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Thompson has reached thousands with his message of forgiveness and his belief in its power to lead toward racial healing. The message is, in part, influenced by King. But it largely stems from Thompson's personal experience of how forgiveness gave him internal peace following the death of his wife, Myra Thompson, who was among the nine victims killed by a white supremacist in Emanuel AME Church in 2015. Read more
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The first COVID-19 case in South Carolina was detected on March 6, 2020. This new year may be when predictions of a world forever altered begin to take shape. What the future looks like will be dictated by lots of little decisions — policies in schools, rules at concert venues, social norms in bars and restaurants — that add up to our day-to-day lives. Read more
The cost of fixing flooding in Charleston has bloomed to some $3 billion in total, city officials say — a price tag for solutions from cleaning out plugged drainage systems to new, deep tunnels and a wall that could deflect hurricane waves from the downtown peninsula. Read more
Bail for disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh was set at $7 million as he faces dozens of charges accusing him of funneling clients’ money into a personal bank account. Read more
One day after the University of South Carolina's preferred pick dropped out of the running for the school's top job, trustees met to weigh their options Dec. 6. Read more
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