Prep extra: Busy week for Chapman wrestling – Panthers open playoffs on Wednesday, compete in region meet Thursday

Chapman coach David Bush knows this week will be tough for his team but feels like it can handle the pressure. The Panthers are preparing to wrestle in their biggest meets of the year on back-to-back nights. Chapman will compete in the first round of the 3A dual playoffs at No. 1 Lugoff-Elgin at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Exactly 24 hours later, the Panthers will gear up … Continue reading Prep extra: Busy week for Chapman wrestling – Panthers open playoffs on Wednesday, compete in region meet Thursday

Chester splits again with Fairfield

Her team was relaxed on Friday, but Chester girls basketball coach Marilyn Milton said that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. “We came out lackadaisical at the half,” Milton said. “We played a little more relaxed than we needed to be.” Chester led by 13 at the break, saw that advantage dwindle to just 4 points in the third and pulled away late for a 56-42 … Continue reading Chester splits again with Fairfield

Ruth Laura “Ruthie” Smith Butcher

1931  Ruth Laura “Ruthie” “Ruthie” Smith was born on 19 Sep 1931 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA a child of Robert L Smith and Virginia Spagner Smith. 1940 Ruth Smith was counted in the census on 15 Apr 1940 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, as a 8-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home were; her father, Robert Smith; her mother, Virginia … Continue reading Ruth Laura “Ruthie” Smith Butcher

Few in the pew

Last weekend the Midlands experienced a fair amount of dicey weather. Everything from snow to ice to sleet to freezing drizzle was forecast in varying amounts and degrees throughout the State of South Carolina. Saturday gloomed raw and gray, with temperatures skating just above freezing on the ground but low enough to give tree branches an icy frosting in communities north of Columbia. The Baptist … Continue reading Few in the pew