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On a drizzly afternoon, the kickoff ceremony for Spoleto Festival USA 2022 pushed forward, officially launching the 46th annual program of the 17-day international arts festival. Read more
SATURDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
The state Department of Natural Resource and Audobon South Carolina consider this weekend an all-hands-on-deck event. Dozens of volunteer stew… Read more
Just over a month after a shootout at a popular Columbia mall, a woman and a 13-year-old boy were arrested after allegedly pointing guns at a … Read more
State investigators are probing nepotism allegations that have been lodged against two Charleston County probate judges who have relatives wor… Read more
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Primary season
In her latest TV ad of the GOP primary cycle, Republican Katie Arrington pitches herself as an "upgrade" to U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-Charleston.
In a continuation of their heated campaign, the leading Republican candidates for South Carolina's 7th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Tom Rice and state Rep. Russell Fry, questioned each other's honesty and integrity at a pair of forums held less than three weeks before the primary.
Our latest episode
This week, senior politics reporter Caitlin Byrd breaks down why this race in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District is the most closely-watched Republican Congressional primary in the state.
An infestation
About 76 square miles of Charleston and Dorchester counties are under a federal quarantine for the Asian longhorned beetle. Read more
LATEST NEWS
SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA
Arts critic Maura Hogan launches her second annual slate of Spoleto Festival USA overviews. Read more
Mark O'Rowe's "The Approach" mines the tricky bitter truths of the relationships between three women, which will play out in a taut 60 minutes in its U.S. premiere at Spoleto Festival USA. He shares his creative process spanning stage and screen, insights on his native Dublin and what he'll be up to in Charleston. Read more
The oral history initiative is the result of a partnership with Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach, which identified local participants, and the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra. Read more
The poster for Spoleto Festival 2022 was unveiled at The Charleston Place. Read more
