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Irmo soccer coach Phil Savitz - raw video

Phil Savitz talks about winning the state championship in his last game as the Irmo soccer coach. He will be moving to River Bluff high in the fall.
EDUCATION

Ben Carson to address Wilson Hall event in December

Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon and motivational speaker who is receiving a lot of press related to his statements at the 2013 President's National Prayer Breakfast, is slated to be the 2013 speaker in Wilson Hall's fourth annual Mission Series in December.
LOCAL NEWS

Good books blend fact and fiction, authors say

Three mystery authors advised would-be writers Saturday to blend what they know with imagination grounded in research.
LOCAL VIDEO

John Crangle, SC Common Cause

Crangle, the executive director of SC Common Cause, talks about the 'revolving door' of lobbying at the SC State House.
LOCAL NEWS

Community Calendar for the Midlands, May 19

“I’M BUILDING A BRIDGE”: 3 p.m. Sunday at the Nickelodeon Theatre, 1607 Main St. Civil Rights Sunday movie for May is a documentary profiling the plaintiffs in the Briggs v. Elliott case, challenging school segregation in South Carolina. Following the film, there will be a Q...
SNAPSHOTS

SNAPSHOTS Saturday from the SC Book Festival

Authors pose with their books and book lovers pose with books they plan to read at the 2013 SC Book Festival at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The festival continues Sunday, May 19, from noon to 4 p.m.
LOCAL PHOTOS & VIDEOS

Scenes from the SC Book Festival, May 18,

Books, the people who love them and read them gathered at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Saturday for the first day of the SC Book Festival.
GRADUATION PHOTOS & VIDEOS

SNAPSHOTS from Allen University graduation

Graduates from Allen University pose before their graduation exercises on campus May 18, 2013, in Columbia. The 2013 class consisted of 86 graduates with majors in Business Administration, English, Music, Social Science, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Religion.
CRIME

Ex-Horry County officer fined for harassing wife

A former Horry County police officer has been ordered to pay a $500 fine for harassing his estranged wife.
LOCAL NEWS

Savitz leads Irmo to state championship

Story, photos, video of Phil Savitz' from last game as soccer coach at Irmo High.