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Charlie Strong returns to South Carolina as TV analyst. What does he think of Gamecocks?
Former South Carolina defensive coordinator Charlie Strong is seen during the 2001 season with the Gamecocks. Erik Campos The State file photo Gamecock football fans will see a familiar face when they tune in and watch South Carolina play this weekend.
Dominion customers plead to keep bills low at hearing on planned SC rate increase
Linemen working on an electrical pole in a file image. ERIK CAMPOS Dominion Energy customers on Tuesday told S.C. regulators that a proposed increase in their power bills would be a major impact on their household finances. Dozens signed up to speak out against a proposed rate increase on South Carolina customers at a hearing before the S.C. Public Service Commission.
File photographs of a video poker machines in Columbia, SC.
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File photographs of a video poker machines in Columbia, SC.
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Illegal gambling parlor in South Carolina man’s home lands him in jail, cops say
File photographs of a video poker machines in Columbia, SC. ERIK CAMPOS/THE STATE A Lexington County man who was running an illegal gambling parlor out of his home was recently arrested, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. On March 3, Walter Limann Hicks Sr., a 51-year-old Gaston resident, was charged with unlawful possession/operation of a slot, video, vending machine or gambling device as well as a count of unlawful games and betting, SLED said Friday in a news release.
Holtz’s hire was a game-changer for South Carolina. And the press conference was epic
Dec. 4, 1998: Lou Holtz takes the field at Williams-Brice Stadium with USC Athletic Director Mike McGee before being officially introduced as the new head coach of the USC Gamecocks. Erik Campos The State file photo He had been coming to the University of South Carolina for years. Each time the Gamecocks sought a head football coach, his name bubbled to the top of every speculation list. Remember the whispers from those “in the know”?
Are ‘games of skill’ legal in SC? State looks to clarify gambling rules
File photographs of a video poker machines in Columbia, SC. ERIK CAMPOS/THE STATE COLUMBIA, S.C. Someone walks into a South Carolina bar, inserts a few coins into an electronic machine and shoots at virtual dragons. If the player slays enough dragons, they’ll win cash. The game is illegal under state gambling laws, according to a state court of appeals decision from 2025.
Former South Carolina football coach Lou Holtz is in hospice care
Former USC head coach Lou Holtz, seen here at a spring practice in March 1999. ERIK CAMPOS The State file photo College Football Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz, who led the South Carolina Gamecocks for six seasons, is currently in hospice care, The State confirmed on Friday. A few media outlets reported the development Thursday, but further confirmation came Friday when longtime broadcaster Tim Brando wrote on social media that he spoke with Holtz’s son, Skip.
Former South Carolina CB Captain Munnerlyn reacts to son getting Gamecocks offer
Captain Munnerlyn at South Carolina media day in August 2008. Erik Campos The State file photo Captain Munnerlyn felt old; and, well, who could blame him? On Monday, South Carolina assistant coach Torrian Gray offered a football scholarship to 6-foot-1, 185-pound defensive back from Mobile, Alabama — a 15-year-old who only recently finished up his first season playing high school football. Like his father over 20 years ago, Captain Munnerlyn Jr. had his offer from South Carolina.
‘Drugs, gambling ruined my life’ — Chapin gambling boss gets probation, $10K fine
File photographs of a video poker machines in Columbia, SC. ERIK CAMPOS/THE STATE A 73-year-old Chapin man has been fined $10,000 for conspiracy to engage in an illegal Lexington County gambling operation. Instead of prison, Jesse O. Helms will spend five years on supervised probation during which time he will not be allowed to do any form of gambling, according to sentencing U.S. District Judge Sherri Lydon. He will also be tested for drugs up to two times a week, according to court documents.
Guilty Lexington County video poker kingpin must pay $1 million to federal government
Video poker machines such as this once flooded bars, restaurants and poker parlors all over South Carolina. They were declared illegal in July 2000. ERIK CAMPOS/THE STATE FILE PHOTOGRAPH Lexington County video poker kingpin Federick “Fred” McCary agreed to forfeit $1 million Monday in federal court for the felony crime of conspiracy to engage in an illegal gambling business.
