S. C. shivers in icy cold

Charleston, Beaufort get snowfall; mercury falls near zero overnight Frozen pipes 3-C From staff and wire reports Old Man Winter pushed his frosty nose into South Carolina on Monday, plunging temperature to near zero and even producing a rare snowfall along the cost. The bitting cold was only part of a late January freeze that stiffened the East Coast from Vermont to Florida, closing schools … Continue reading S. C. shivers in icy cold

Catfish Stomp cook carries big shopping list

ELGIN – When the chief cook for Elgin Catfish Stomp goes grocery shopping, he carries a big list. Larry Nelson and 20-25 other volunteers will cook about 300 gallons of stew for the 1985 edition of the Catfish Stomp scheduled Dec. 7 in this Kershaw County community. To prepare the stew, he and his cooking helpers will use: 375 pounds of catfish filets, 320 pounds … Continue reading Catfish Stomp cook carries big shopping list

‘Last Drags at Blaney’: The end of an era

Jim McLaurin The rapid-fire delivery of the pitchmen was always the same. Crackling along with the static, snatches of phrases would filter through the raido. “Sunnnday!” they’d exclaim. Or, “Saturday-night-at-the-Blaney-Drag-Strip,” they’d say in a gravelly, non-stop delivery, “The world’s fastest quarter-mile racers go head to head thiss Saturday night at the Blaney Drag Strip! Sox and Martin, Dyno Don Nicholson, ‘Biig Daddy’ Don Garlits, ‘Tee-Vee’ … Continue reading ‘Last Drags at Blaney’: The end of an era