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SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wofford wasted little time Thursday night at Snyder Field, scoring less than three minutes in and rolling past VMI 3-0 in Spartanburg for its first Southern Conference win of the women's soccer season. Annie Andrews opened the scoring at 2:55 off assists…
SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Big South Conference crowns its cross country champions in Spartanburg on Friday morning, Oct. 30, with USC Upstate playing host on the course its runners know best at the Milliken Research Center. Every one of the league's nine schools has teams…
From the HERE City State DeskMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Five high school seniors from across South Carolina are in the running for the state top individual football honor, and the winner will be revealed Dec. 12 at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl, the senior all-star game played in…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men's basketball starts the games that count on Monday, Nov. 2, when Stetson visits Littlejohn Coliseum for a 7 p.m. tip. Brad Brownell's Tigers head into the opener unbeaten in the preseason. They edged Georgia 82-80 on Oct. 23 and then…
From the HERE City State DeskNORMAN, Okla. — South Carolina heads west this weekend looking to stretch a two-game winning streak to three. The Gamecocks face Oklahoma at 4:15 p.m. Saturday in Norman, with the game on SEC Network. It is just the second trip to Norman in program history…
From the HERE City National DeskVATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV welcomed the men's and women's basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame to a private audience Saturday, one day before the two Catholic schools open the college basketball season in Rome. Roughly 7,000 people filled the Paul VI audience…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without big man Chet Holmgren into the holidays after the team announced Friday that he has a small tear in the patellar tendon of his right knee. Holmgren first felt discomfort in the knee on…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays turned down 2027 mutual options Friday on right-hander Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, a widely expected move that sends both players into free agency. Martinez had a $20 million mutual option for next season. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James took over the last two minutes Friday night, and the Philadelphia 76ers held off the defending champion New York Knicks 98-93 to start Emirates NBA Cup group play at 1-0. Philadelphia had built a double-digit cushion in the fourth quarter…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — The Miami Marlins exercised Sandy Alcantara's $21 million club option for 2027 on Friday, keeping their ace off the open market on a busy day of contract decisions across Major League Baseball. Declining the option would have cost Miami a $2 million buyout.…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State dug out of a 25-point hole Friday night and pulled away to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 at Chase Center in the opening game of Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Luka Doncic started like he…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has drawn a second NFL fine for wearing cleats from Caddix, a small Baltimore company that is not one of the league's approved shoe partners, and the company says it will cover the cost. The newest penalty, $23,882, came…
Education
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Hundreds of teachers, nonprofit staff, donors, business partners and public officials spent part of this week at Thrive 2026 inside the Spartanburg Marriott, a gathering rooted in the belief that report cards alone do not decide how far a student will go. The Spartanburg Academic Movement, the…
From the HERE City National Desk
HOUSTON, Texas — The two biggest U.S. oil companies said Friday that their refineries, not their oil fields, did much of the heavy lifting in a quarter of soaring profits, as diesel prices stayed high and overseas buyers leaned on Gulf Coast fuel. Exxon Mobil posted a third-quarter profit of…
Traffic
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A 57-year-old Wellford man riding an e-bike died Thursday night after a pickup truck struck him on Campground Road in Spartanburg County, S.C., the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Troopers said Geoffrey Berus was traveling in the eastbound lane near Knightsridge Road at about 7:17 p.m.…
Public Safety
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Art D. Littlejohn formally became Spartanburg’s chief of police Friday afternoon, signing his oath of office in front of a big crowd of relatives, fellow officers and residents at the Spartanburg County Public Libraries Headquarters. City Manager Chris Story told the crowd the search for a chief…
From the HERE City National Desk
MUSCAT, Oman — Omani forces pulled 25 crew members off a crude oil tanker that was hit and set on fire near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, one of several ship incidents reported in the narrow waterway in a single day. The Omani Maritime Security Centre said the vessel,…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The three candidates who laid out their plans for South Carolina governor this week agree on the problems, from the cost of living to health care, schools and roads. Where they part ways is on how far state government should go to fix them, and voters settle…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The race for South Carolina lieutenant governor rarely gets the spotlight, but the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot are offering very different ideas about what the No. 2 job should actually do. Republican state Sen. Mike Reichenbach is the running mate of Alan Wilson. Democrat Sam…
From the HERE City State Desk
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Small South Carolina towns and counties that run on a handful of employees will soon have a new place to turn for training and help, through a statewide program announced Friday by a College of Charleston public service center, the Riley Center for Livable Communities. The Rural…
Health
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Close to 70 people went over the side of the 16-story Denny’s corporate headquarters in downtown Spartanburg on Friday, and their descents pushed the final Over the Edge Upstate fundraiser past its $100,000 target before the day was half over. The rappel down the tower at 203…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Shoppers who pay with SNAP benefits in South Carolina will find a shorter list of eligible items at the register beginning Sunday, Nov. 1, when a two-year state project called Healthy Food SC takes effect. From that day on, food stamp benefits can no longer cover energy…
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