holmgren first felt discomfort in the knee on…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays turned down 2027 mutual options Friday on right-hander Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, a widely expected move that sends both players into free agency. Martinez had a $20 million mutual option for next season. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James took over the last two minutes Friday night, and the Philadelphia 76ers held off the defending champion New York Knicks 98-93 to start Emirates NBA Cup group play at 1-0. Philadelphia had built a double-digit cushion in the fourth quarter…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — The Miami Marlins exercised Sandy Alcantara's $21 million club option for 2027 on Friday, keeping their ace off the open market on a busy day of contract decisions across Major League Baseball. Declining the option would have cost Miami a $2 million buyout.…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State dug out of a 25-point hole Friday night and pulled away to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 at Chase Center in the opening game of Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Luka Doncic started like he…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has drawn a second NFL fine for wearing cleats from Caddix, a small Baltimore company that is not one of the league's approved shoe partners, and the company says it will cover the cost. The newest penalty, $23,882, came…
From the HERE City National DeskBROOKLYN, N.Y. — A third quarter that turned into a rout carried the Detroit Pistons to a 110-94 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night at Barclays Center, opening Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Brooklyn led 28-21 after one quarter and…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Goo Goo Dolls, a band that got its start in Buffalo, will headline the halftime show of Buffalo's Thanksgiving night game against Kansas City, the team announced Friday. The Nov. 26 game is the first Thanksgiving contest the Bills have…
Events
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Military veterans from across Lexington County have an open invitation to Veterans Day tributes at Lexington School District Two campuses in West Columbia and Cayce, with most programs set for the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 11. The biggest program is at Airport High School, 1315 Boston…
Business
LEXINGTON, S.C. — An unnamed manufacturer known only as Project Vision is lining up a plant in Lexington County that would create 150 jobs and carry a $10 million investment, after county leaders took their first votes on a tax deal for it Tuesday. Lexington County Council unanimously passed Resolution…
Business
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Whataburger is lining up a spot at Victory Village, the new shopping center taking shape at 2550 Augusta Highway in Lexington, a short distance from Lexington High School. County property records show WB Real Estate LLC, the company that handles real estate for the burger chain, bought…
Business
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Groucho's Deli is adding a shop on South Lake Drive in Lexington County, and the owners are aiming for an opening in January 2027. The sandwich shop will take over the space where Buck's Pizza used to operate, at 1856 South Lake Dr., Suite B. That is…
Traffic
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Walkers, runners and cyclists who now have to cross a wide, busy intersection to get between two Lexington County trails could one day go over it instead, if a study now underway backs a new pedestrian bridge near the Lake Murray Dam. The Central Midlands Council…
From the HERE City National Desk
MUSCAT, Oman — Omani forces pulled 25 crew members off a crude oil tanker that was hit and set on fire near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, one of several ship incidents reported in the narrow waterway in a single day. The Omani Maritime Security Centre said the vessel,…
Politics
LEXINGTON, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Darline Graham cast her own ballot in Lexington late Thursday, Oct. 29, stopping at the county elections office a few hours after President Donald Trump held a rally for her in Rock Hill. Her stop came around 5:30 p.m. at 605 Main St., home of…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The three candidates who laid out their plans for South Carolina governor this week agree on the problems, from the cost of living to health care, schools and roads. Where they part ways is on how far state government should go to fix them, and voters settle…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The race for South Carolina lieutenant governor rarely gets the spotlight, but the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot are offering very different ideas about what the No. 2 job should actually do. Republican state Sen. Mike Reichenbach is the running mate of Alan Wilson. Democrat Sam…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Shoppers who pay with SNAP benefits in South Carolina will find a shorter list of eligible items at the register beginning Sunday, Nov. 1, when a two-year state project called Healthy Food SC takes effect. From that day on, food stamp benefits can no longer cover energy…
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