Junior varsity and middle school team and their wrestlers gathered at the Carolina Open at Lexington High School last Saturday for their unofficial state championship. The South Carolina High School League recognizes varsity champions only, but in no way takes anything from the up-and-coming wrestlers in the state. Rock Hill scored 170 points and easily beat Lexington (116 points) for the JV title. South Pointe … Continue reading Middle school, JV wrestlers bring home awards

Because of the expected snowfall across the state, most of the sporting events scheduled to be played in the area this weekend have been postponed or canceled. Saturday’s Class 3-A state championship wrestling match featuring Hilton Head High and top-ranked Lugoff-Elgin has been postponed until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and moved to Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. Beaufort County School District canceled all after-school activities today, preventing Bluffton and … Continue reading List of sports-related postponements and cancellations growing

Greenville’s NuVox sold Arkansas-based Windstream Corp. has bought NuVox Inc. for a reported $647 million. Windstream issued $187 million in common stock, and the company paid $280 million in cash to close the deal, which also included Windstream’s payment of $180 million of NuVox’s outstanding debt. NuVox employs about 700 people in Greenville working in enhanced voice, data, and security systems. NAI Avant recognized as … Continue reading Briefs

The points slipped away. The pins never came. In the end, the win was not to be. The Bluffton High School wrestling team watched as their cross-bridge rivals, the Hilton Head Seahawks, celebrated a 28-27 win and a Class 3-A Lower State title on the Bobcats’ mat. The Seahawks moved on and will meet Upper State champ Lugoff-Elgin for the state title at 3:30 p.m. Saturday … Continue reading BOBCATS FALL TO SEAHAWKS IN LOWER STATE FINALS

Tonight is the last night of the regular season for the state’s high school basketball teams and it’s a big one because the four automatic bids from each region will be determined. Three Herald-area schools go in as possible No. 1 seeds because of region championships. Northwestern’s girls are champs on Region 3-AAAA, Great Falls boys from Class A have locked up the Region 3-A … Continue reading Basketball regular season comes to an end tonight

ATEC: E.J. Ham Baron DeKalb Elementary: Elizabeth Jones Bethune Elementary: Debra Christmas Blaney Elementary: Scott Lewis Camden Elementary: Lynn Matthews Camden High: Joyce Roberts Camden Middle: Lori Cooper Continuous Learning Center: Gwen Chandler Doby’s Mill Elementary: Mary Catoe Jackson School: Monica Williams Leslie M. Stover School: Koehler Beard Lugoff Elementary: Hope Robinson Lugoff-Elgin High: Anna Harvley Lugoff-Elgin Middle: Holly Stiles Midway Elementary: Faith Amick Mount Pisgah Elementary: … Continue reading KERSHAW COUNTY TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

AME Church TRANSFIGURATION PETERSEN NORTH TRENHOLM • • • LUTHERAN CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN BAPTIST ADAMS NORTHEAST AME 1301 12th Street, Cayce 8131 Brookfield Rd. 409 Longtown Road, Columbia, SC 29229 Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. S.S. 9:45 a.m.; 6515 North Trenholm Road Sun. School 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m. Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.788-4809 Worship 8:40 a.m. and 11:05 a.m. Rev. Adam L. China, Pastor … Continue reading Worship Directory

R I C H L A N D 2 BLYTHEWOOD MIDDLE WINNING DISPLAYS at Blythewood Middle School’s Family Science Night include: BIOLOGY: Victoria Swanson, first place; Meghan Franco, second; Hunter Purvis, third; Cameron Kelly, honorable mention CHEMISTRY: Meredith Miles, first; Thomas Gilbert, second, McKenzie Mowry, third; Emily LeBel and Caroline Powell, honorable mention EARTH SCIENCE: Jed Gist, first; Keri Bishop, second; Chris Anderson, third GENERAL … Continue reading SCHOOL NEWS

Today’s Games Batesburg-Leesville at Saluda Eau Claire at Keenan Fairfield Central at Chapin Lugoff-Elgin at A.C. Flora Gilbert at Strom Thurmond Lower Richland at Chester Lugoff-Elgin at A.C. Flora Friday’s Games Lexington at White Knoll Orangeburg-Wilkinson at Richland Northeast Blythewood at Ridge View, 6:45 p.m. Spring Valley at Lancaster, 6:45 p.m. Continue reading MIDLANDS SCHEDULE

Firefighters responded twice to a house fire on Greenbriar Drive on Thursday. Several volunteer fire stations were first called to the blaze about 11 a.m., said Darren Player, deputy director of Lancaster County Emergency Management and Fire Service. Antioch, Elgin and Camp Creek fire departments responded with trucks and equipment, while Buford Volunteer Fire Department assisted with man power. When firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed … Continue reading Fire guts house on Greenbriar Drive