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With the Music Farm changing hands once more, it's worth looking back at some of the downtown concert venue's most memorable moments during the past three decades. Read more
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The wall is the most expensive proposal to date to defend the low-lying city from storm surge and rising seas. Read more
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control received a $519,000 grant to offer free lead testing to child care centers and schools… Read more
South Carolina's former director of Juvenile Justice, who resigned amid continued calls for his ousting, has been hired by the state's top law… Read more
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It was the largest battle in the Army's history, with more than 600,000 soldiers taking to the frigid forests to fight. More than 80,000 Ameri… Read more
Poetry Society of South Carolina celebrates its centennial with a juicy, evocative publication. Read more
North Charleston police officer Denicsha Bennamon is now also the head basketball coach for the girls varsity team at North Charleston High School. Read more
Latest Murdaugh News
Three 911 call recordings from the Sept. 4 shooting on Old Salkehatchie Road in Hampton County were released Oct. 22 by State Law Enforcement Division. Read more
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A single sheet of paper contains four typed statements — each signed by a different employee… Read more
In a day when partisan warfare and Twitter taunts can define the day’s public discourse, local newspapers like the Union County News provide something else. They bind people with the glue of shared community. Read more
The embattled South Carolina Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe has been accused of defamation in a lawsuit by a current employee, and documents uncovered by a newspaper raised other questions about the boarding school's leadership. Read more
South Carolina has more than 500 active sand mines, a number that has increased by 35 percent since 2000. But an Uncovered investigation reveals a pattern of abuse. In Awendaw, a company run by Elliott Summey, who has held powerful public positions, mined millions of dollars in sand and dirt from a public park, leaving behind a string of violations and unanswered questions. Read more
