MORNING HEADLINES | The 15th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks (8-3) will strut into Death Valley at noon Saturday to take on the Clemson Tigers (9-2) to continue a bitter football rivalry dating back to 1896.
Now dubbed the Palmetto Bowl, the teams have faced off 120 times, with Clemson holding a big edge with 73 wins, including one last year.
Until 1959, the South Carolina-Clemson contest was part of the “Big Thursday” festivities at the S.C. State Fair, according to The Daily Gamecock newspaper.
“It was practically a state holiday,” USC archivist Elizabeth West told the newspaper. “People would ride trains … and they had ticket specials for them to come to the State Fair and to Big Thursday. It really was this monumental event.”
The stakes are pretty big for both teams Saturday: The winner may make the College Football Playoff’s 12-seed bracket of postseason competition.
In the new issue of the Charleston City Paper:
CP NEWS: Rosemont neighborhood squeezed by old pollution, new development. Rosemont in Charleston’s Neck area truly is between a rock and a hard place, squeezed by challenges like flooding, an accident-prone chemical plant and gentrification.
CP NEWS: S.C. higher education faces demographic challenges. Policymakers say the Palmetto State must start preparing now for a future with fewer college-aged kids, a graying workforce and increased skepticism about the value of pricey post-secondary degrees.
CP NEWS: How to help Helene hurricane recovery in N.C. mountains? Visit, locals say. By visiting, you can contribute to the region’s tourism-heavy economy and help establishments stay in businesses. We also offer some continuing charitable options.
CP NEWS: Fostering youths is a warm, rewarding experience. Charleston native Rose Bankston has been fostering children for 29 years. It’s important to her, particularly during the holiday season as the area’s 600 children who are in foster care are looking for a permanent home.
CP FOOD: The Establishment implements roof-to-plate dining experience. Broad Street’s high-end seafood restaurant The Establishment recently partnered with hyper-local hydroponic farmer Garret Fleming, to grow herbs on its rooftop.
CP MUSIC: Venue pays homage to groovy past. The recently opened downtown watering hole Groovers aims to revive the spirit of 1990s-era Calhoun Street with its live music and vinyl DJ nights.
CP OPINION: Let’s celebrate 50 years of service by the Coastal Community Foundation. “From its humble beginnings, the now-named Coastal Community Foundation is a wildly successful nonprofit celebrating 50 years of community action and service. It’s grown to a Lowcountry powerhouse with assets worth more than $500 million — yes, a half-billion dollars — from donor-advised funds, donations and investments.”
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