Lower Richland had a lot riding on Friday night’s contest with visiting Lugoff-Elgin. With two games remaining in the regular season, the Diamonds could have wrapped up Region 4-3A with a victory. But the Demons had other plans. They rallied from a big, third-quarter deficit to hand Lower Richland it’s second home loss of the season, 70-69, preventing the Diamonds from securing the top spot … Continue reading Demons spoil Diamonds’ party – BOYS BASKETBALL | Lugoff-Elgin 70, Lower Richland 69

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A May 20, 2007, article about a proposed bridge over the upper Santee Swamp should have said U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn’s maternal grandfather, J.D. Dizzley, grew up in Blaney, and the congressman’s father, Enos, grew up in a crossroads community known as Clyburn, in Kershaw County. Continue reading CORRECTIONS

TODAY A. C. Flora at Fairfield Central Batesburg-Leesville at Newberry Dreher at Airport Lee Central at Eau Claire Orangeburg Wilkinson at Aiken Batesburg-Leesville at Newberry C. A. Johnson at Williston-Elko Dutch Fork at Lexington Gilbert at Mid Carolina Keenan at Columbia Liberty at Emerald Lugoff-Elgin at Lower Richland Richland Northeast at North Augusta Silver Bluff at Pelion South Aiken at Brookland Cayce Swansea at Midland Valley … Continue reading MIDLANDS GAMES

BASEBALL Twins, Hudson agree to 1-year deal The Minnesota Twins and second baseman Orlando Hudson have agreed on a one-year contract. The 32-year-old Darlington native is a veteran at the top of the order with a .282 career average and four Gold Glove awards. He played in his second All-Star Game last season, his only year with the Los Angeles Dodgers after four with Toronto … Continue reading QUICK HITS

7625 Elgin 12-A Woody Trail, 3br/2ba, 1/2 ac, fenced yard $700/month 429-4777 Continue reading Homes for Rent ELGIN / PONTIAC / CAMDEN

NOTICE OF FILING 2009-CP-36-509 TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens in this action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Newberry County on or about December 7, 2009 and that the Summons and Complaint were filed in said Clerk’s Office on or about December 7, 2009, the object and prayer of which is … Continue reading Legal Notices

Dr. and Mrs. James Frederick Turner of Columbia announce the engagement of their daughter, Meghan Elizabeth Turner, to Henry McCall Swink, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCall Swink of Effingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Winfield Cundiff of Sunset Beach, NC and Mrs. LaVonne Anson Turner and the late Mr. James Frederick Turner of Marietta, GA. The groom-elect … Continue reading Turner – Swink

Star Profile Jim Litzinger Columbia Children’s Theatre is celebrating its 35th season, at least in dog years, according to the staff. With people, they explain, that’s just five years as of this May. Between now and then, Columbia Children’s Theatre has scheduled three plays: Charlotte’s Web (February 5, 6, and 7), Cinderella (February 12-14 and 19-21), and Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business … Continue reading Jim Litzinger of Columbia Children’s Theatre