A local hoops player shines at the Peach Jam and Kentucky’s John Calipari is talking cell-phones and air conditioning. WJBF News Channel 6 Sports Director Chris Kane has more.

If you love people watching, and let’s be honest, who doesn’t…then the Nike Peach Jam is right up your alley. It’s hard not to keep your eyes off the big-name coaches who are keeping their eyes on some of the best high school basketball players in the country. Kentucky coach John Calipari spoke with WJBF News Channel 6’s Sports Director Chris Kane about the Nike Peach Jam and how recruiting can be improved.

There are still teaching positions to be filled, according to an online teacher vacancy database maintained by the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement (CERRA) in Rock Hill. And many of the more than 300 vacancies will be filled Monday, June 1, at the 21st annual South Carolina Teacher Expo co-hosted by CERRA  and the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA).

Army recruiters in South Carolina say they’re seeing a lot more traffic in their offices because of the state’s high unemployment rate of 11.5 percent, third-highest in the nation. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capoitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.

One of the finest high school kickers to come out of the Augusta area, in recent years, has made his college decision. WJBF News Channel 6’s Chris Kane has more.

Struggling to find enough doctors, nurses and linguists for the war effort, the Pentagon will temporarily try to recruit foreigners who have been living in the states on student and work visas as well as on refugee and political asylum status.

Fewer civilian jobs mean less competition for military recruiters. The Army is planning to take advantage of the weak economy to increase its numbers.