The Midlands of South Carolina was shook Monday morning by the latest in a series of earthquakes. The 1.8-magnitude quake was recorded near Elgin on Monday, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ Geological Survey. Rumblings were felt shortly after 10 a.m. and were recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey at a depth of 4.7 kilometers beneath the surface, or just under three miles. Monday’s earthquake … Continue reading SC Midlands hit by earthquake for 2nd time in days

The eighth 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 games played Oct. 5-6. Voting ends this Friday at noon. The winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter page and here in this story. The nominees are listed below. Please note that … Continue reading Vote now for The State’s Midlands high school football Player of the Week (10.9.23)

A small earthquake sent tremors through part of Kershaw County on Friday afternoon, according to seismologists at the United States Geological Survey. It was the first seismic activity in months in an area that has been repeatedly hit with seismic activity. The earthquake, which registered a magnitude of 2.24 on the Richter scale, struck at 12:24 p.m. near Spears Creek Road, which is located in … Continue reading Another earthquake hits tremor-prone area of the Midlands near Fort Jackson

Scores and updates from this week’s Midlands high school football games: Midlands scores, schedule Thursday Nation Ford 34, Blythewood 28 Friday Ben Lippen 22, Trinity Byrnes School 18 Brookland-Cayce 42, Lower Richland 19 CA Johnson 52, Great Falls 6 Camden 41, Darlington 6 Clearwater Academy (Fla.) 34, Gray Collegiate 27 Clover 48, Spring Valley 0 Dreher 28, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 14 Gilbert 60, Swansea 0 Hammond 35, … Continue reading Midlands high school football scores

Hammond isn’t ready to give up its grip on SCISA football. The Skyhawks used a physical brand of football and strong running game to defeat Cardinal Newman, 35-20, on Friday at Edens Stadium. The win extends Hammond’s winning streak over Cardinal Newman to 23 straight games. But for the first time in a while the Cards (6-1) came in with their best shot to knock … Continue reading Hammond football prevails; White Knoll tops Dutch Fork

A mobile home in Kershaw County was left “unlivable” after it was consumed by flames early Saturday morning, Kershaw County Fire Service officials say. There were no injuries, but three adults were displaced by the blaze. At at 12:41 a.m., the Kershaw County Fire Service and Lugoff Fire Department were alerted to the fire on the 200 block of Watts Hill Rd., that’s off of … Continue reading Three displaced in Midlands mobile home fire

Hammond isn’t ready to give up its grip on SCISA football. The Skyhawks used a physical brand of football and strong running game to defeat Cardinal Newman, 35-20, on Friday at Edens Stadium. The win extends Hammond’s winning streak over Cardinal Newman to 23 straight games. But for the first time in a while the Cards (6-1) came in with their best shot to knock … Continue reading Friday Rewind: Hammond handles Cardinal Newman challenge. White Knoll downs Dutch Fork