Avery G. Wilks
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South Carolinian. Gamecock. Two-time SC Journalist of the Year now working in comms. Past lives: @postandcourier , @thestate , @UofSC Honors College
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🚨🚨🚨 Personal news Megathread 🚨🚨🚨
This is my last week at
@postandcourier
. It is also my last in the news business.
I've so enjoyed my 7.5 years as a news reporter, and I'm so proud of what we were able to accomplish during my time with the
@postandcourier
and
@thestate
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Dawn Staley lost all five starters, reloaded, drew up the toughest schedule in the country, and went 37-0 to earn a trip to a third national championship game.
What more can you say
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This is wild, guys. Democrats just filibustered to death an abortion ban in the GOP-controlled state Senate. It’s dead for the year.
Senate just recommitted the abortion bill to a committee, likely killing it for the year.
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Alex Murdaugh’s new state Department of Corrections mugshot
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The theory that Muschamp has been coaching blind all these years and is only now seeing clearly with glasses grows stronger by the minute
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Five hours before kickoff and Gamecock fans are tailgating outside of Williams-Brice ahead of 2-5 USC vs 2-3 Missouri, a meaningless game after the head coach was fired and four players quit. Truly one of the most committed fan bases in the country
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God bless Kamilla Cardoso, too. No big endorsement deals or major media attention. Just dominates the low post and swats shots and goes about her business. Will miss her so much next year.
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I cannot stress how little respect I have for a grown man who comes out of the stands and onto the field of play to put his hands on a female college athlete
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Juice Wells Please Come Back To College For Your Senior Year Challenge
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One of my favorite things about Dawn Staley, beyond the nonstop winning, is her praise for the bench players who sacrifice all year to make the team better
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🫡 So ends the 29th and final Alex Murdaugh trial Megathread. It has been an honor to Megathread with you these last six weeks. 🫡
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NEW: The jury in Alex Murdaugh's double-murder trial reached a verdict at 6:41 p.m. It took them less than three hours.
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Doing just fine, folks.
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Shane Beamer is very media friendly but he is also a man who keeps receipts. If you underestimate him, you’re gonna hear about it later
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In a bittersweet programming note, this will be the last Megathread of the Alex Murdaugh trial.
It has been an honor to cover this case. It's also been so rewarding to have worked on this alongside such talented journalists at the
@postandcourier
and beyond.
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It turns out Bama, Georgia and South Carolina are the only good SEC teams. Wow.
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The Tennessee band really should not have played Rocky Top during the opening Sandstorm
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Going to pull my life together now and get ready for court. For now, I leave you with a very sleepy Scoop who got out of bed to greet me at the top of the stairs when I arrived home from Walterboro around midnight last Friday
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Court TV has asked media not to show the jurors in their coverage, as Court TV literally just did while filming Alex Murdaugh walking out of the courtroom. Jesus, man.
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South Carolina's Attorney General is distancing himself from a robocall the Republican AGs Association sent urging 'patriots' to attend the election protest that turned into a riot at the Capitol last week
The leader of the RAGA is a longtime Wilson aide
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Aliyah Boston has another year of eligibility. No one is safe.
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The Colleton County jury has found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son Paul.
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Caught up with Mark Tinsley in a food truck line.
“I’m guessing you and Phil Barber won’t be going out for beers after this, huh,” I said.
Tinsley: “Is that his name?”
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Darius Rucker just walked into Bar None. Because Columbia
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No amount of ESPN Iowa propaganda can change the fact that
@GamecockWBB
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Everyone has been truly wonderful throughout this trial re: the Megathread. It’s nice to see people are getting something out of it
@AveryGWilks
I’m going to miss the constant refreshing of your timeline when this is over. Your coverage has been phenomenal - thank you.
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Welp, local authorities have quietly charged Alex Murdaugh with an additional misdemeanor related to contraband involving a book, a source tells
@postandcourier
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Now that we have a second to breathe, how about Judge Newman declaring he wasn’t going to comment on AM’s guilt or innocence and then going on a minutes-long soliloquy about how AM is guilty as sin
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I’ve always been in favor of players making money off NIL.
With that said, it’s going to be hard to ask casual fans with limited incomes to donate to an NIL collective that just paid six or seven figures to a player who then missed 95% of the season and then hit the portal.
