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June 20, 2019 — Your local news feed made by humans, not machines
South Carolina's population has been booming and has passed the 5 million mark, but the racial demographics of its residents have remained remarkably the same. Read more
Thursday's top stories
For the second time this year, Charleston County's recycling is being sent to a landfill following problems at the Romney Street recycling facility. Read more
Nearly $20 billion would have to be spent in South Carolina to build sea walls to stave off sea rise over the next 20 years, a new study says. Read more
Head out to Edisto Island to explore the serene nature and charming mom 'n' pop shops of the quaint island town that's only an hour away from the peninsula. Read more
Uneven job density in Palmetto State
In the Carolinas, the data shows a mix. While jobs have sprawled more in Charleston and Columbia, they've clustered closer in Greenville and Charlotte. Read more
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Blueberries are surging in the Southeast, but fruit fans might not know it from the last few seasons. Read more
Brewery district continues to grow
A craft brewing business plans to invest $1.1 million to open a production site on the upper peninsula. Read more
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Historic records provide clues for future storms
Using ship logs, plantation diaries and other historical sources, scientists hope to learn more about previous storms to create a more accurate picture of how climate change will alter hurricanes and tropical storms in the future. Read more
Airplane producer under further scrutiny
The retired airline captain best known for his "Miracle on the Hudson" water landing a decade ago says reports of debris left in Boeing Co.'s North Charleston-made 787 Dreamliner jets should worry regulators and the flying public. Read more
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This loggerhead sea turtle nesting season is shaping up to be another banner if not record nesting year — with more than 4,300 nests laid already and nesting still in its peak weeks. The first hatchlings will begin to scramble out of the sand in the next week or two.
Using ship logs, plantation diaries and other historical sources, scientists hope to learn more about previous storms to create a more accurate picture of how climate change will alter hurricanes and tropical storms in the future.
Within 24 hours Friday and Saturday, one Charleston-area Chick-fil-A will shut down to be demolished and rebuilt while a refurbished restaurant will celebrate its reopening. Read more
In the Carolinas, the data shows a mix. While jobs have sprawled more in Charleston and Columbia, they've clustered closer in Greenville and Charlotte. Read more
The retired airline captain best known for his "Miracle on the Hudson" water landing a decade ago says reports of debris left in Boeing Co.'s North Charleston-made 787 Dreamliner jets should worry regulators and the flying public. Read more
Nearly $20 billion would have to be spent in South Carolina to build sea walls to stave off sea rise over the next 20 years, a new study says. Read more
A craft brewing business plans to invest $1.1 million to open a production site on the upper peninsula. Read more
Ahead of a busy weekend for South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary race, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is expanding his senior campaign team in the Palmetto State. Read more
Stay up-to-date on which 2020 presidential candidates are visiting the Palmetto state with The Post and Courier's tracker. Continually updated as candidates campaign in South Carolina in the months leading up to the state’s February 2020 primary. Read more
State Sen. Thomas McElveen endorsed Beto O'Rourke in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race Thursday, praising the former Texas congressman for "working to find common ground in Congress and fighting to protect our veterans." Read more
South Carolina's Democratic leader says he granted MSNBC exclusive live rights to this weekend's party convention because the network agreed to show speeches from 21 presidential contenders and offered a strong chance to reach black voters. Read more
Timothy Jones Jr. will spend the bulk of his days alone in a 6-foot-by-14-foot cell surrounded by 36 other inmates awaiting executions while his case is appealed. Read more
Ahead of a busy weekend for South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary race, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is expanding his senior campaign team in the Palmetto State. Read more
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A fence was built around the ruins of this old SC church to prohibit visitor vandalism
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Your summer guide to Edisto Beach, from the tree boneyard to 1948's Whaley's
South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin wants Seventh Woods to spend a season away from the "microscope" before he takes the court for the Gamecocks, and other tidbits from Martin's news conference on Wednesday. Read more
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South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin wants Seventh Woods to spend a season away from the "microscope" before he takes the court for the Gamecocks, and other tidbits from Martin's news conference on Wednesday. Read more
Around lunchtime on a hot Wednesday late last month, Walter Nolan-Cohn took a break from the sun and chowed down on a chili dog. Read more
Three turns, 35 miles, 45 minutes. That’s all it takes to get from the park in Florence where Zion Williamson honed the basketball skills that would make him a sensation, to the gym in Sumter where Ja Morant became a star. And Thursday night, it’s likely to mark the extremely narrow distance between the South Carolina towns producing the top two picks in the NBA draft. Read more
Clemson baseball coach Monte Lee wrestled with the question before finally pinning down his answer. Read more
It was Tyler Perry who gave Moncks Corner garlic crab virtuoso Brittney Simmons the idea to pitch her seafood services to fellow superstar Jay-Z. Read more
With the exception of James Islanders stuck in the previously barbecue-deficient area between Melvin’s Barbecue and Smoky Oak Taproom, locals probably won’t adjust their barbecue habits based on what’s served at Martin’s. Read more
The owners of Off Track Ice Cream originally planned to open their downtown Charleston shop by Memorial Day weekend but now say it’s on track to open by the end of June. Read more
Blueberries are surging in the Southeast, but fruit fans might not know it from the last few seasons. Read more
Lucy Conn lives on James Island. Read more
It was Tyler Perry who gave Moncks Corner garlic crab virtuoso Brittney Simmons the idea to pitch her seafood services to fellow superstar Jay-Z. Read more
What the coalition does not realize is that it is over-saturating the school board election race with money from wealthy donors in order to put its favored candidates in office, undermining the voice of the people who rely on public education. Read more
Plus, Slightly Stoopid performs, Charleston Pride toasts to equality, rum is served and the summer solstice arrives. Read more
Haley Mae Campbell, an up-and-coming country music singer from the Isle of Palms who has since relocated to Nashville, played her first Party in the Park in 2015, and she's been back every year since. Read more
It's futile to ask "why more" in the movie business, but it's hard not to go in a little suspicious of a fourth "Toy Story." The trilogy was so perfect.
Summertime is in full swing, school is out, the sun is shining and for many, it is the perfect time of year for vacations. Many of the country’s most popular vacation destinations are none other than America’s 61 national parks. Whether it is the towering snow-capped mountains of Grand Teton… Read more
