USC and Clemson will play each other as nationally-ranked teams for just the fourth time ever this Saturday. Steve Spurrier says that's a good thing, but he'd rather both teams be 11-0. Tim Hill has that and more in ABC Columbia's weekly web recap of Steve Spurrier's press conference from Williams-Brice Stadium.
There's little mystery behind Clemson's recent problems and coach Dabo Swinney said the fix is just as simple: Cut down on mistakes. "You want some grand answer?" Swinney said Tuesday of Clemson's issues. "It's 11 turnovers in three games." The ACC Atlantic winners will need to shore up ball security issues when they face No. 14 South Carolina (9-2) at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — There's a new commander of South Carolina's Highway Patrol.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's unemployment rate has fallen for the second time in two months.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group of demonstrators says it is mounting a challenge to Gov. Nikki Haley's order for police to arrest anyone protesting on Statehouse grounds after 6 p.m., following last week's arrest of 19 Occupy Columbia protesters.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police in Columbia are spreading some holiday cheer in the form of Thanksgiving baskets.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is meeting with his constituents in South Carolina's state capital.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Fort Jackson is putting the finishing touch on its new Drill Sergeant School with the opening of living quarters for the order-barking trainers.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — About 1,200 soldiers graduating from basic training at Fort Jackson are getting an early Thanksgiving meal.
Occupy Columbia protestors say they are excercising their right to free speech without a limit on the time of day. Hundreds returned to the state house grounds Monday evening to challenge Governor Niki Haley's eviction order put in place last week.
Global Energy Franchise says it is opening a solar panel plant in Cherokee County.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ An award-winning composer and former fine arts instructor at a private school in Charleston has been charged with making child pornography. Fernando Rivas pleaded not guilty Monday to child pornography production.
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) _ Deputies in Lancaster County have arrested a Kershaw woman they say used two Bibles to try to smuggle weapons, drugs and a cell phone to a prison inmate.
Twenty-one days after a suspicious package is discovered at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, authorities are called to the school again to address a second suspicious package.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have seized nearly $12 million in civil and criminal cases in 12 months.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A student from Columbia studying at Stanford University in California has been chosen as a Rhodes Scholar.
If you are headed to Grandma's or anywhere else this Thanksgiving Holiday, you won't be alone. Triple A estimates 42 million people will take to the roads this week.
The latest BCS standings have USC holding steady at #12 and Clemson free falling ten spots to #17. The Gamecocks are coming off a 41-20 win against The Citadel. Clemson fell 37-13 at NC State. USC and Clemson kick off just after 7:45 p.m. this Saturday on ESPN.
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A new round of layoffs is starting next month at a former nuclear complex in South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires in South Carolina is so massive it can be seen from outer space.
Mike Glennon threw three touchdown passes and North Carolina State shut down No. 7 Clemson's explosive offense to help the Wolfpack beat the mistake-prone Tigers 37-13 on Saturday.
Connor Shaw threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns, including Alshon Jeffery's first scoring catch in more than a month, and South Carolina (No. 12 BCS, No. 14 AP) defeated The Citadel 34-20 on Saturday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County library is starting a first-ever story time reading program for special needs children.
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Republican congressmen are spending part of their weekend in Aiken County.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An 82-year-old woman living in a Rock Hill assisted living home was killed by a nurse's aide at the facility less than a day after she accused the worker of forging her checks, authorities said.
