North Carolina school officials admit they chose wrong valedictorian after mom stands up for son

SCOTT SEXTON STAFF REPORTER DANBURY, North Carolina — Angela Bonds is typically not a bomb thrower. But right is right, and because she felt her only son had been shafted out of being named the valedictorian of his high school class, Bonds strode to the …

Hamilton native Kevin Schnall leads Coastal Carolina baseball to College World Series in first season as head coach

Mercer County will be well represented at the College Baseball World Series in Omaha, Neb. Kevin Schnall and Coastal Carolina made sure of that. Schnall’s Chanticleers advanced to the CWS for the second time in program history after completing a sweep of …

Severe storms threaten millions in South from Texas to Carolinas

Multiple rounds of severe weather are targeting a large swath of the South this weekend. More than 40 million Americans are in the threat zone through Saturday night, stretching from Texas to the Carolinas. Damaging wind gusts, large hail and isolated …

One Dose Many Lives event tackles opioid crisis and promotes recovery in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The One Dose Many Lives event brings people from across South Carolina to help battle the ever-growing opioid epidemic. Speakers taking turns sharing testimonies of their recovery journey, one woman saying, "I am a mother, a …

Crestwood's Tindal signs to hoop at South Carolina State

Crestwood big man Teon Tindal has been a force to be reckoned with throughout his spectacular high school career. Now, he's finally found the next stop on his basketball journey. Tindal signed to continue his basketball career at South Carolina …

"Yeah him Myles hero should be a good pair": Hoops fans react as Eli Ellis' brother is set to join him at South Carolina ...

Eli Ellis' brother, Isaac Ellis, committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday. Eli is among the top 75 prospects in the Class of 2025 and is set to start his collegiate career with South Carolina. On Friday, On3's Joseph Tipton announced …

Deputies investigating whether South Carolina shooting was self defense

A Kershaw County man was shot after an argument, and deputies are now investigating whether the shooting was a crime or a case of self-defense. KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office says the investigation into a Wednesday afternoon …

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German company Homanit invests $250 million in first US plant in South Carolina

$250 million investment into German wood making plant breaks ground in Clarendon County, South Carolina ALCOLU, S.C. — Clarendon County broke ground on a $250 million investment that brought international business to Alcolu. The German business Homanit …

He allegedly held someone at gunpoint in South Carolina. Hours later, police found him in Georgia.

Deputies say a man who held someone at gunpoint and made threats in Sumter County was arrested in Georgia just hours later. SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says a man accused of holding someone at gunpoint and threatening to …