COLUMBIA — A 17-year legal fight over an undeveloped portion of a barrier island near Charleston could come to an end if legislators agree to spend $32 million as part of a pending settlement agreement. That’s a big “if.” Whether to accept the settlement amount offered or take the risk of continuing to fight is […]

In my business, everything can be going right — until a shipment doesn’t show up. Then the whole job can start to unravel: crews sit idle, costs climb, and deadlines start slipping fast. It’s a reality that business owners across South Carolina and the country know too well. That’s exactly why stronger, more connected rail […]

COLUMBIA — More than two years after the discovery of a $1.8 billion accounting error within the state’s books, South Carolina’s top banker continues to balk at taking out long-term loans for major construction projects at the state’s three research universities. This leaves the ultimate cost to public colleges — and therefore students and taxpayers […]

COLUMBIA — After senators called for an investigation into the House’s longest-serving member over state money directed to her nonprofit, the Orangeburg Democrat said she has nothing to hide. Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter heads CASA Family Systems, an Orangeburg-based nonprofit focused on helping victims of sexual and domestic violence and neglect. Its services have been funded through […]

Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for girls of the 1990s in South Carolina using data from the Social Security Administration.

Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for girls of the 1990s in South Carolina using data from the Social Security Administration.

Every college student in South Carolina — whether they attend a large university or a small rural college — depends on access to high quality academic resources. And they get it thanks to the Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries, or PASCAL. Academic libraries are at the center of these resources, enabling students to build […]

COLUMBIA — The senator who pushed for a law creating a program for K-12 students to receive money for educational needs wants to lower the number of students who can participate in the coming school year. Senate Education Chairman Greg Hembree’s proposal for a budget clause keeping the cap at 10,000 students came after the […]

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Greenville.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Columbia.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Charleston, South Carolina.

COLUMBIA — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham again called on two of his GOP challengers to fire campaign workers over social media posts, saying their “vile antisemitic” positions don’t belong in the Republican Party. Tuesday’s news conference marked the second time in two weeks that the Republican senator drew attention to the past posts and two […]

COLUMBIA — David McGehee was attending an event at the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion when he looked up at the flag flying over the entrance. He immediately knew it was made in China, he said. “I can tell by looking at it because I’ve been doing it for 26 years,” said the head of Columbia […]

Six Republicans and three Democrats are trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as he seeks re-election amid the backdrop of a war with Iran that he sought and the backing of President Donald Trump. The GOP field has doubled in the last month, making it tougher for each challenger to build the name recognition […]

Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Aprils in South Carolina since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s economic development chief blames the state’s Department of Natural Resources for massive cost overruns on the site of the Scout Motors electric vehicle assembly plant. “We ended up in a situation that they took a position that we did not expect them to take, and that resulted in substantial cost,” Commerce […]

NEWBERRY — A White House adviser to past Democratic presidents is visiting South Carolina this week to talk about technical colleges as he weighs his own bid for the Oval Office. Rahm Emanuel’s stops in Newberry, Abbeville and Allendale are part of his pitch to voters nationwide to redirect billions of dollars from federal immigration […]

Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Aprils in South Carolina since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

COLUMBIA — Teachers from certain other states could start working in South Carolina classrooms more quickly under a bill a House committee advanced Thursday. The bill, which passed out of the Education and Public Works Committee 14-4, would make South Carolina the 14th state to join a compact agreeing not to make teachers reapply for […]

COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s inspector general found no wrongdoing in Clemson University’s interactions with the developer of a massive new subdivision proposed in Oconee County. However, colleges could do more to prevent future conflict of interest concerns, he found. Clemson became entangled in the controversy surrounding a 600-acre housing development as then-President Jim Clements and […]