COLUMBIA — The state Republican Party scrambled Friday to shore up participation in its first debate for candidates hoping to be sworn in as governor next year. As of Friday morning, just one of the six GOP candidates appeared to be a solid yes for the April 1 debate at the Newberry Opera House: Attorney […]

Students who choose to study forestry at Francis Marion University could soon have access to an 8,500-acre “outdoor classroom” to learn hands-on about forest management. It’s part of a larger effort, which Gov. Henry McMaster has championed since 2021, to purchase large swaths of undeveloped property across the state in an effort to preserve the […]

COLUMBIA — A bill guaranteeing a buffer zone around first responders passed the Senate unanimously Thursday after the chamber’s retired police officer advocated getting rid of the proposal’s 25-foot requirement. The legislation, dubbed the “Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act,” threatens jail time to anyone getting in the way of on-duty officers, firefighters, paramedics or […]

A Republican named Robert E. Lee and a Democrat just old enough to be in Congress have joined the field seeking to oust U.S. Rep. William Timmons. Sharing a middle initial with the Confederate general is “fantastic for name recognition,” Lee, 39, told the SC Daily Gazette on Thursday. (His middle name is Eugene, rather […]

COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s 50th state park, which follows a scenic river through rural Williamsburg County, will open for a trial run Friday ahead of its official opening next week, officials said during a ribbon-cutting Thursday. Portions of the 9,200-acre Black River State Park are already accessible, but Thursday marked the opening of the biggest piece […]

COLUMBIA — When Bridgett Rowley adopted a 6-month-old puppy rescued from a busted dog breeding operation, the Maltese not only sickly and had matted hair, but she didn’t understand human touch. “I had to teach her how to cuddle,” the Charleston dog owner told senators Thursday. “It was so sad.” A proposal in the state […]

COLUMBIA — Taxpayers will have until October to complete their state income taxes amid continued uncertainty over whether legislators will adopt changes in the federal tax code for the year. A bill that the House passed earlier this month would allow taxpayers to take advantage of breaks included in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill […]

COLUMBIA — South Carolina senators voted to add public colleges to an existing state law requiring K-12 public school students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their biological sex at birth. The Senate, in a 35-2 vote Wednesday, passed the bill that largely mimics a law inserted in the state budget in 2024. […]

COLUMBIA — An Upstate businessman who worked for former Gov. Dick Riley and in the Clinton administration has shaken up the Democratic primary for governor. Billy Webster, 68, of Greenville, highlighted his experience in Washington and as an executive as he officially launched his bid Wednesday. He becomes the third Democrat trying to flip the […]

COLUMBIA — Greenville County’s elections director will oversee the State Election Commission after months of turmoil at the agency, the commission decided Wednesday. The board voted unanimously to appoint Conway Belangia, who has overseen elections and voter registration in the state’s largest county for 34 years. One member of the five-person governing board was absent […]

Earlier this month, the Medical University of South Carolina’s hospital system finalized its $111 million acquisition of Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, South Carolina’s largest independent multispecialty group, with 31 physicians, 95 advanced practice providers, and 40 locations statewide. Break the numbers down and the deal becomes even more striking: $3 million per physician. For a […]

COLUMBIA — A proposal requiring more than two dozen law enforcement agencies in South Carolina to sign agreements with federal immigration officials advanced to the House floor over Democrats’ objections. The House Judiciary Committee voted 14-8 Tuesday along party lines on a bill mandating all policing agencies that operate an overnight lockup to participate in […]

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Greenville.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Columbia.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Charleston, South Carolina.

COLUMBIA — To outsiders, the then-called South Carolina Lunatic Asylum in the 1800s was an idyllic, tranquil place to live, with garden paths and therapeutic activities. “No one would have supposed that they were crazy,” then-state Rep. Benjamin F. Perry wrote about the patients he saw on a visit in 1850. To the patients, the […]

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Sumter, SC metro using data from Zillow.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Spartanburg, SC metro using data from Zillow.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro using data from Zillow.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC metro using data from Zillow.