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For those nonprofits serving seniors, their services have been needed more than ever during the pandemic. But actually delivering those services safely was harder than it's ever been. Read more
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Providers across the country are awaiting word from federal health officials about when they can resume administration of the shots made by Jo… Read more
“It is important to understand the intersectionality of these issues," said Melissa Moore, a transgender rights activist and Lowcountry manage… Read more
Charleston County will start taking applications at 9:30 a.m. April 19. With just $175,000 available, the money will surely go fast. Read more
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The South Carolina-made widebody is scheduled to fly over the landmark 18th green Saturday afternoon, if the weather is favorable.
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Fed up with flubs stemming from downtown Charleston restaurants being profoundly understaffed, visitors to the city are chipping away at their critical online ratings. Read more
Wedding planner Mandy Powell spent weeks in the hospital battling COVID-19 complications, narrowly escaping death. “I’m humbled. I don’t take things for granted. And life is precious and it is short,” she said. Read more
Real-time stats and the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak in SC and beyond, compiled by our reporters and editors. Read more
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Fed up with flubs stemming from downtown Charleston restaurants being profoundly understaffed, visitors to the city are chipping away at their critical online ratings. Read more
South Carolina's basketball coach was emotional, sarcastic, taunting and enthusiastic during his press conference Thursday in Columbia. Read more
BrightMa Farms, a Black-owned "ag tech" operation in Berkeley County, is developing hemp solutions for the state's farmers. To do so, it is partnering with HBCUs, businesses and nonprofits, with the hope of empowering a new generation of Black farmers. Read more
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Dorchester County Coroner Paul Brouthers identified the man as 56-year-old Boynton Beach, Fla., resident Stephen B. Swears, who died on April 15 after his vehicle crossed the centerline of U.S. Highway 15 and struck another vehicle head-on.
For those nonprofits serving seniors, their services have been needed more than ever during the pandemic. But actually delivering those services safely was harder than it's ever been.
State health officials found no toxins after testing water at the Goose Creek Reservoir experiencing an ongoing algae bloom.
“It is important to understand the intersectionality of these issues," said Melissa Moore, a transgender rights activist and Lowcountry manager with one of three groups.
A solar panel company from Nashville could turn a timber site off Saints Delight Road into a solar farm as early as 2023. Read more
In 2020, the Democrats' process was widely derided for Iowa's counting meltdown and New Hampshire's continued small-state, oversized-influence. Read more
Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift in the next month his prede… Read more
White House officials unveiled a strategy that features three components: a major funding boost for the Centers for Disease Control and Preven… Read more
A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapo… Read more
Charleston City Council voted this week to spend $250,000 to help a nonprofit group design, engineer and plan for the proposed Lowcountry Lowl… Read more
A longtime Richland County sheriff's deputy has been fired after alcohol was found in his system following a crash in April. Read more
The publicly funded entity would be separate from the city but operated by a board appointed by, and accountable to, City Council. Forming the corporation was a key topic of discussion at an economic development workshop April 16 at City Hall. Read more
A solar panel company from Nashville could turn a timber site off Saints Delight Road into a solar farm as early as 2023. Read more
"I ended the night with a glass of red wine, for the antioxidants, of course." Read more
When the S.C. Senate took up a bill last week to let college athletes make money off their celebrity, by allowing them to sell their name, image or likeness, Sen. Sean Bennett prefaced his objection by saying “I hate to sound like the 'get off my lawn' guy.” Read more
So what does it take to move a concert from indoors at the Charleston Music Hall to outdoors at The Bend? Read more
