Bill Belichick’s fascinating decision to become the North Carolina football head coach is a windfall for ESPN. It remains to be seen whether Belichick, who is arguably the greatest NFL coach of all time with six Super Bowl championships as a head coach of the Patriots and two more as defensive coordinator of the Giants, … Read more
With the holiday season fast approaching, the White House is getting ready to deck the halls. The annual tradition of selecting the perfect Christmas tree is held through the National Christmas Tree Contest. This year’s honor was bestowed on Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, North Carolina. Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm is family-owned and operated; it has … Read more
Just a little wide. One college football fan was humbled after trolling kickers’ football abilities. ESPN’s “College GameDay” was on South Carolina’s campus ahead of the team’s heartbreaking 36-33 loss to No. 16 LSU on Saturday, and a fan named Jousha Watson — a sophomore business major at South Carolina — took on panelist Pat … Read more
An anonymous couple from South Carolina is thanking their lucky stars after one of them realized their “losing” lottery ticket was actually a big winner. The couple, described by the South Carolina Education Lottery in a July 25 news release as being from the “upstate” region of South Carolina, recently purchased a $5 Double Sided Dollars Extra Play … Read more
North Carolina residents can, once again, order cocktails to go. On Monday, Gov. Roy Cooper signed SB 527 into law, which permanently reinstated cocktails to-go, a move that will allow restaurants and distilleries in the state to boost their revenue streams. The law will also effectively lower the tax rate for spirits ready-to-drink cocktails and permit alcohol sales … Read more
A Publix in South Carolina recently received an unexpected “shopper” in the form of an alligator that was found under a group of carts outside the supermarket. The gator was spotted near the entrance of the grocery store before officials with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) were called to the scene. Video … Read more
Angie Harmon’s daughter was arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina. On June 6, Avery Sehorn was charged with felony burglary and larceny, Fox News Digital confirmed. Angie shares Avery with her ex-husband, NFL star Jason Sehorn. The former couple also share daughters Finley, 20, and Emery, 15. According to an incident report obtained by Fox News Digital, the … Read more
A fishing crew recently caught a prize-worthy marlin at the 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina. The team aboard the Hatteras-based boat, “Release,” reeled in a blue marlin weighing 504 pounds, earning the group of men $1.7 million. The captain of the 53-foot Bobby Sullivan vessel, Rom Whitaker, led the team to … Read more
Ouch. Carrie Underwood took a nasty fall onstage in the pouring rain at the Carolina Country Music Fest in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Sunday night. The country superstar, 41, finished performing her classic “Before He Cheats” when she walked toward the back of the stage in the midst of a rainstorm, as seen in … Read more
A South Carolina man’s unique lottery strategy recently paid off big time, landing him the $300,000 top prize from a scratch-off ticket. The man, identified only as a resident of Bluffton, South Carolina, told the South Carolina Educational Lottery’s website that he does not have a regular lottery game that he plays – instead, he selects … Read more
The longer Caitlin Clark and Iowa went, the more people were interested. For the third time in seven days, Clark and the Hawkeyes shattered the TV viewership record for women’s college basketball, this time their NCAA championship final loss to undefeated South Carolina Sunday on ABC drawing 18.7 million viewers, according to ESPN. The broadcast … Read more
Dawn Staley is sticking by the birds. The South Carolina women’s basketball coach sported a Michael Vick Eagles’ throwback jersey by Mitchell and Ness during the Gamecocks’ 98-36 win against Kentucky on Monday — and got called out by Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp. Staley, who’s a Philadelphia native and a diehard Eagles … Read more
Coastal Carolina football coach Tim Beck addressed a since-deleted photo that showed him posing shirtless alongside the school’s bikini-clad dance team while on the beach in Hawaii for the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl this week. The team’s official X account posted, and then hours later deleted, the photo which showed Beck arm-in-arm with the Chanticleer Girls … Read more
Spike, an otherwise happy hound from South Carolina, found himself in a tight spot after the dog became stuck in his owner’s dryer vent. The Sumter Police Department said that Spike was “sniffing out mischief” on Nov. 30, when he got stuck in the dryer vent. In a Facebook post, the Police Department said that officers … Read more
ALEXANDER COUNTY, NC – One person was killed and another was rescued during flash flooding in North Carolina over the weekend, according to local officials. This death comes after more deadly flash flooding swamped parts of the Northeast over the weekend and nearly a week after deadly flooding soaked areas from the mid-Atlantic to New England. Just before midnight on July 15, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office said it, … Read more
A veteran North Carolina state trooper was justified in fatally shooting an armed suspect during a traffic stop in which the gunman opened fire on him, with only his ballistic vest saving his life, prosecutors said Tuesday. State Highway Patrol Trooper Jeffrey L. Dunlap was shot in the chest just after 7:30 p.m. on July 3 while … Read more
A group of anglers in North Carolina spent an afternoon on the water hoping to catch a swordfish — but wound up reeling in something rare. On April 21, Jeremiah Elliott, 31, owner of Geronimo Tackle, was joined by Zachary Elliott, his brother, and his fishing buddies, Chandler Butler and Trevor Burns, on his 30-foot regulator center … Read more
After witnessing a Domino’s employee fall while delivering pizzas to their home earlier this month, a South Carolina family wanted to bless the hard-working woman, who was about to retire, by giving her a generous tip. Lacey Keighron and her family decided they were going to create a GoFundMe account to give the final “tip” for 72-year-old … Read more
She better change her lox. A North Carolina woman has shared doorbell camera footage of a seedy bear stealing a package filled with bagels from her porch last week. Mary McClear, of Hendersonville, told Storyful she tends to leave a snack box on her porch for drivers who deliver to her home. She said a … Read more
The world’s first flight officially took off from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. The Wright brothers were allegedly the first to successfully fly a powered and controlled airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, after years of experimenting with the concept of flight. Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright began testing out flying … Read more