Storied Bishopville topiary artist Pearl Fryar passes away at 86
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (WIS) - The Bishopville community is mourning the loss of storied topiary artist Pearl Fryar, who passed away Sunday at the age of 86.
Marley Bassett
I am a digital content producer and assignment desk editor for WIS News 10 in Columbia. I graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2025 with a degree in mass communications. Previously, I was a reporter for The Arena, copy desk chief for The Daily Gamecock, freelance reporter for The Lexington County Chronicle and editor-in-chief of The Johnsonian.
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UConn head coach Geno Auriemma apologizes for heated exchange after Final Four game
PHOENIX, AZ. (WIS) - UConn women’s Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma apologized after getting into a heated exchange with South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley in the final seconds of the team’s Final Four matchup.
Dawn Staley, UConn’s Geno Auriemma get into heated exchange near end of Final Four game
PHOENIX, AZ. (WIS) - University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma got into a heated exchange with University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach Dawn Staley in the final seconds of the team’s Final Four matchup.
Jury convicts West Columbia man who shot at police during hotel barricade situation
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Lexington County jury has convicted the suspect in a 2023 West Columbia hotel shooting.
Columbia Fireflies host media day ahead of season opener next week
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Columbia Fireflies hosted a media day Wednesday ahead of their season opener games against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans next week.
Richland One pre-K through eighth-grade students read their way to a superintendent’s skydive
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland One pre-K through eighth-grade students were able to watch their superintendent skydive after surpassing their reading goal.
SC Department of Environmental Services kicks off ‘Earth Month’ with one request for residents
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Services is marking the start of “Earth Month” with one request for Palmetto State residents.
18-year-old arrested in Manning apartment shooting death, initially reported as accident
MANNING, S.C. (WIS) - The Manning Police Department announced that they have arrested a suspect for his alleged role in an apartment complex shooting that killed one.
State lawmakers introduce resolution targeting same-sex marriage Supreme Court ruling
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina State House lawmakers introduced a concurrent resolution Thursday that seeks to reject the Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
SC officials break ground on project to replace I-95 bridges on Lake Marion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Members of the South Carolina Department of Transportation and other state leaders gathered Monday at the Santee Cooper Country Club Overlook to officially break ground on a project to replace the Interstate 95 bridges over Lake Marion.
