LUCY VALESKI Every South Carolina child would receive free breakfast when they show up to public school, regardless of their family’s income, under a proposal from Gov. Henry McMaster. The plan, which would cost the state about $8.7 million annually, would help improve student focus and performance in school, McMaster said. “Eating breakfast improves their cognitive performance, attention, memory and behavior and thereby improving everything … Continue reading Free breakfast for all SC students proposed by Gov. McMaster.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Abbeville 28, GREEN Upstate 22 Ashley Hall 41, North Charleston 33 Ashley Ridge 53, Summerville 50 Atlantic Collegiate 32, Kingstree 26 Beaufort 62, May River 32 Ben Lippen 54, Hammond 36 Berkeley 56, Wando 53 Bishop England 53, Bluffton 41 Broome 57, Greer Middle College 24 Camden 46, Lancaster 28 Cane Bay 54, Stratford 37 Carolina Forest 54, Myrtle Beach 36 Chapin … Continue reading Friday’s Scores

In January 2024, a partial skeleton was found in a sandpit in Elgin, South Carolina. The grim discovery was the answer to an over decade-long mystery: what happened to Adrianna Laster? The last time anyone had seen Laster was as she walked to church on Labor Day weekend, 2011. For the next 13 years, suspicion swirled around her partner, Freddie Grant. Warrants described Grant as being … Continue reading Two years after a woman’s body was found in a SC sandpit, what happens next?

MASTER’S SALE C/A No.2025CP4005450 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC vs. Baqueatta Lennette Sease; The United States of America acting by and through its agency the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; C/A No.2025CP4005450 I, the undersigned Master for Richland County, will sell on February 2, 2026, at 12:00 Noon, 2500 Decker Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29206; … Continue reading Master’s Sales

The City of Columbia will host the 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration service Monday, January 19, 4 p.m., at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 2300 Green Street. Prior to the service there will be a wreath laying ceremony at the Stone of Hope at 3 p.m. Raines, a hospitality management and development company, has announced a new hotel, The Lantern Columbia, will be … Continue reading BUSINESS BRIEFS

It’s one thing to work toward winning a title. It’s another to be the defending state champion. The Blythewood Bengals girls’ basketball team is learning about the latter. Blythewood capped off the 2025 season with a 28-2 record and the program’s first 5A Division I state championship. “It is definitely different being the hunted instead of the hunter,” Blythewood head coach Emily Schaeffer said. “Everybody … Continue reading Blythewood hitting its stride after rough start

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Richland County, the address of which is P.O. Box 192, Columbia, SC 29202, on or before the date that is eight … Continue reading Notice to Creditors of Estates

For Westwood Redhawk boys basketball fans, if this 14-1 start feels familiar, that’s because it is. Westwood has held at least a 14-1 record in each of the last three seasons, all under head coach Trent Robinson. “We’ve gotten up for the big games,” Robinson said of this year’s squad. “We are still trying to figure out ourselves. We do a good job of competing. … Continue reading Westwood hoping for a different finish to familiar start

Cambridge boys hoops defeats Orangeburg Prep The Cambridge boys basketball team earned a 60–53 victory Saturday over Orangeburg Prep in the SCISA Challenge. GHS wrestling wins at Eagles Nest Duals The Greenwood boys wrestling team finished in second place at the Eagles Nest Duals with strong performances over Belton-Honea Path High School, Palmetto, and Catawba Ridge. The team fell in the championship match against Lugoff-Elgin. … Continue reading Area roundup Jan-9-10

Nine Berkeley County School District wrestlers were the best in their weight classes, and five others placed runner-up during the 2026 Knights Open Saturday, Jan. 3, at Stratford High School. The host team led county squads with four champions and captured the team title with 268 points. Travis Grey (126 pounds), Drayton Howard (157), Tanner Merta (165) and Fred Brown (215) finished first for the … Continue reading Stratford wins Knights Open, Hawks third