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Brian Campbell is a contender at the 2025 John Deere Classic and has a chance to win going into the final round at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. After success on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2024, Campbell could notch another huge PGA Tour win.

You may also know Brian Campbell as a graduate of the Korn Ferry Tour. The University of Illinois product is back on the PGA Tour after a short stint early in his pro career. He won the Mexico Open this year for his first PGA Tour win.

Campbell is 31 years old, and he is in the field at the John Deere Classic as a PGA Tour winner, upgrading his eligibility category with the win in February.

For Campbell, his journey to the PGA Tour is a remarkable story.

Campbell was born in Newport Beach, California. He played his collegiate golf at the University of Illinois. He now calls Hilton Head Island, S.C., home.

Campbell is hitting his prime

Brian Campbell has been successful at every level, including as an amateur and after he turned pro in 2015, getting to the PGA Tour in one full season on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2016.

Campbell earned his promotion to the PGA Tour on multiple occasions, including in 2024 for the second time. He was seventh in the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour points list.

Entering this week, Campbell was ranked 59th in FedEx Cup points and ranked 115th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In his personal life, Campbell is single.

What a win at the John Deere Classic means

With a win today, Campbell would earn the benefits of being a PGA Tour winner, including another year on top of his first two-year PGA Tour exemption. He would also earn a Masters invitation and an exemption into to the PGA Championship. And, according to the 2025 John Deere Classic payout, he would win $1.512 million to top it all off.

Those planning to fire up their grills or head to the beach may need to keep an eye on the skies this Fourth of July weekend.

The coming days will bring a mix of sun and the occasional isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evenings. The National Hurricane Center is also monitoring a disturbance off the South Carolina coast, which can bring heavy rainfall and a possible tropical or subtropical depression in the next seven days.

“The current thinking is that if anything develops, it’s going to be relatively weak,” Emily McGraw, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said.

The development is the result of a weak cold front moving across the area. The front will then stop off the coast, a pattern that is “notorious” for tropical cyclone development, according to a newsletter from Frank Strait, severe weather liaison with the State Climate Office.

At the moment, meteorologists don’t have a great idea of the situation, but it’s most likely that the low-pressure area will bring lots of rain Saturday through Sunday, according to Strait. Given that the storm would have little time over the ocean to develop, it will likely remain weak before moving inland. In the event that it does become a tropical storm, it would form quickly and there would be some wind and storm surge concerns along the coast. Meteorologists are closely monitoring the situation.

The forecast on Friday, July 4 includes scattered thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon and evening, though the storms are likely to dissipate before the start of most fireworks displays, Strait said. Highs will be in the mid 90s, with the heat index reaching up to 102 degrees.

Saturday will be partly sunny with a high of 87 degrees. It’s likely the area will see showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Sunday will see much of the same.

For those planning to hit the beach, there is an enhanced risk of rip current over the weekend, McGraw said.

A former member of the Richland County Council was recently arrested on multiple charge, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.

At about 8 p.m. on June 29, a deputy saw a Cadillac speeding “well above” the posted 45 mph limit in the area of Bluff Road and Atlas Road, the sheriff’s department said Thursday in a news release. That’s in Columbia, not far from Exit 5 on Interstate 77.

The Cadillac was going about 80 mph, and the deputy said they had to drive 103 mph to catch up to the vehicle, according to an incident report.

The deputy made a traffic stop on Atlas Road, but the driver, identified as 54-year-old Anthony “Tony” Mizzell, was noncompliant and drove away after telling deputies his daughter was having a medical episode, according to the release.

During the brief traffic stop, Mizzell told the deputies that he didn’t have a South Carolina driver’s license and failed to provide vehicle insurance and registration, according to an incident report.

Mizzell led deputies on a brief pursuit at about 45 mph, disregarding traffic control devices by running a red light and going through multiple stop signs in addition to using the wrong lane of travel, the sheriff’s department said. Mizzell stopped at a home in the 100 block of Wembley Street. That’s more than 3 miles from where Mizzell was pulled over.

Based on the information provided by Mizzell, deputies went to the home to conduct a welfare check, according to the release. Deputies made contact with the homeowner, who told them that there was no medical emergency, however, she had text messages and audio recording of Mizzell threatening to harm her and others, the sheriff’s department said. She appeared visibly scared of Mizzell, according to the release.

The woman said “that she was in fear for her life because of the actions and words that Anthony expressed to her,” it said in the incident report.

