Obituary of Charles Everett Lang A celebration of life service for Charles Everett Lang, 48, will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at New Direction Church of God. The Rev. Hector Vazquez will officiate. If you would like to send flowers, cards, or any gift of expression please send to Powers Funeral Home, 832 Ridgeway Road, Lugoff, S.C. 29078. Charles passed away … Continue reading Charles Everett Lang
Five students have been suspended and arrested following a brawl at a Midlands high school, the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. The fight, which was recorded on cellphone cameras and shared on social media, happened Wednesday at Lugoff-Elgin High School, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The Kershaw County District school is on U.S. 1, about 3.5 miles from Exit 92 on Interstate … Continue reading Five teens arrested after wild brawl at Midlands high school, SC sheriff says
The high school football season is underway around the state of South Carolina. Each week, The State will feature a question-and-answer segment with a prominent high school football player or coach in the Midlands along with this week’s schedule and the top games to watch. This week, we talked with Gilbert coach Chad Leaphart, who recently became the school’s all-time winningest coach. Leaphart has 70 … Continue reading Gilbert coach reflects on success at alma mater: ‘We far exceeded everything’
December 23, 1979 – September 13, 2023 Obituary for Ryan Neil King No obituary found for this tribute. Continue reading Ryan Neil King
August 11, 1948 – September 12, 2023 Barbara Jean Colter Lee, 75, of Elgin, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Born in Woodford, South Carolina, on August 11, 1948, she was the daughter of George Colter, Sr., and Helen Culler Colter. Barbara was educated in the Orangeburg County school system and graduated from Dover High School in 1966 in North, South Carolina. After graduating … Continue reading Barbara Jean Lee
1929 Clerf Adkins was born on 16 Jun 1929 in Monongalia, West Virginia, USA as the first child of Isac Adkins and Edith H Prater Adkins. 1930 Clerf Adkins was counted in the census on 22 Apr 1930 in Union City, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA, as a 10-month-old, male, single, white, grandson. Also in the home was his grandfather, Tolbert Adkins; his grandmother, Kathern Adkins; … Continue reading Clerf Adkins
Obituary Jeffery Dallas Huggins the 8th child of Moses James Huggins and Flora Mae Dials Huggins was born on August 11, 1962. He peacefully transitioned from this life to walk the streets of Glory to his eternal rest on September 12, 2023 Jeffery was born and raised in Bishopville, South Carolina where he received his formal education at Bishopville High School where he was a … Continue reading Jeffery Dallas Huggins
The high school football season continues Friday night across South Carolina. Below are the latest scores from games featuring Midlands-area teams. Scroll below for more in-game updates from The State’s Lou Bezjak. Midlands scores Friday A.C. Flora 72, Brookland-Cayce 43 Cardinal Newman 48, Northwood 0 Chapin 38, Newberry 0 Columbia 30, Great Falls 28 Dutch Fork 64, Stratford 21 Gilbert 53, Pelion 3 Gray Collegiate … Continue reading Final scores from SC, Midlands high school football games
The fourth week of the high school football season is in the books in South Carolina. It’s time to vote for The State’s high school football Player of the Week from Midlands-area high schools and games played Sept. 9. Voting ends Friday at noon. The winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter page. The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are … Continue reading Vote for The State’s Midlands high school football Player of the Week (9.11.23)
Obituary James J. “Che-Ko” Carter , 77 , died Sunday, September 10, 2023, Funeral Service Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. Crawford Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Ricky Mingo will officiate, Viewing Saturday, September 16, 2023 from 1:00-5:00 PM Crawford Funeral Home. James J. “Che-Ko Carter”, a son of the late Jessie Lee Carter and reared by Cole Eli Jackson and Leola Jackson was born … Continue reading James J. “Che-Ko” Carter, Jr.
