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Gaillard Townsend Dotterer, a native Charleston resident, died on May 4 at 84 years old.
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The V.C. Summer nuclear project is widely considered to be one of the biggest business failure in state history. Now, years after the project's collapse in 2017, the path ahead for state-owned utility Santee Cooper is just becoming clearer.Â
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South Carolina reported 373 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 19 new deaths May 6.
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Charles Wakefield is fighting to clear his name after spending 34 years in prison for an infamous double-murder in Greenville that he swears he didn’t commit.
If you're scrambling to plan a last-minute excursion for mom this Mother's Day, consider giving her an IOU to one of these locations around the Lowcountry to redeem later this spring.Â
The majority of the filings listed expenses, deductions and credits that resulted in unidentified taxpayers receiving excessive refunds. Read more
North Greenville's Gehrig Octavio hit.441 this year to win the Conference Carolinas batting title. Read more
Visceral hopes of reopening at various points during the height of the pandemic proved unrealistic, but the coming of another summer brings something real. Rehearsals are beginning. Sets are coming to life. Live theater is returning. Read more
Residents of Wedgefield Plantation have various concerns over an affordable housing project proposed just outside its gates. Read more
The House and Senate will need to reconcile differences between their two versions of the bill before it can head to the desk of Gov. Henry McMaster, who has long said he would sign it into law. Read more
Citing worker shortages in the state, Gov. Henry McMaster has asked that South Carolina stop participating in all federal pandemic-related unemployment programs, including weekly $300 payments.
Rep. Elise Stefanik stated her case Thursday for replacing Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican leader, implicitly lambasting Cheney's battles with former President Donald Trump by saying, “We are one team and that means working with the president."
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major rewrite of Florida's elections law on Thursday, tightening rules around drop boxes and mail-in voting in the presidential battleground. Critics say the changes will make it harder for voters, particularly the elderly and people of color, to cast ballots.
It was during Clemson's baseball game against South Carolina at Greenville's Fluor Field on Feb. 27 that coach Monte Lee knew right-hander Mack Anglin had turned a corner. Read more
Restaurateur Meherwan Irani's next project is a collection of food vendors in one of Asheville’s most prominent art deco buildings. Read more
Democrats used the filibuster last year to prevent the U.S. Senate from passing a police reform bill developed by South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott. Today, Senate Republicans are poised to block a Democratic reform bill they say goes too far in strengthening federal oversight of police departmen… Read more
If you're scrambling to plan a last-minute excursion for mom this Mother's Day, consider giving her an IOU to one of these locations around the Lowcountry to redeem later this spring. Read more
