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King started out as a young preacher and reluctant organizer of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, but he changed significantly over the years, eventually embracing a radicalism that is underappreciated. Read more
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South Carolina surpassed 350,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday after the state logged over 50,000 new cases in less than two weeks.
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An electric-bus business yanked from the brink of collapse with the help of some South Carolina investors more than a decade ago is set to climb aboard Wall Street's blank-check train.
A Charleston startup focused on using data and artificial intelligence to help other companies make better hires says it is kicking off 2021 with a re-imagined brand and $3.4 million in new funding.Â
Real-time stats and the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak in SC and beyond, compiled by our reporters and editors. Read more
'the last piece of reality Mount Pleasant's got'
What may be the last mobile home park in the Mount Pleasant area is slated for redevelopment, and some remaining tenants are struggling with the financial peril that comes with owning a home on rented land.
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The fees that the likes of Budget and Hertz are charged to do business at South Carolina's busiest airport — and within the surrounding area — are preparing to take off. Â
The group would offer a turnkey, stop-to-finish coronavirus testing and monitoring program for cruise lines.
South Carolina will make $25 million in COVID-19 housing assistance available to residents who have fallen behind on rent or mortgage payments.
The group would offer a turnkey, stop-to-finish coronavirus testing and monitoring program for cruise lines. Read more
With a bolstered law enforcement presence around the state capital ahead of the inauguration, a man was arrested Sunday two blocks from the South Carolina Statehouse after a handgun was found in a vehicle, authorities said. Read more
The group would offer a turnkey, stop-to-finish coronavirus testing and monitoring program for cruise lines. Read more
Horry County Schools is facing another controversy after it asked a teacher to remove a video from her personal Facebook feed, with the content dealing with the installation of plexiglass in elementary schools. In addition, the district is facing an angry community group after its call to stay virtual went unheard. Read more
Rice's unexpected decision elicited swift backlash from many Republicans in his Trump-loving district, promising to set up a high-profile test of whether his reputation as a reliable GOP team player could be wiped out by a single vote. Read more
Santee Cooper’s future will come back up for debate this month on the floor of the South Carolina House, where the appetite for selling the state-owned power and water utility has never been greater.
These are the full remarks of local attorney David Savage at the Jan. 11, 2021 meeting of th…
Like many people these days, David Savage is worried about the future of his country … and h…
College of Charleston got to crunch time with a chance to win once again Sunday, only to get crunched once again. Read more
Hyman's Seafood on Meeting Street will offer free meals to Lowcountry health care workers on Wednesday. Read more
Last year, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we urged everyone to recommit to his unfinished business. Read more
At the Gibbes Museum of Art, new retrospective of the work by Charleston artist Manning Williams opening Jan. 22 is timed with the release of the artist's biography. Read more
