Prosperity family hosts Zimbabwe team for bass fishing tournament

PROSPERITY, S.C. — Today marks the first day of the USA Black Bass World Championship on Lake Murray. 

It’s an Olympic-level fishing tournament with teams from around the world.

One family in particular from Prosperity has opened their home to one of the fishing teams. 

You could call it, southern hospitality at its best. It’s the form of kindness Tommie Cochran and his family are extending to the Zimbabwe bass fishing team as they compete this week. 

Cochran got a call from a friend to help another friend by being a guide and host family for this Zimbabwe team.

“Different cultures are coming into this area this week, different religions, different…