Morning Edition
— All the news you need to know to start your day.
One year after the first two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the state, roughly 2.7 million additional residents of the state became eligible for the vaccine on March 8, including everyone 55 and older, those with underlying health issues or disabilities, and everyone who must work in-person. Read more
MORNING HIGHLIGHTS
Support The Post and Courier Investigative Fund: Our Public Service and Investigative reporting is the most important, and most expensive, work we do. We need your financial backing to produce these stories that drive change in our communities big and small throughout the state. Please donate today. DONATE NOW
Just in
Charleston Hospitality Group has yanked the Tabbuli name from a licensee, claiming the longtime Upper King street restaurant owner failed to uphold the “brand’s high level of operating standards.”
Real-time stats and the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak in SC and beyond, compiled by our reporters and editors. Read more
THE LATEST ON COVID-19
One year after the first two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the state, roughly 2.7 million additional residents of the state became eligible for the vaccine on March 8, including everyone 55 and older, those with underlying health issues or disabilities, and everyone who must work in-person.
Last week Gov. Henry McMaster announced the state would expand vaccine eligibility to an estimated 2.7 million more residents.
Business Briefcase
After rolling out an urgently worded fundraising campaign in the fall, the S.C. Aquarium has landed a big-ticket donation to help support its school programs.
Charleston native, fitness buff and former Citadel baseball player Joey Welling is launching his own gym on the Charleston peninsula. Ethos Athletic Club is expected to open in May in a space used years ago as a backup warehouse for the once-ubiquitous Sears department store chain.
The generator is one of four units the utility is shutting down near Georgetown under a plan to reduce the utility's reliance on coal.
Support local news you can trust. We depend on the support of our loyal subscribers to produce meaningful journalism every day. Help us continue this important work: subscribe today.
Subscriber-only content
The Post and Courier Food section since August has been checking in weekly with four downtown Charleston restaurants coping with the coronavirus pandemic and recovering from restrictions designed to contain it. Here's the latest installment.
Charleston native, fitness buff and former Citadel baseball player Joey Welling is launching his own gym on the Charleston peninsula. Ethos Athletic Club is expected to open in May in a space used years ago as a backup warehouse for the once-ubiquitous Sears department store chain.
After rolling out an urgently worded fundraising campaign in the fall, the S.C. Aquarium has landed a big-ticket donation to help support its school programs.
In my previous column I wrote about ways to get the most interest on a certificate of deposit, but even the best CD rates can't match the amount of money people could receive as an incentive for opening a bank account. Read more
COLUMBIA — Richland County is working to … Read more
The new proposed rules would allow construction noise in the city from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the week and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The city looked to Charleston for comparison. Read more
Former concert violinist Sullivan partnered with the Claire Chappin Epps Family YMCA to will start teaching a 10-week long violin class April 7 for third, fourth and fifth graders of Horry County Schools. Read more
While U.S. District Court Judge Mary Geiger Lewis decides whether to grant a preliminary injunction blocking the law, her temporary restraining order that halted the ban last month remains in effect until next week. Read more
In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to South Carolina, set to speak to a conservative Christian nonprofit in the state that plays a crucial role in the presidential nominating process.
Charleston's City Council intended to redraw the map for its 12 voting districts this year, but significant delays with the U.S. census could delay that process.
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stressed that he wants to keep the procedural hurdle known as the filibuster, saying major legislation should always have significant input from the minority party.
An analysis performed by the National Center for Charitable Statistics at The Post and Courier’s request shows Wine + Food is now among the wealthiest nonprofits in the country, with its net assets placing it comfortably in the upper quartile of 501(c)3 organizations. Read more
It’s hard to recall a recent example when a highway project generated the kind of vast and immediate opposition that poured forth last year when Charleston County recommended widening S.C. Highway 41 in Mount Pleasant. That’s why we’re encouraged to see a new approach and urge County Council… Read more
Charleston poet laureate Marcus Amaker and pianist Paul Sanchez were tapped for a new classical album celebrating Black composers. Read more
