The Autumn Leaves Of Youth
2026-10-09
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net When it’s spring and the rocky shoals spider lilies bloom, spring’s my favorite season. When mornings of chilled airContinue Reading
Beating Genghis Khan
2026-10-05
Turning a minor disappointment into a measurable victory By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Stupidity, defiance, or calculated risk: Probably a bit of all three. YesterdayContinue Reading
Artificial Intelligence and You
2026-09-29
By Mike DuBose What if the next major change in your life begins with questions you type into a computer? Suppose that same technology helpsContinue Reading
One Life Fitness-Forest Acres hosts strength and power event
2026-09-28
Local powerlifter Lawrence Brimfield breaks NFL Combine record on bench press By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Seven weeks after One Life Fitness (1LF)–Sandhills hosted itsContinue Reading
Ben “Yeti” Rhodes receives top honor from S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame
2026-09-28
Award is the namesake of Sheriff Leon Lott By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Martial arts practitioner and acclaimed instructor for U.S. and foreign special operationsContinue Reading
My hex on writers
2026-09-22
Photo: Pinckney holding book cover courtesy of Sporting Classics Daily. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net In Burning The Days, James Salter wrote of hisContinue Reading
Places you can’t forget
2026-09-17
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Thirteen years ago I wrote of highways with memorable names. I mentioned Whiskey Road and Easy Street inContinue Reading
North Carolina high school football team honors distinguished South Carolina military veterans
2026-09-16
South Mecklenburg High School hosts first-ever S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame Football Game By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Among the myriad memorial services heldContinue Reading
A conservation-minded heart for South Carolina
2026-09-16
The dedication and work of SCDNR’s Anna Huckabee Smith By Tom Mullikin Conservation is often measured in acres protected, species recovered, waterways restored or dollarsContinue Reading
Firsthand memories of 9/11 from Ground Zero
2026-09-11
Sermon delivered to the congregation of Main Street United Methodist Church in Columbia, S.C. By W. Thomas Smith Jr. EDITORIAL NOTE: TODAY marks the 25thContinue Reading
Into the Lebanon Silver Mine
2026-09-09
Crossing over Clear Creek. Photo by Katie Shugg By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net 8-22-2026 — a day for numbers, a day to visit theContinue Reading