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Over the last three months, groups of concerned people have come together to help some of the area's most vulnerable people: residents of Joseph Floyd Manor. Read more
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A bridge demolition project along a portion of Interstate 77 in Richland County will back up traffic and bring extra noise to the area over the weekend, state transportation officials said.Â
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Fifteen years after North Charleston jumped across the Ashley River to annex the 6,600-acre Watson Hill tract in a legal tussle that stretched over six years to the Supreme Court, land clearing has begun for the development of 950 homes northwest of the historic plantation district on Ashley River Road.
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A bridge demolition project along a portion of Interstate 77 in Richland County will back up traffic and bring extra noise to the area over the weekend, state transportation officials said. Read more
In a move meant to address the pressing childcare and learning needs of Greenville County's youngest children, the state's largest school district announced a strategy that will soon get first-graders back in schools five days a week. Read more
Student enrollment for the fall semester at Coastal Carolina University declined by less than five percent, prompting the university to consider reevaluating furlough plans put in place in fear of budget shortfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
A look at the week in "good" news... Read more
CHARLOTTE — More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an electio…
Legislators call a bill aimed at removing right-of-way barriers to high-speed internet as a "game changer," even as they recognize it's just a start toward getting people hooked up.Â
South Carolina voters will need to get a witness signature for absentee ballots after a federal appeals court on Thursday put a halt on an lower court ruling that lifted the requirement.
West Ashley High School has hired Ben Kettering as its new basketball coach, replacing veteran coach Ronnie DuPre, who retired earlier this year. Read more
Faced with signing a five-year lease, the owner of a popular James Island café has decided to close his restaurant. And another area lunch destination also took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce its run had ended. Read more
The fact that South Carolina dropped out of the Top 10 worst states for women killed by men is a positive sign. Any progress in moving down that shameful and heartbreaking list worth noting. Read more
There's a new 6-acre dog park at Wannamaker County Park, and the opening will coincide with a "Yappy Hour" event. Read more
