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The Charleston County Sheriff's Office released dozens of video clips late May 13 related to the ongoing investigation into the Jan. 5 death of Jamal Sutherland, a Black man with mental health issues who was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault the day prior. Read more
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Since the Community Resource Center kicked-off its food distributions last year, the organization has gone through more than 30 locations giving out more than 900,000 pounds of food.Â
More on Caslen's resignation
USC is facing some important questions as it moves to fill the president's office.Â
"I think he did a splendid job," S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster told reporters May 13, a day after Caslen resigned amid a plagiarism scandal. "I'm sorry to see him go."
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When Aaron Winn learned the identity of the new football coach at Presbyterian College, he had some questions.
It's a finger lickin' bad time for Charleston restaurants that are feeling the impact from a national chicken wing shortage.
Amazon has admitted to problems with its third-party marketplace, particularly as online sales have boomed year-over-year to $860 billion in 2020. Read more
The Legislature's regular session ended May 13 with the state Chamber of Commerce applauding lawmakers for what they came close to accomplishing over the last five months — passing a hate crime law Read more
New car washes have been flooding into Simpsonville in the past two years. City Council unanimously approved a resolution at its May meeting asking staff to draft a zoning ordinance that would curb the trend. Read more
Georgetown County Airport will receive $5 million in federal funding to fix one of its two runways. Read more
The Legislature's regular session ended May 13 with the state Chamber of Commerce applauding lawmakers for what they came close to accomplishing over the last five months — passing a hate crime law Read more
USC is facing some important questions as it moves to fill the president's office.Â
Gas pumps remained shrouded by plastic bags Thursday at thousands of service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states, but the situation could improve as a pipeline company reported "substantial progress" in resuming operations after a computer hack led to its shutdown.
Despite signs of progress in restarting the pipeline, nearly 70 percent of North Carolina's gas stations on Thursday were still without fuel, as were about half the stations in South Carolina and Georgia, GasBuddy.com reported.
The new guidance will still call for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters, but could ease restrictions for reopening workplaces and schools.
The Charleston Battery soccer club is ready for fans and a new era at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant. Read more
If you have decided in the past month or so to go back to restaurants after an extended pandemic hiatus, we’d love to hear about your first restaurant visit in the era of vaccines. Read more
Come Labor Day, I will have been a small business owner for 50 years. I currently make my living as a landlord; the core of my tenant base is small business owners. Read more
A new LGBTQ+ pride celebration is coming to the Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston in June. Read more