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Former longtime Columbia news anchor dies after contracting COVID-19
“Free at last,” exclaimed news anchor Ed Carter as the 6 o’clock newscast ended on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1998. Carter died on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (Erik Campos/The State) ERIK CAMPOS/THE STATE Ed Carter was going to explore the nation, coast to coast, on his motorcycle. After more than 20 years behind the anchor desk at Columbia’s WIS-TV news station, Carter was retiring in November of 1998.
‘Fierce little old lady’ who opposed nuclear expansion dies at 99
Ruth Thomas may be the queen of the anti-nuclear movement in South Carolina. Photographed in her home on Wed. 11/21/2007. Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Ruth Sackett Thomas, a teacher turned-environmentalist who for decades was one of South Carolina’s most ardent anti-nuclear activists, died over the weekend after a brief illness. She was 99.
‘Fierce little old lady’ who opposed nuclear expansion dies at 99
Ruth Thomas may be the queen of the anti-nuclear movement in South Carolina. Photographed in her home on Wed. 11/21/2007. Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Ruth Sackett Thomas, a teacher turned-environmentalist who for decades was one of South Carolina’s most ardent anti-nuclear activists, died over the weekend after a brief illness. She was 99.
‘Fierce little old lady’ who opposed nuclear expansion dies at 99
Ruth Thomas may be the queen of the anti-nuclear movement in South Carolina. Photographed in her home on Wed. 11/21/2007. Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Ruth Sackett Thomas, a teacher turned-environmentalist who for decades was one of South Carolina’s most ardent anti-nuclear activists, died over the weekend after a brief illness. She was 99.
‘Fierce little old lady’ who opposed nuclear expansion dies at 99
Ruth Thomas may be the queen of the anti-nuclear movement in South Carolina. Photographed in her home on Wed. 11/21/2007. Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Ruth Sackett Thomas, a teacher turned-environmentalist who for decades was one of South Carolina’s most ardent anti-nuclear activists, died over the weekend after a brief illness. She was 99.
‘Fierce little old lady’ who opposed nuclear expansion dies at 99
Ruth Thomas may be the queen of the anti-nuclear movement in South Carolina. Photographed in her home on Wed. 11/21/2007. Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Ruth Sackett Thomas, a teacher turned-environmentalist who for decades was one of South Carolina’s most ardent anti-nuclear activists, died over the weekend after a brief illness. She was 99.
‘Fierce little old lady’ who opposed nuclear expansion dies at 99
Ruth Thomas may be the queen of the anti-nuclear movement in South Carolina. Photographed in her home on Wed. 11/21/2007. Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Ruth Sackett Thomas, a teacher turned-environmentalist who for decades was one of South Carolina’s most ardent anti-nuclear activists, died over the weekend after a brief illness. She was 99.
‘Fierce little old lady’ who opposed nuclear expansion dies at 99
Ruth Thomas may be the queen of the anti-nuclear movement in South Carolina. Photographed in her home on Wed. 11/21/2007. Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com Ruth Sackett Thomas, a teacher turned-environmentalist who for decades was one of South Carolina’s most ardent anti-nuclear activists, died over the weekend after a brief illness. She was 99.
Tri-parte government system threatened
Yet, there are ways to reverse this trend until full funding of the legal system can be restored, Lincoln Caplan, told the audience attending the John W. Hager Distinguished Lecture at the University of Tulsa College of Law.
Negative court funding impacts economy
Caplan, author, journalist and Truman Capote visiting lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, reviewed the economic results of inadequate funding during his presentation, “The Fade-Out of American Justice: The nation’s State Court Crisis.” Economists made detailed calculations of costs, [direct and indirect] of court deficits over the last few years, he said.
THE FIRST KISS OF THE NIGHT | A Lesbian Punk movie
Story T is a troubled young non-binary Taiwanese, succumbing to addictive substances, who has chosen heroine to overcome their grief. T runs into Shui an innocent seller of Betel Nuts with a tense relationship with her father, a famous Taoist exorcist who wants to extract the spirits that make her the way she is. At this juncture, through this encounter, and a solid friendship with Big Sister 13, an exiled Kung Fu master from Hong Kong, who lives with HIV/AIDS.
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