By STAFF REPORT

Published on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 2:00pm |

• Sports

After three successful years (04-06) coaching at Independence High in Charlotte, NC and winning three state championships with a record of (48-0), Welvin L. Simpkins, a native of Edgefield, SC, is now coaching at South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, SC.

Simpkins is in his 2nd year at South Pointe and he is the Defensive Back Coach and he is also over the Kick-Off Team. Simpkins is no stranger to the game of football.

He played on the Lower State Championship team with Strom Thurmond in 1995. He played wide receiver and defensive back, and caught the winning touchdown pass that helped clinch a spot in the State Championship game.

By MIKE ROSIER/Publisher

Published on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 2:13pm |

• Opinion

I’m not a speed demon – I just like to get where I’m going in a timely manner.

Sometimes it’s because I’m running late, it’s true, but that’s not the point. I just don’t like to dilly and dally around on the highway.

And to be quite honest with you, if you were to make a listing of the Top 10 drivers with places to go and things to do there would be the UPS guy, the FedEx truck and then me. I had always been told that if you want to get down the road to get behind someone who has someplace to be and those delivery service guys and gals have never let me down – not once.

But on the opposite end of the discussion, if you happen to find yourself behind someone with a handicapped sticker in the window, prepare yourself for a long ride. Who is in a hurry to get to their next checkup?