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Thank you to everyone for the kind words today and throughout this trial. Seriously, it has helped as we grind through 14-hour days to know that so many people appreciate it. No, you do not need to Venmo me, but thank you for the thought.
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Starting next week, I'm going to work as vice president of communications for South Carolina's electric cooperatives.
I'll be joining a team that's focused on helping co-ops across the state as they work to make life better for the 1.6 million people they serve.
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Here’s the new sign. Now has the dates of all three Clemson football championships. It’ll be placed in 13 spots in South Carolina.
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Anyway, it’s not quite 7 am and I’ve got to get my life together before heading to court. We’re back in session at 9:30 am.
By popular demand, here’s a pic of my dog, Scoop, in the meantime.
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The livestream feed of the court just zoomed out, showing movement in the courtroom, before zooming back in on the South Carolina seal. No audio, though.
The media room just freaked the hell out. People sprinting in every direction. I don't know what's happening.
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Some personal news: After four years, I'm leaving
@thestate
later this month.
I've accepted a new job as an investigative reporter on the
@postandcourier
's talented projects team.
I'll be based in Columbia, and I'm really pumped to get started.
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A quick verdict does not seem to bode well for Alex Murdaugh.
I did not eat dinner. I wish I had.
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If you see me yeeting my iPhone XR across the media center lawn, just keep moving. It's for science
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Pupdate:
Scoop:
-wags her tail a mile a minute
-prefers chewing empty Gatorade bottles instead of actual dog toys
-appears to be mostly potty trained
-slept all night with minimal whining
-smiles all the time, I swear
-is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made
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Court is in recess until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, when Alex Murdaugh will be sentenced.
Judge Newman is known as a tough sentencer, and he went at length to explain that he agrees with the jury's verdicts tonight.
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The Colonial Life Arena statue sculptor seeing Dawn has brought yet another generational talent to SC
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If nothing else, AM's testimony is helping to restore the good name of the yellow lab Bubba, who has been held up as some kind of serial chicken murderer throughout this trial.
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News: Fairfield County, which has lost several of its largest employers in the past few years, is losing another 126 jobs. TV-maker Element Electronics is blaming Trump's tariffs in deciding to close its Winnsboro plant
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Josh Vann lived through years of Will Muschamp just so he could have this season. Inspiring
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Just watched
@ABC
’s two-hour 20/20 feature on Murdaugh. I did not expect to feature in it quite as much as I did!
But I thought it turned out really well, and I’m surprised at their ability to turn it around so quickly after the verdict
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What’s gonna be tough is when Kim Mulkey, after all this, doesn’t wind up suing WaPo because every word in the forthcoming story is true.
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NEW: South Carolina's flag design committee is going back to the drawing board after the entire internet rose up and declared as one: This flag sucks
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Really wish this was a world where my Mom didn’t feel the need to send me this text
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Do you hear “I did him so bad” or “they did him so bad”
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“The evidence of guilt is overwhelming, and I deny the motion,” Judge Newman rules.
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To clarify what I think Meadors meant earlier by “Thank God for Bubba”:
If Bubba were not such a mischievous, stubborn, alleged chicken murderer, Alex would never have called out to him on the kennel video on 6/7/21, and the state would have no evidence placing AM at the scene.
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I’m signing off from Walterboro. It has been quite the ride. Will do some media stuff in the coming hours/days, and I’ll provide updates on that as it happens.
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We’re doomed
JUST IN: The scene tonight at TLC Sports Bar near Williams-Brice Stadium. Students say they’re going here because it’s just outside of Columbia city limits, and doesn’t have strict COVID safety guidelines.
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🚨🚨🚨Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial Day 23 (Feb. 23) Megathread begins now 🚨🚨🚨
I’ve confirmed this morning Alex Murdaugh WILL take the stand and testify today, barring some last-minute change. This will be big.
#AlexMurdaugh
#AlexMurdaughTrial
#MurdaughTrial
#Murdaugh
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Source on Murdaugh's defense team tells me the Murdaugh family was moved away from the defendant because Buster brought a John Grisham novel to court yesterday morning, handed it to a paralegal, and the paralegal gave it to Murdaugh. Colleton County deputies called it contraband.
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If you'll indulge me, one final plug for the profile I wrote of lead prosecutor Creighton Waters in December.
I described him then as the man most responsible for exposing the double life Murdaugh lived as a prominent attorney and a thieving con artist.
