Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Piedmont report from HERE Rock Hill.
Sports
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Rick Cloninger of Rock Hill, S.C., finished alone in third place at the 65th Carolinas Senior Amateur, posting 7-under 206 after rounds of 71, 67 and 68 at Waynesville Inn and Golf Club. Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C., captured the title Thursday with an eagle on…
From HERE Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell said at ACC Tipoff that Dillon Hunter’s fifth-season eligibility remains on hold and that injuries have left the Tigers behind schedule ahead of a Nov. 2 opene
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice, who starred in Columbia, has been named to the 2026 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, the league office announced Thursday. Rice, who play
From HERE Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will keep Dr. Melissa Balknight as acting superintendent beyond her planned Jan. 1, 2027, retirement date while the board searches for a permanent leader, the district anno
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A statewide education law that guarantees teachers two days free of meetings before the school year still is not reaching every classroom, according to a new survey from the
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Italian Festival has been postponed to Saturday, Oct. 17, at Finlay Park after organizers cited a rainy weekend forecast tied to Hurricane Isaias. The festival was originally scheduled for S
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bechtel and the University of South Carolina are launching a partnership aimed at expanding the statewide nuclear workforce pipeline, including a new Bechtel Nuclear Energy
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is beginning a statewide shift toward electronic vehicle titles under a new Department of Motor Vehicles law that took effect this week, with the biggest chan
From HERE Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The City of Charlotte broke ground Thursday, Oct. 8, on Firehouse 44, a 14,000-square-foot station planned for the growing River District on Dixie River Road and billed as the first mass-timber firehous
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina House member Marvin Pendarvis pleaded guilty Wednesday to nine federal charges tied to a scheme in which prosecutors said he took settlement money that
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche joined South Carolina officials Thursday in backing Logans Law, a proposed federal registry for people convicted of violent crimes, at a c
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — With less than a month until Election Day, the economy is the dominant issue for midterm voters, and a new national voter panel shows Americans across the political spectrum
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are entering triage mode four weeks from Election Day, with a growing number privately fearing their chances of holding the majority are vanishing as Presid
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is running again to lead Senate Democrats, even as several of his own nominees refuse to commit to supporting him after the Novem
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina metro areas dominate a national ranking of markets where newly built homes are most available and competitively priced Top Metros for New Construction report
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