NFL Mothers and 30 High School Football Players, along with their coaches, teamed up with Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center (ECYEC) to bring joy and good tidings to financially challenged families during ECYEC’s Annual “Christmas in the Community Festivity.” “The event is geared toward easing the stress of financially challenged families during the Christmas Holidays […]
Rob Keck called in to tell us that two local students, Jacob Kemp and Ed Williams, will be featured on his radio show Saturday, January 9, at 10 a.m. on SiriusXM channel 147. They will be on Rob’s Bass Outdoor World Show. Jacob will talk about the gun he used to kill a deer, a […]
The Rebels of Strom Thurmond High School finished third in the first Savannah River Shootout at North Augusta. The Rebels started the tournament against Jones County winning 77 to 62 in first round action. Strom Thurmond stats for the game: Tre Moore 8 3-4 19, Shuron Burt 6 0-0 15, Jamal Stevens 4 4-6 14, […]
1st Team: Malik Hightower Wide Receiver Fox Creek, DeAndre Ryan Wide Receiver Strom Thurmond, Bryan Hurt Offensive Lineman Fox Creek, Stanley Roland Linebacker Ridge Spring-Monetta, Malik Nicholson Defensive Back Strom Thurmond, Lawson Reel Kicker Strom Thurmond 2nd Team: Tyrece Nick Quarterback Strom Thurmond, Chad Gilchrist Running Back Strom Thurmond, Dalton Swires Running Back Fox Creek, […]
The Wardlaw Academy Cross Country Team bested nine other Boys Class A teams from across South Carolina last Saturday in a 5,000 meter run along the Congaree River. The State Championship, hosted by Heathwood Hall, was run at 12:10 p.m. under an overcast sky with temperatures in the mid sixties. According to Head Coach […]
Wardlaw Academy’s Hammond Manly is the SCISA Class A Cross Country State Champion for 2015. Hammond ran the 5000 meter state championship event along the Congaree River last Saturday, finishing in a blistering time of 16:52:19, very close to two minutes ahead of the second place runner from Beaufort Academy. The Patriot junior is the […]
The 2015 Palmetto Champions All-Star Football honorees and coaches were announced Sunday by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association. Strom Thurmond High’s Head Football Coach Antwaun Hillary was selected as AA Upper State Coach of the Year. Twenty-Five high school football players and 10 coaches will be honored at a banquet December 3 in Columbia.
The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy-making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), recently approved the 2015-2016 late migratory bird seasons and regulations from a framework set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The season and bag limit selections must be approved by the Service and published in the Federal Register. […]
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has scheduled seven public meetings to receive input from hunters concerning DNR supported legislation related to future deer management in South Carolina. Senate Bill 454 was filed on behalf of DNR by Senator Chip Campsen of Charleston in February of this year. The legislation proposes a limit of […]
The Edgefield County’s Youth Football and Cheerleading program will start its signups this Saturday August 15. The Youth Soccer Program will begin signups next Saturday, August 22. This fall the Department is offering Youth Football and Cheerleading for ages 6 to12 and youth soccer for ages 4-12. The Football And cheerleading league will have […]