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This person is copying/pasting everything I tweet as if they are her own, including the really dumb ones like this lol
This trial has broken people's brains.
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.
@nikkihaley
: “It’s been eight years of intense time, and I’m a believer in term limits. I think you have to be selfless enough to know when you step aside and let someone else do the job.”
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You simply must wonder what Mark Stoops thinks of South Carolina’s culture now.
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This is for Gamecock Jesus. RIP
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Judge Newman sentences Alex Murdaugh to LIFE IN PRISON for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul.
Sentences will run consecutively.
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Oh my god
Two windows. Art. We are pro brick. Raise camera height to eye level/reframe. 8/10
@AveryGWilks
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Oh my god
People keep asking me my opinion of the Alex Murdaugh trial.
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Alex Murdaugh’s defense team has not yet decided whether to put him on the stand, according to a source who is literally involved in the decision. They are meeting with him tonight and will reach a final decision this evening or in the morning.
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Mark Stoops is 0-2 against South Carolina since his comment about Shane Beamer’s sunglasses and dances.
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On a count of murder, the Colleton County jury finds Alex Murdaugh GUILTY.
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Out of 300 tickets to the invite-only Trump event at Columbia's Benedict College, just 10 will go to students of the HBCU
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I’m overwhelmed to be named The State’s Journalist of the Year for 2018. This paper, and the people who pull off the minor miracle of publishing it every day,…
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Mulkey has done far more to increase the readership of that story than any promotional efforts at WaPo’s disposal.
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“The General” was literally so bad it prompted the two rooster families to resolve their bitter differences. Incredible work
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Just wait until I’m Megathreading my trips to the grocery store
@AveryGWilks
Gonna miss your Twitter when this is all over Avery! We need a new story! But I’m sure you need a much-deserved break!
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South Carolina's health department: Cities and counties that have mask ordinances have seen a 46.3% greater drop in COVID-19 case numbers that areas without them.
Right now, about 40% of S.C. residents live in areas with mask ordinances.
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On the second count of murder, the Colleton County jury finds Alex Murdaugh GUILTY.
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FULL STORY: Alex Murdaugh, the wealthy scion of a powerful Lowcountry legal dynasty, was found guilty of murdering his wife and son in a pair of grisly June 2021 slayings that captured international attention and kickstarted his precipitous downfall.
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The jury weighing Alex Murdaugh's fate asked no questions and made no requests of Judge Newman. They didn't order dinner, either.
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Build a 40-foot statue of Israel Mukuamu and install it outside Georgia’s stadium one night when no one’s paying attention
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By popular demand, the daily Scoop pic: Her stomping in a mini-tantrum as she demands something (we never know what)
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Of note: Judge Clifton Newman has a Twitter account. I did not see that coming.
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For a kid who grew up reading newspapers and magazines and idolizing the journalists in them, winning SC Journalist of the Year means a ton. I’m very lucky to…
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Read back through the Megathread, and man, Bubba the yellow lab caught some strays today. Described by multiple witnesses as “hard-headed,” “stubborn” and a serial killer of loose chickens
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Sandstorm playing before tip at Iowa-LSU. A good reminder that no matter who wins tonight, you know what’s coming.
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Judge Newman: "The circumstantial evidence, direct evidence, all of the evidence pointed to one conclusion, and that’s the conclusion that you all reached."
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I cannot believe this team is going to a bowl in Beamer’s first season. That’s a remarkable accomplishment
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Mark Ball testifies he shot five hogs around 4:30 p.m. two weeks ago. I
don’t know how there are any more hogs left in this area with all the lawyers here blasting them away.
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I, for one, appreciate that
@FrenchTicket
doesn't see news on another website, tweet it 6 hours later and slap a BREAKING tag in front of it
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NEW: At
@postandcourier
, we have spent months investigating government corruption and misconduct by local officials, especially in news deserts where no one else is looking. The early findings are staggering. Our first installment of UNCOVERED:
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I caught up with Mark Tinsley about his $1,000 donation to the Shelley Smith fundraiser and Phillip Barber’s effort to DQ him from the case as a result.
“I don’t know if I can comment,” Tinsley said. “But I sure hope he asks me about it on the stand.”
FULL STORY: It pays to testify against Alex Murdaugh.
That was the message sent as an online fundraiser for a Murdaugh family caregiver collected $13,000 from more than 350 donors — many of them close followers of the case who are rooting for a conviction.
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