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SportsCLINTON, S.C. — Presbyterian College junior Mary Ellen Longmire, who plays for the Blue Hose women's tennis team in Clinton, picked up the school's weekly student-athlete honor, sponsored by Adidas and Game One, after a spotless closing weekend. Longmire won all three of her singles…
SportsLAURENS, S.C. — Laurens District 55 High School senior Brayden Patterson has been picked as the Laurens County Touchdown Club Player of the Week for his work in the Raiders’ Oct. 30 season finale. The wide receiver caught six passes for 157 yards against Greenwood,…
SportsCLINTON, S.C. — A 12-1 St. Thomas burst to start the second half proved too much for Presbyterian College on Monday night, as the Tommies won the men’s basketball season opener for both teams 87-78 at the Templeton Center in Clinton. The Blue Hose trailed…
From the HERE City State DeskORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State started its men's basketball season Monday night with a 94-55 home win over Morris College, a game the Bulldogs led for good less than seven minutes in. Morris jumped ahead 9-5 before freshman forward Treven Raymon hit a three-pointer…
From HERE ClemsonNOTRE DAME, Ind. — Clemson volleyball won two sets at Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon but could not close it out, falling 3-2 to the Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion. The Tigers took the first set 25-23 and the fourth 25-17, while the Irish won…
From the HERE City State DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — South Carolina’s long unbeaten stretch ran into the best team in the country on Sunday. Top-ranked Vanderbilt beat the No. 10 Gamecocks 3-0 in the regular-season finale, handing South Carolina its first SEC loss of the year and snapping a 14-game run…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Tipoff Club released its preseason Naismith Trophy watch list for men's college basketball on Monday, Nov. 2, naming 50 players who will be tracked for national player of the year honors this winter. Iowa State senior guard Tamin Lipsey is…
From the HERE City National DeskDALLAS, Texas — The Sacramento Kings are winless no more. The last NBA team without a victory this season knocked off the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 on Monday night at American Airlines Center. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr., the seventh overall pick out of Arkansas, led Sacramento…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Milwaukee will be well represented when baseball hands out its biggest individual honors next week. The Baseball Writers' Association of America revealed its top three vote-getters for each major award on Monday, and the Brewers placed four people among the finalists.…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — Three sons of former NBA All-Stars put their stamp on the USC season opener Monday night, as the No. 21 Trojans ran away from Milwaukee 95-63 at the Galen Center. Freshman forward Adonis Ratliff scored a game-high 25 points in his…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana took the floor Monday night with exactly one substitute, and the Atlanta Hawks still had to sweat out a 108-104 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Eleven Pacers were unavailable because of injuries, illness or rest, a group that accounts for roughly 93…
From the HERE City National DeskNORMAN, Okla. — East Texas A&M opened its season with one of the biggest surprises of the first night of college basketball, beating Oklahoma 68-64 on Monday at Lloyd Noble Center. The loss ended a 30-game home winning streak for the Sooners, who were heavy…
Education
CLINTON, S.C. — Laurens County School District 56 has apologized after Halloween treats were packed in medicine bottles and given to children at a Clinton elementary school in the days before Halloween. The district posted its response Saturday evening on social media. It said the people involved meant well and…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina residential appraiser disciplined by the state's Real Estate Appraisers Board has asked the Administrative Law Court to reconsider a ruling that upheld those sanctions, arguing the case raises questions about how licensing boards police the professions they regulate. The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a…
From the HERE City State Desk
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Corrections has suspended the warden of Lee Correctional Institution without pay following his arrest on a driving under the influence charge, the agency said Monday. Warden Shane Jackson was arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, in Sumter County, according to the department. Agency spokeswoman…
Politics
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. — Elizabeth Plaxico Lollis and David Nabors will join the Laurens County School District 56 board after winning the district’s two contested seats in Tuesday’s general election, unofficial returns show. Lollis took Seat 6 with 365 votes, about 59 percent, over Jake Patterson, who drew 244. In…
Politics
CLINTON, S.C. — Voters in the Clinton-based Laurens County School District 56 will settle two contested school board races on Tuesday, Election Day. For Seat 6, Elizabeth Plaxico Lollis faces Jake Patterson. Seat 7 pits Jason R. Mode against David Nabors. Teresa G. Corley is the lone candidate for Seat…
Politics
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. — Polls opened at 7 a.m. today across Laurens County for the 2026 General Election, and voters here will settle five contested races for the South Carolina House along with four contested seats on the county’s two school boards. House District 14 has a three-way contest, with…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture put South Carolina's new limits on food stamp purchases into the federal record Tuesday, publishing a notice that lays out why it let the state stop SNAP benefits from paying for candy, soda, energy drinks and other sugary drinks. The rules, which…
From the HERE City National Desk
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Measles has claimed the life of a Lewis County child, marking the first death tied to the disease in New York in more than three decades, state and county health officials announced Monday. The state Health Department and the county health agency made the announcement together on…
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