No. 7 South Carolina's defense leading way again
By JEFFREY COLLINS COLUMBIA - One of South Carolina's biggest questions coming into the season was whether the Gamecocks' new defensive coordinator could keep the unit among the nation's elite. So far,...
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Shin avoids mistakes, picks up record win HOYLAKE, England - Jiyai Shin avoided mistakes in miserable weather conditions Sunday to cruise to a record nine-stroke victory in the Women's...
View ArticleEven without Luck, Stanford a top-10 team again
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ STANFORD, Calif. - David Shaw and his Stanford players spent the past nine months telling anybody who would listen that the program had enough talent and depth without Andrew Luck...
View ArticleCOLUMN: When normal isn't healthy
By BRIAN PARR The typical American doesn't get enough exercise, eats too much fat and sugar and too few vegetables and is overweight. Unfortunately, we have come to consider this combination as...
View ArticleArea residents benefit from advances at GHSU Cancer Center
By Chris Walsh September is Leukemia/Lymphoma Awareness Month, and at Georgia Health and Sciences Cancer Center, doctors are doing their best with new medications to get rid of cancer once and for all....
View ArticleOVERALL LOOK: Latest developments on anti-Islam film protests
Here's a look at protests and reaction across the Middle East and elsewhere Monday over an anti-Muslim film produced in the U.S. ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. PAKISTAN Hundreds of protesters...
View ArticleApple: iPhone 5 orders topped 2M in 24 hours
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Orders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours after Apple started taking them at 12 midnight Pacific time on Friday. That's more than double the amount of iPhone 4S...
View ArticlePBS film plumbs Civil War's staggering toll
By STEVE SZKOTAK RICHMOND, Va. — In the PBS American Experience documentary "Death and the Civil War" premiering Tuesday night, bloated Union and Confederate bodies are shown scattered on battlefields...
View ArticleColbert, 'Modern Family' cast to guest host 'GMA'
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert and the cast of "Modern Family" are next up as "Good Morning America" guest hosts for Robin Roberts, who is scheduled to undergo a bone marrow transplant this...
View ArticleRidge Spring woman killed attempting to cross road in Augusta
By STAFF REPORTS A Ridge Spring woman was killed this morning while attempting to cross Deans Bridge Road in Augusta on foot. Elizabeth Oerman, 25, was killed after she was struck by a car while...
View ArticleThurmond's impact on politics focus of USC lecture
COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina is scheduled to host a lecture on the impact that one of South Carolina's most notable figures had on modern politics. Emory University historian Joe...
View ArticleSC justices to reconsider sex offender monitoring
By JEFFREY COLLINS COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Supreme Court is rehearing the case of a sex offender who says lifetime satellite monitoring of some sex offenders is too harsh a punishment. The...
View ArticleLawyers for school districts, legislators in court
By SEANNA ADCOX COLUMBIA — The state Supreme Court could finally decide whether South Carolina's public schools provide all of its children the opportunity to succeed. The justices will re-hear...
View ArticleHyman Williams
Hyman Williams WAGENER – Funeral services for Hyman Williams will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2012 2:30 PM at Saron Baptist Church. Hyman was born 51 years ago on November 10,1960 in Aiken...
View ArticleMargie Lott Crow
Margie Lott Crow GRANITEVILLE – Mrs. Margie Lott Crow, 83, of Graniteville, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be private and are under the direction of GEORGE...
View ArticleTony E. Snipes
Tony E. Snipes AIKEN, SC – A memorial service for Tony Elton Snipes, 69, of Aiken, SC will be held six p.m., Thursday, September 20th in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel, Williston, SC with the Rev....
View ArticleELIZABETH ANN ʻLIBBYʻ OERMAN
Elizabeth Ann ‘Libby’ Oerman RIDGE SPRING, SC – Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Oerman, 25, died suddenly Monday, September 16, 2012 as a result of a pedestrian accident in Augusta, GA. Born in West Columbia,...
View ArticleRichard Arthur ʻDickʻ Longacre
Richard A. ‘Dick’ Longacre NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – Services for Mr. Richard Arthur “Dick” Longacre, 96, who died Tuesday, beloved husband of Mrs. Elizabeth “Liz” Longacre, are to be private. Visit our...
View ArticleWilliam C. ʻBillyʻ Johnikin
William C. ‘Billy’ Johnikin LANGLEY, SC – Mr. William C. “Billy” Johnikin, 76, of Langley, beloved husband of forty-one years to Mrs. Patricia Jean Garvin Johnikin, went to be with his Lord and Savior...
View ArticleSadie Bell Larke
Sadie Bell Larke JACKSON, S.C. – Mrs. Sadie Bell Larke, mother of Albert Larke, Jr and Georgia Lee, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at the University Hospital, Augusta, GA. Funeral services...
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