TRENTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – This year, temperatures are the highest they have been in a while. It’s no secret, we have definitely been feeling it.

One thing thriving in this heat are the peach crops.

It’s the peak of peach season at Sara’s Fresh Market.

A late freeze in 2023 took 70% of Titan Farms peaches. Leaders at Sara’s say 2024 is the year of their sweet comeback.

Karisa Ruth, director of retail sales and community engagement, said, “There was just no one that had peaches. I mean peaches were gone.”

It may be a little hot for us, but this year the crop is loving it.

At the market, the bounce back from last year’s season has been a huge success.

“This year we have a full crop, We have a bountiful crop. They’re good and sweet,” said Ruth.

Ruth said thanks to the heat, trees are producing a large number of peaches. Just in time for peak season.

“Well, let’s just put it this way, I’ve had to move all my employee parking to another parking lot because our customers are coming out so much,” said Ruth.

A good crop and loyal customers are helping Sara’s Market rebound.

Ruth said she doesn’t expect it to stop anytime soon.

“It’s just a great little place on the side of the road, that is a little piece of heaven,” said Ruth.

The crowds won’t slow down after peach season.

On Sept. 19 Sara’s Farm Adventure will have its grand opening with a pumpkin patch, sunflower field, corn maze, and more.

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South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley has her fingerprints all over the top-ranked prospects in the class of 2025. In fact, six of the top-10 in both the ESPN HoopGurlz and On3 Her rankings have been long-time Gamecock targets, and recently, a seventh has been hearing from USC, as well.

One of these elite prospects is 5-star guard Divine Bourrage. Bourrage, who is ranked 5th nationally by ESPN and 7th by On3, is an Iowa native who plays at Davenport North High School. The 5’10” rising senior can play either guard spot and has been hearing from virtually every major program in the country.

Over the weekend, the talented perimeter player trimmed her list of favorites down to six, and the South Carolina Gamecocks made the cut along with the LSU Tigers, Arizona Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Illinois Fighting Illini, and Virginia Tech Hokies. Of note, the home state Iowa Hawkeyes did not make the list. She announced her list on her personal Instagram account.

Bourrage is a dynamic athlete with the ball in her hands, and she uses her quickness and tight handle to get to the basket seemingly at will. She also has the ability to make tough shots from all three levels. When she doesn’t have the ball in her hand, she is a catch-and-shoot threat from outside, and her improving jumper is available to her off the dribble, as well.

As a lead guard, Bourrage can handle distributing duties, and her impressive ball handling translates to easy passing opportunities for her to find open teammates.

On defense, Bourrage is tough and fights to make everything difficult for her opponent. She is a good on-ball stopper, but she also excels at disrupting passing lanes when she is playing away from the ball.

You can watch some of her film here.

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car early Friday morning, the Columbia Police Department said.

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday, the 65-year-old man was struck while walking along SC Highway 277 at the intersection of Farrow Road, according to a post on the department’s social media.

The police department’s traffic safety unit continues to investigate the collision.

No further details were immediately available.

The Richland County Coroner’s Office is assisting in the investigation. A spokesman for the office could not be reached for comment.