Nov. 6, 2020

By: John A. Carlos II

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., & Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison participate in a debate at the SCETV studios in Columbia, S.C., Friday, October 30, 2020.

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This past month was the best one in 2020, I reached another level in my career I don't like to brag or boast. Last month I got the chance to work for The Associated Press, better known as The AP. I don't check off boxes in my life and I try not to get too high or too low in my ambitions. I continue to move forward and expand upon my photographic education, which I know will never be finished. I don't have a crystal ball, I don't know what the future holds. I don't know if I'll reach all of the lofty goals that I have in life but I inch forward closer and closer each day.

Heathwood Hall on Oct.2, 2020.

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Lake Katherine as seen from the back yard of Donna Oliphant. Over a year ago Lake Katherine’s water was drained for a new sewer line being put in along the Gills Creek Watershed. John A. Carlos II / Special to The Post and Courier

The house at 4230 on Timberlane Drive in Columbia remains empty and boarded five years after the historic floods of 2015.

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Building M at Cross Hill Apartments remains boarded up and empty, five years after the historic floods of 2015. 

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Gloria Wilson recalls memories from the historic floods of 2015, at her house on Rickenbaker Rd.

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Elliott Powell and Austin Elliott Powell recall personal 2015 flood stories on the bank of Lake Katherine on Oct. 2, 2020.

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A Great blue heron sits on the bank of Lake Katherine on Oct. 2, 2020.

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Photos from the Gray Collegian Academy Vs. Columbia High School varsity football game on Oct. 2, 2020.

The 93-year-old, Capital City Stadium has sat empty since 2014.

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In a class AA top ten, match-up on Oct. 9, the sixth-ranked Gray Collegiate Academy upset the second-ranked and defending state champions Saluda High School.

Photos from the Gray Collegiate Academy Vs. Newberry HS JV football game on Oct. 15, 2020

Martha Jones wears a mask with photos of Shirley and Demetria Banister.

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Shayla and Martha Jones, look at family photos and share their memories of Shirley and Demetria Banister.

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Photos from the Soft opening of the drive-thru State Fair on Monday, Oct. 19.

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Second-ranked Gray Collegiate Academy defeats third-ranked Newberry High School 34-28 at Mike Ware Field in Newberry. With the win, the War Eagles completed the regular season 5-0 and are the 2A Region 3 Champions.

Photos from Blythewood HS against Rock Hill HS varsity football game on Oct. 29, 2020.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., & Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison participate in a debate at the SCETV studios in Columbia, S.C., Friday, October 30, 2020. John A. Carlos II/The Post and Courier via AP

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