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In 1850, a Columbia photographer took a series of daguerreotypes of naked enslaved people. More than century later, the disturbing images turned up in an attic of Harvard University. Read more
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A team of historians has taken another crack at developing South Carolina’s new state flag design after their first attempt was so widely mocked it had to be scrapped. This time around, they are providing two options.
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'We’re going to lose it to the Atlantic Ocean'
Sea level rise is threatening South Carolina's coast, where the Department of Natural Resources is continuing work at an archaeological site featuring ancient shell middens and a 19th century Gullah fishing village. Read more
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after all this time
Much of the hunting was done gingerly because officials did not know if the capsule truly existed or exactly where it was because there aren't any construction documents of the monument.
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The price wasn't disclosed at the time, but a high-end hotel, its signature restaurant and some adjacent real estate near Charleston's historic City Market changed hands last month for more than $56 million, according to recently posted property records. Read more
Gene Sapakoff column: Former South Carolina and Summerville High School offensive lineman Preston Thorne is "cautiously optimistic" about the start of the Shane Beamer Era but thinks the Gamecocks' football staff needs to keep adding more former USC players as assistant coaches and analysts Read more
A unique Lowcountry home that's been called the "Hobbit House" is up for sale, ending years of work by an owner who designed it himself and did most of the construction work, too. Read more
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South Carolina neared 6,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths on Sunday.
Since taking office in 2017, Gov. Henry McMaster has pitched the idea of exempting military retiree income taxes every year which advocates say will bolster the state's economy and attract more veterans to move to South Carolina.
A team of historians has taken another crack at developing South Carolina’s new state flag design after their first attempt was so widely mocked it had to be scrapped. This time around, they are providing two options.
Property sales on the upscale, gated community of Kiawah Island south of Charleston soared to a record $808 million in 2020, with Kiawah Island Real Estate setting its own record by handling $568 million of the total sales. Read more
The 2022 Republican race for governor in South Carolina could include a familiar face from 2018.
Since taking office in 2017, Gov. Henry McMaster has pitched the idea of exempting military retiree income taxes every year which advocates say will bolster the state's economy and attract more veterans to move to South Carolina. Read more
A team of historians has taken another crack at developing South Carolina’s new state flag design after their first attempt was so widely mocked it had to be scrapped. This time around, they are providing two options. Read more
The folks at Dominion Energy obviously can’t take a hint, but apparently they can read a room. Read more
For more than a decade when Republican politicians in South Carolina faced a daunting legal threat, there's been one name at the top of their list of people to call: Butch Bowers. Read more
The centerpiece of the Cannonborough-Elliotborough project, designed to facilitate small-scale weddings or the family festivities connected to grander affairs, is a wood-fired oven. Read more
One of the most confounding things about our regrettable, year-long polarizing debate over wearing face masks during the pandemic is that so many people seemed to miss this basic fact: Such masks aren’t meant to protect the wearer but to protect those with whom the wearer comes in contact. Read more
Valerie Morris, who retired this fall from her role as dean of the School of the Arts at the College of Charleston, has spent the past 22 years nurturing the arts on campus and well beyond. Read more