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October 22, 2018 — All the news you need, made by humans not machines.
A drill sergeant at Fort Jackson fell asleep behind the wheel of an Army truck in October 2017, fatally striking two marching recruits and injuring seven others, a report shows. Read more
Monday morning headlines
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said he never planned on campaigning like this for his fellow Republicans, but even he couldn't hide his smile Sunday evening when congressional candidate Katie Arrington introduced him as "the voice of the Republican Party" to a screaming crowd at her campaign rally. Read more
With ambassadors from Albania to Zambia watching, David Carbon — vice president of 787 operations at Boeing South Carolina — let a secret slip: The aerospace giant will boost monthly production of its Dreamliner commercial plane in December. Read more
The floor of a condominium clubhouse near Clemson University collapsed during a large private party early Sunday, hurtling dozens of people into the basement, authorities said. Read more
Charleston area development
Timbers Resorts, the owner and operator of Kiawah Island's first private residence club, may have started in Colorado, but its head of development says building in the Lowcountry has brought the business back home. Read more
Another co-working space is coming to the Charleston region. Read more
'We're definitely going to trial'
Former S.C. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Harrison is the first current or former lawmaker heading to a trial in the five-year-old Statehouse corruption probe when hearings start this week. Read more
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In his first major interview, Charleston businessman Ben Navarro talks about his bid for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, his purchase of the Volvo Car Open, his work with Meeting Street Schools and life in the Lowcountry. Read more
Equality in SC
Each year, the Human Rights Campaign — an organization working to achieve equality for LGBTQ citizens — scores U.S. cities on their LGBTQ inclusion policies. Columbia and Charleston ranked best in South Carolina. Read more
November elections
The Post and Courier sent the two nominees for governor in the Nov. 6 election a list of questions on issues, requesting each candidate offer specifics in their answers.
The 1st District congressional race is Katie Arrington's to lose. So why is she acting like she's behind?
With ambassadors from Albania to Zambia watching, David Carbon — vice president of 787 operations at Boeing South Carolina — let a secret slip: The aerospace giant will boost monthly production of its Dreamliner commercial plane in December. Read more
Timbers Resorts, the owner and operator of Kiawah Island's first private residence club, may have started in Colorado, but its head of development says building in the Lowcountry has brought the business back home. Read more
Rising interest rates prompt banks to offer incentives for savers, while borrowers and home-shoppers face higher costs. Read more
Home builders and sales people historically launch fall deals in the Lowcountry and elsewhere so buyers can move into houses before year end, or otherwise promise incentives for shopper who purchase by Dec. 31, which in part boosts company annual sales. Read more
The newly announced British Airways nonstop flight between Charleston and London establishes a direct link between the Holy City and its strongest market for overseas visitors. Read more
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said he never planned on campaigning like this for his fellow Republicans, but even he couldn't hide his smile Sunday evening when congressional candidate Katie Arrington introduced him as "the voice of the Republican Party" to a screaming crowd at her campaign rally. Read more
South Carolina's most powerful politician demanded the chairman and director of the state's college commission resign after the director received an unauthorized $91,487 raise that made him one of the state's highest-paid agency heads. Read more
A former SC Democratic Party chairman won his legal challenge to stop a negative ad campaign by Senate Republicans in a decision that could have far-reaching impact in future elections. Read more
What Gov. Henry McMaster and Rep. James Smith said during this week's governor debate, and what it really meant Read more
South Carolina political leaders were hopeful after meeting President Donald Trump on Thursday that the White House will work to finish a struggling nuclear fuel factory at the Savannah River Site. Read more
At a news conference today, the Charleston branch of the NAACP urged voters to vote in the upcoming Nov. 6 midterm elections. Also, the chapter discussed former Attorney General Eric Holder speaking at the annual Freedom Fund Gala on Nov. 3.
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Mary Gastley couldn't have been prouder of her Ashley Hall girls tennis team on Sunday. Read more
With the best team in the Big South coming to town next weekend, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers opened league play with a 41-7 win over visiting Presbyterian College on Saturday night. Read more
South Carolina resumes its final half of the season aiming to fix its running game. Read more
Sound familiar? Alabama is No. 1, Clemson is No. 2 in new AP Top 25 Read more
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Container Bar — a collaboration of Bill Murray, Brad Creger, and Mike Veeck — is now open on Mount Pleasant Street, near the I-26 exit between King Street and Rutledge Avenue. Read more
Container Bar, first promoted as the Food Truck-O-Rama, opened late last month without a bar, but with its promised steady rotation of trucks. Read more
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Queer and trans activists held a dance party protest marching and dancing from the Stern Center Gardens to Ann Street in response to the violent assault of Kendra Martinez and vandalism of Closet Case Thrift Store along with the Charleston community. Read more
How much do you know about the "Halloween" franchise and its evolution over the years? Find out with this week's trivia quiz. Read more
Michael Davis of Ye Olde Music Shop in Hanahan decided four years ago to honor the people who paved the way, many of whom continue to play stages around town.
Rodney Atkins to play Coastal Carolina Fair Read more
