Excuse the Charleston County Republican Party if its members are feeling a little blue these days.

A lot of people in Charleston are probably asking themselves the same question today:

In which Lindsey Graham vacillates between his old Maverick ways and his newfound role as Trump manager.

One hundred years ago today, the fire bell awoke all of Charleston at 3:20 a.m.

So, now it’s Mark Sanford’s fault that Katie Arrington lost?

No blue wave washed over South Carolina, but isolated flooding in Charleston carried Joe Cunningham to victory. There's a lesson in that.

What a difference a decade has made for SCANA.

The Republican nominee for the 1st Congressional District devotes so much effort to her job that she even tries to win the votes of people who endorsed her opponent.

The early voting that South Carolina doesn’t call early voting began countywide on Monday, and it went pretty much as predicted.

Katie Arrington and Joe Cunningham have at least one thing in common: They both want to show us the federal money.

What Gov. Henry McMaster and Rep. James Smith said during this week's governor debate, and what it really meant

Charleston County School Board member Kevin Hollinshead played the fried chicken card in a recent rant against a district investigation into a child porn case.

The 1st District congressional race is Katie Arrington's to lose. So why is she acting like she's behind?

Usually, the idea in politics is to court old white men — not run screaming from them.

Nikki Haley didn't resign as U.N. ambassador to step out of the spotlight. She's just taken the next step toward the ultimate prize.

The country has descended into an ugly tribalism, and some people unfortunately now give political parties the blind loyalty once reserved for family and football teams.

State officials want to raise the age at which students can drop out of school to 18. They say 17 is too soon. They're right.

Gov. Henry McMaster helped Charleston County officials revive a road project that by all rights should be sleeping with the fishes.

Sen. Lindsey Graham has finally found the secret to unlock the hearts of Republican voters who previously detested him: Hate.

Nikki Haley will run for president some day. And anyone paying attention right now realizes that she will win.

U.S. District Judge Patrick Michael Duffy retires this month after 23 years on the bench. He sets a high bar for all who follow.

South Carolina is doing the same thing as Texas, selectively teaching history and social studies to public school students.

Mount Pleasant is getting a self-storage facility on Coleman Boulevard as a direct result of its anti-development policies.

This is the fifth and final excerpt from "In Darkest South Carolina," the new book from Post and Courier columnist Brian Hicks. The story of Charleston Judge J. Waties Waring and his plot that culminated in the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, this excerpt recounts the court hearing where the judge set his plans in motion. "In Darkest South Carolina" is available in local book stores, The Post and Courier offices at 134 Columbus St. or from eveningpostbooks.com. Call 843-958-7367 for details.

This is the fourth of five excerpts from "In Darkest South Carolina," the new book from Post and Courier columnist Brian Hicks. The story of Charleston Judge J. Waties Waring and his plot that culminated in the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, this excerpt recounts the national controversy that erupts when the judge’s wife attacks the South in a local speech. "In Darkest South Carolina" is available in local book stores, The Post and Courier offices at 134 Columbus St. or from eveningpostbooks.com. Call 843-958-7367 for details.

OK, this may be the stupidest controversy ever.

This is the third of five excerpts from "In Darkest South Carolina," the new book from Post and Courier columnist Brian Hicks. The story of Charleston Judge J. Waties Waring and his plot that culminated in the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, this excerpt focuses on a lawsuit that argues black voters should be allowed to vote in the state’s Democratic primary. "In Darkest South Carolina" is available in local book stores, The Post and Courier offices at 134 Columbus St., or from eveningpostbooks.com. Call 843-958-7367 for details.

This is the second of five excerpts from "In Darkest South Carolina," the new book from Post and Courier columnist Brian Hicks. The story of Charleston Judge J. Waties Waring and his plot that culminated in the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, this excerpt introduces Charleston as it was trying to refurbish its image — and economy — with a grand world’s fair. "In Darkest South Carolina" is available in local book stores, The Post and Courier offices at 134 Columbus St., or from eveningpostbooks.com. Call 843-958-7367 for details.

This is the first of five excerpts from "In Darkest South Carolina," the new book from Post and Courier columnist Brian Hicks. The story of Charleston Judge J. Waties Waring and his plot that culminated in the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, this excerpt opens with the 1950 attack on his home. "In Darkest South Carolina" is available in local book stores, The Post and Courier offices at 134 Columbus St. or from eveningpostbooks.com. Call 843-958-7367 for details.

Even if South Carolina largely dodges the Florence bullet, the state is still on the firing line. It's time to quit ignoring the real problems.

For the city of Charleston, all this practice with tropical storms has built an efficient emergency management system.

It can be maddening to bet your life on a squiggly line.

Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, earlier this week hinted she’s bringing the U.N. Security Council to visit Charleston in September.

In this installment of “Poor Lindsey Graham,” the senator tries in vain to make the far right fall in love with him.

A College of Charleston astrophysicist has discovered that a collapsing star emits the power to turn back time.

So, some folks are opposed to naming the new North Charleston library after Mayor Keith Summey. Didn’t have to be Nostradamus to see this coming.

The video is violent and disturbing.

Apparently, Katie Arrington’s congressional campaign forgot to send out her statement condemning the recent murder of a pregnant Colorado woman and her two children.

Berkeley County's plan for a recreation taxing district may raise the ire of people who believe better fire service is more important.

The fake Facebook page for the Charleston County Republican Party went too far. But, accidentally or not, it also echoed a few private concerns of some GOP faithful.

At least the 2018 South Carolina governor’s race has finally gotten interesting, writes columnist Brian Hicks.

If you tell a dozen people that “Gone with the Wind” was filmed at the Calhoun Mansion, half of ‘em will believe you.

So, it turns out SCE&G didn’t really squander $2 billion of customer money on those scuttled nuclear power plants.

You can’t get this on Amazon.

We need to trademark "this Charleston thing" and make good use of it.

The Town of Mount Pleasant is having legal trouble of its own making. Maybe time to change the rules?

Two teenagers were shot and killed at a Charleston apartment complex last Sunday, a tragedy that capped a week of crime in the city’s largest suburb.

So, some folks want to abolish Charleston’s palmetto rose program — for the kids.

See if this sounds familiar.