Columbia Edition
Columbia SC News. Read stories on Columbia SC business, politics and the SC Statehouse.
A dogfighting match in Richland County was broken up and hundreds of dogs across South Carolina were rescued in a statewide crackdown.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
University of South Carolina researchers used federal funding to collect data on temperatures across the city. The results of the study will be released in October.
Two separate productions of comedies from the Bard of Avon are debuting in non-traditional locations, performed outdoors — as the author originally intended.
Even amid the popularity of cellphones and smartwatches, a new Columbia shop that repairs watches, from as basic as Timex to Rolex, already is swamped with orders.
THE GOVERNOR'S RACE
Joe Cunningham says escalating violence in South Carolina is Gov. Henry McMaster's fault because he's appointing judges who let violent offenders back on the streets. But the governor has a very limited role in putting judges on the bench.
USC football
Clemson and South Carolina each had a football recruiting target visit a Big Ten school over the weekend.
South Carolina knows its next kickoff time.
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.
Latest Posts
At the beginning of September, BirdsNest Grille opened up inside of Random Tap, after the taproom lost its head chef nearly a year ago. Read more
Two separate productions of comedies from the Bard of Avon are debuting in non-traditional locations, performed outdoors — as the author originally intended. Read more
“Bars live as long as dogs live, you know," co-owner Andy Rodgers said. "It's like … you know a bar running for 17 or 18 years, that's a good run for a dog. Thirty is just insane, it's unbelievable because it's so out of the norm.” Read more
"Literally all of the cheese and pepperoni" was stolen from the spot, which has served wood fired specialty pizzas alongside a handful of beers and sparkling wines in the neighborhood since late 2019. Read more
The War Mouth, a laidback Southern restaurant just off North Main Street, promoted a longtime cook at the restaurant to its top kitchen position in recent weeks. Read more
Even amid the popularity of cellphones and smartwatches, a new Columbia shop that repairs watches, from as basic as Timex to Rolex, already is swamped with orders. Read more
Joe Cunningham says escalating violence in South Carolina is Gov. Henry McMaster's fault because he's appointing judges who let violent offenders back on the streets. But the governor has a very limited role in putting judges on the bench. Read more
More Politics
South Carolina's five female senators have asked GOP leaders to admonish a Spartanburg County colleague for disparaging one of them as an extreme pro-choice Republican who won't get any financial help from the caucus in her re-election bid.
In their latest TV ads, Gov. Henry McMaster pledges he won't let Washington antics "happen here," while his Democratic challenger, Joe Cunningham, promises to be a different kind of politician.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and his wife's reported earnings have steadily declined by more than $200,000 since they moved into the Governor's Mansion, according to a review of their tax filings.
South Carolina knows its next kickoff time. Read more
Don Kennedy has told us about growing up in Fairfield County, about his five kids and his educator wife who retired last year, about how he was planning to retire this year before the Charleston County School Board suddenly had other ideas. He's talked about working as chief financial office… Read more
"...Being a young Black artist, I could always feel that things seemed to be more difficult for me to have outlets to showcase and share my art," writes columnist Preach Jacobs. Read more
Before Dobbs, S.C. Sen. Tom Davis told me Wednesday, opposing abortion had always been “an academic issue” for Republican legislators: They could pass as tough a law as they wanted, confident that a federal judge would block it. Read more
In a new project developed to address hunger in the capital city, a group of artists and civilians are meeting the needs of their neighbors. Read more