During a search of the vehicle Mizzell was driving two weapons were found, the sheriff’s department said. The weapons were a Sig Saur P365, in a holster located in the glove compartment and an AR-15 that was located in a case in the trunk of the vehicle, with loaded magazines in it, according to the incident report.

Mizzell was placed under arrest and he then became combative and behaved erratically, according to the release. Mizzell threatened the life of a deputy on the scene and complained of seizures, the sheriff’s department said.

EMS was called and cleared Mizzell, who continued to act out and refused to follow instructions, complaining of abdominal pain before he was transported to an area hospital, according to the release. Several hours later Mizzell was released and taken to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, the sheriff’s department said.

While deputies were trying to get Mizzell into the jail, the former council member “reached into his pants, near his rectum and pulled out a clear plastic bag and dropped it onto the ground,” the incident report said. A deputy picked up the bag and looked at it but there was nothing inside, but on the seats in the rear of the patrol car a deputy found a white powdery substance, the incident report said. The white substance was scattered too much along the seats to collect or get a positive identification or drug test it, the deputy said in the incident report.

The incident report said that Mizzell was suspected of using drugs and alcohol, but information about any sobriety tests or drug screenings was not available.

Mizzell was charged with failure to stop for blue lights and siren, reckless driving, third-degree domestic violence and threatening the life of a public official, according to the release.

Some of the threats Mizzell issued toward a deputy included saying he was going “to find where (the deputy) lives and that he will go missing, because he will be at the bottom of the ocean,” according to the incident report. Mizzell also said “I am going to rip your head off, p--- and s--- down your throat and head,” the incident report shows.

Mizzell has since been released from the jail on surety bonds, the sheriff’s department said. Bond was set at $5,000 on the combined threatening the life of a public official and failure to stop for blue lights and siren charges, according to Richland County court records.

He’s a resident of Vance, in Orangeburg County, and is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 29, Richland County judicial records show. Mizzell’s attorney is listed as state Rep. Todd Rutherford, D-Richland, according to court records.

In a Facebook post from about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mizzell said he was “beaten by two rc deputies.”

When asked about Mizzell’s accusation, the sheriff’s department told The State, that it “has reviewed body camera footage, and his claims are unsubstantiated.”

Mizzell was out on bond when he was arrested Sunday. On April 27, Mizzell was charged with DUI (less than .1) and released on a $992 bond, Orangeburg County court records show. Mizzell is scheduled to return to court on the DUI charge on July 14, according to judicial records.

Mizzell served a pair of 4-year terms as a member of the Richland County Council, The State previously reported.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Two swimmers were bitten by sharks in separate incidents on Hilton Head Island beaches this month, alarming visitors to the popular summer vacation spot — including many from Ohio.

The first bite occurred around noon on June 17, when a woman was injured while swimming off Sea Pines Beach Club, according to local news. Lifeguards provided initial treatment for non-life-threatening leg wounds before she was airlifted to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia.

Less than a week later, on June 23, a second person was bitten at Coligny Beach Park, one of the island’s busiest public beaches. The swimmer was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital. Their injuries also were not considered life-threatening.

Hilton Head Island is a common vacation choice for Ohio families, particularly during summer break. The back-to-back shark bites — a rare occurrence — have led officials and marine experts to urge caution in the water.

Here’s what to know about sharks in the area:

Beachgoers are advised to stay near lifeguards, avoid swimming at dawn or dusk, and exit the water if wildlife activity is visible.

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Two people have been bitten by a shark in less than a week at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.

According to Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue, the latest shark attack happened Sunday when a person was bitten in the leg at Coligny Beach Park.

Their injuries were not life-threatening, and they were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

As temperatures this summer rise, more people will be going to the beach and increasing their chances of seeing sharks. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell spoke with shark researcher Catherine MacDonald about shark safety tips for beachgoers.

Just five days earlier, another person was bitten in the leg by a shark in nearby Sea Pines.

Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue said the person's injuries were also not life-threatening.

The person was taken by ambulance to Hilton Head Island Airport and was airlifted to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia.

As seasons change, water temperatures in the Atlantic do, too. These changes, along with other drastic weather shifts, can impact shark migrations. Jon Dodd, executive director for the Atlantic Shark Institute, joins FOX Weather to talk more about this.

Florida shark bite

On June 11, a 9-year-old girl was also attacked by a shark in Boca Grande, Florida.

According to updates shared by her family, the girl sustained significant injuries to her hand and faces a long road to recovery.

Though attacks are rare, the Sunshine State annually leads the nation in the number of unprovoked shark bites.