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Observer S.C. Top 25 Recruits

The Charlotte Observer: High school football players, with their high schools and positions, and the colleges they are considering...Read More

Holiday closings: What's closed for Christmas

The State: Merry Christmas !..Read More

2009 brought new retail stores to Midlands

The State: As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at how the retail landscape changed in 2009 in the Columbia area...Read More

Vance slices past Irmo

The State: Irmo and Vance (N.C.) faced difficult tasks in getting to the early Saturday afternoon tip on the second day of the Chick-fil-A Tournament at Richland Northeast High School. But Vance found its way in the second half in the 56-41 victory in the Classic I bracket...Read More

Red Cross Holds Blood Drive in Honor of Local Infant

WLTX-TV Columbia: COLUMBIA, SC (WLTX) -- During the holiday season the Red Cross is always lacking donated blood and one Midlands family proves how important that blood supply can be...Read More

Party celebrates Jesus, aids the needy

The State: When Becky Cannon received a gift of a children's party at the Irmo Funzone, she decided it might be fun to throw a December birthday celebration that would resonate with kids long after the last piece of cake was cut...Read More

Church gives shoes to entire Harbison West student body

The State: Students at Harbison West Elementary were hopping, skipping and quite literally jumping for joy as they showed off new shoes given to every child at the school...Read More

Dreher, RNE close Chick-fil-A with wins

The State: Richland Northeast and Dreher did not bring home any championship trophies from the eighth annual Chick-fil-A Classic. But both Midlands-area schools had solid showings in the nationally recognized tournament...Read More

H-Tax Revisited

Free Times: Making a slight alteration in the wording of its hospitality tax ordinance is giving Richland County Council a tad more breathing room when it comes to allocating H-tax money to tourism-targeted groups...Read More

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The State: PROPERTY TRANSFERS..Read More

Hometown heroes

The State: Following are updates and statistics of former Midlands-area high school athletes now competing at the collegiate level:..Read More

Federal funds for SRS spread across country

The Augusta Chronicle: Savannah River Site's bountiful infusion of federal stimulus dollars is jingling in pockets as far away as Nevada, California -- even Canada, according to a breakdown of procurement subcontracts, but plenty of money is going to local companies, too...Read More

Donate Blood to Honor Brave Baby Ben

WLTX-TV Columbia: Cayce, SC (WLTX) -- One Midlands family is thrilled to be celebrating Christmas with their three-month old baby, after he almost died twice...Read More

USC Keeping tabs on Pozniak

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: USC remains interested in LB Antoine Pozniak (6-3 220) of East Syracuse, NY as a possible fallback should Justin Parker of Beaufort go elsewhere...Read More

Olson visits Princeton

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: QB David Olson (6-3 210) of Irmo visited Princeton last week and enjoyed the visit. "It's about what I expected," said Olson. "It's Princeton. They didn't do anything to ruin their reputation, that's for sure." Olson says he did not commit and is taking it slow...Read More

Chick-fil-A roundup: Charlotte Christian to face Christ School

The State: Charlotte Christian knocked off Fairfield Central, 60-49, in the Chick-fil-A Classic on Monday afternoon...Read More

Hiotts team to win Ford Parent-Child title

The Post and Courier: ISLE OF PALMS -- Grayson and Todd Hiott of Anderson fired a 3-over-par 75 Monday to capture the Ford Parent-Child championship played at the Links Course at Wild Dunes Resort. They were competing in Division II, but earned the title as the low scorers that played from the back set of tees...Read More

No more visits for Floyd

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: DL Sharrif Floyd of Philadelphia took an official visit to North Carolina over the weekend and that will be his final visit according to a source familiar with Floyd's plans...Read More

Tapley now planning Signing Day decision

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: WR Sean Tapley of Jacksonville, FL, a USC commitment made an official visit to North Carolina over the weekend. Tapley said he remains committed to USC but will wait until National Signing Day before making an official decree of his intentions...Read More

Cane commit planning USC visit

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: TE Clive Walford (6-6 222) of Belle Glade, FL is committed to Miami but says he plans an official to Columbia in January. "I'm a big fan of (Steve) Spurrier," said Walford. "I want to see if there is a better fit for me." Walford says he is not looking at any other schools other than USC and Miami...Read More

Woestmann schedules official to USC

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: DE Kyle Woestmann (6-4 245) of Marietta, GA is committed to Vanderbilt but will take an official to USC on January 22. "The coaches just want a chance for me to see what they have to offer," said Woestmann. "That's seem really fair if you think about it."..Read More

Woestmann schedules official to USC

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: DE Kyles Woestmann (6-4 245) of Marietta, GA is committed to Vanderbilt but will take an official to USC on January 22. "The coaches just want a chance for me to see what they have to offer," said Woestmann. "That's seem really fair if you think about it."..Read More

Birnie birth

Sedalia Democrat: Lindsey and Alex Birnie, of Sedalia, became the parents of a son, Alexander Maddux, born Nov. 23, 2009, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces...Read More

Willis still a Vol for now

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: DE Brandon Willis of Byrnes made his official visit to Miami over the weekend and remains a soft commitment to Tennessee. A source said last week he expected Willis to switch to the Hurricanes during the weekend but that did not happen. Willis told Volquest.com...Read More

Moore tentatively set with USC visit

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: USC has kept up its interest in LB Kendall Moore of Raleigh, NC since the coaching change occured at Notre Dame. Moore has been committed to the Irish but has been talking with the Gamecocks. He is looking at making an official visit to USC January 15th though he said that's not set in stone...Read More

Bama DB plans CU official

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: DB Chris Hughes (6-0- 210) of Mobile, AL says he still plans to take one of his officials to Clemson this year. "I want to take all five of my official visits," said Hughes. "I don't know when I am going to Clemson."..Read More

Garcia makes his decision

Spartanburg Herald-Journal: OL Max Garcia of Norcross, GA committed Sunday to Maryland over Clemson and Vanderbilt. Garcia plans to major in journalism and the fact he can get that at Maryland and not at the other schools was a major factor in his decision...Read More

Local holiday closings

The State: The following will be closed Friday in observance of Christmas ...Read More

Tiger Holiday Classic returns

The Chapel Hill News: The area's top high school wrestling invitational returns to Chapel Hill this week with the annual Tiger Holiday Classic...Read More

Cougars Outlast Paladins, 77-74

WCBD-TV Charleston: Greenville, S.C. - Jade Hughes (Spartanburg, S.C.) scored a career-tying 23 points, including the go-ahead basket with 51 seconds remaining, to help the College of Charleston women’s basketball team slip past Furman, 77-74, in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon at Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C...Read More