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SportsGREENWOOD, S.C. — Lander University volleyball grabbed the first set at home Saturday afternoon, then watched Augusta take the next three to win 3-1 at Horne Arena in Greenwood. The set scores were 25-21 for Lander, then 26-24, 25-14 and 25-18 for the Jaguars. The…
From HERE ClemsonNOTRE DAME, Ind. — Clemson volleyball won two sets at Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon but could not close it out, falling 3-2 to the Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion. The Tigers took the first set 25-23 and the fourth 25-17, while the Irish won…
From the HERE City State DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — South Carolina’s long unbeaten stretch ran into the best team in the country on Sunday. Top-ranked Vanderbilt beat the No. 10 Gamecocks 3-0 in the regular-season finale, handing South Carolina its first SEC loss of the year and snapping a 14-game run…
From the HERE City National DeskDETROIT, Mich. — The NFL no longer has an undefeated team. Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15 at Ford Field on Sunday, ending the Vikings' 6-0 run and leaving the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only club ever to finish a season without a loss. The Lions,…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kingston Flemings will sit out Monday night after the NBA handed him a one-game suspension without pay for an elbow to the head of a New Orleans player. The league office said Flemings intentionally struck Pelicans guard…
From the HERE City National DeskST. LOUIS, Mo. — Atlanta and Chicago each came away with a pair of fielding honors Sunday night when Rawlings named its 2026 Gold Glove Award winners, while Boston and Arizona led the majors with three apiece. For the Braves, first baseman Matt Olson collected…
From the HERE City National DeskTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay found a way to beat Atlanta on Sunday without a single completed pass. The Buccaneers leaned on two running backs in a steady rain at Raymond James Stadium and walked off with a 16-0 shutout of the Falcons. Baker Mayfield…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Baltimore went through three quarterbacks before halftime Sunday in Buffalo, and the Ravens may have to start the third one in four days. The Bills rolled to a 36-10 win as the Ravens dropped their third straight game. Lamar Jackson was…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic carried the Lakers past Toronto on Sunday, scoring 45 points and pulling down 15 rebounds in a 131-125 home win that got tighter than it needed to be. Doncic was nearly automatic from deep, hitting 8 of his 12 attempts…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Down 11 in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Broncos scored the last 15 points and then survived a frantic Kansas City push at the goal line to beat the Chiefs 28-24 and move atop the AFC West. The finish came down to the…
From the HERE City National DeskPORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers moved back above the Western Conference playoff line Sunday night, beating Houston Dynamo FC 3-1 at Providence Park with one regular-season game left. Vincent Janssen had a hand in all three Portland goals, scoring one and assisting on the…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Connor McDavid needed just 15 games to reach 30 assists, the quickest any player has done it in NHL history, on Sunday night in Manhattan, where Edmonton handled the Rangers 4-1. Wayne Gretzky had owned the mark since 1984-85, when he…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Diners across South Carolina should start seeing a new notice when they order shrimp. A state law now in force requires places that sell ready-to-eat food to tell customers when the shrimp they serve came from outside the United States. The rule covers restaurants, cafeterias, food stands…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The biggest banks and payment companies doing business in South Carolina will soon need a real financial reason before they shut a customer out. The Guarantee Banking Act, signed by Gov. Henry McMaster on June 30, takes effect Dec. 30. The law, Act 257, applies only to…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Some of South Carolina’s best recruits are companies that already call the state home. Of the more than 1,600 economic development projects the state announced from 2011 through 2026, 891, or more than half, were expansions by existing employers, according to the S.C. Department of Commerce. Together…
From the HERE City National Desk
GREENACRES, Fla. — Federal investigators are set to brief the public Monday in West Palm Beach on the crash of a Learjet 60 that fell out of a rainy sky Sunday afternoon and slammed into a Palm Beach County road, killing all nine people on board. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Greenwood Mayor Brandon Smith heads into Tuesday’s city election with more than twice the campaign money reported by challenger James Long, according to reports both men submitted to the state Ethics Commission. Smith reported $33,222 in receipts for the election cycle, a figure that includes $5,000 he…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Two longtime Greenwood lawyers are on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 3, for South Carolina House District 13, where Republican Rep. John McCravy is seeking another term against Democrat C. Rauch Wise. District 13 reaches across sections of both Greenwood County and Laurens County. McCravy has held the…
Politics
ABBEVILLE, S.C. — Five months after a special election decided by 12 votes, the same two Calhoun Falls residents are back on the Abbeville County Council District 2 ballot, this time for a full four-year term, on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Council member LaSean Tutt, a Democrat, won the seat in…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolinians who buy their own health insurance can start shopping for 2027 coverage now, but many will find higher sticker prices. Open enrollment on Healthcare.gov opened Nov. 1, 2026, and continues until Jan. 15, 2027. Approved filings for the state’s individual market put the weighted average…
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