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From HERE Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell said at ACC Tipoff that Dillon Hunter’s fifth-season eligibility remains on hold and that injuries have left the Tigers behind schedule ahead of a Nov. 2 opene
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice, who starred in Columbia, has been named to the 2026 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, the league office announced Thursday. Rice, who play
From the HERE City National Desk
MILWAUKEE — Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2026 National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, a rematch for a second stra
From HERE Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah Classical Academy will remain open under a new eight-year charter, but its enrollment will stay capped at 640 students after the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Public Education approved the ren
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A statewide education law that guarantees teachers two days free of meetings before the school year still is not reaching every classroom, according to a new survey from the
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Italian Festival has been postponed to Saturday, Oct. 17, at Finlay Park after organizers cited a rainy weekend forecast tied to Hurricane Isaias. The festival was originally scheduled for S
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bechtel and the University of South Carolina are launching a partnership aimed at expanding the statewide nuclear workforce pipeline, including a new Bechtel Nuclear Energy
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is beginning a statewide shift toward electronic vehicle titles under a new Department of Motor Vehicles law that took effect this week, with the biggest chan
From HERE Hilton Head
Hilton Head, S.C. — Beaufort County deputies flooded the Yacht Cove neighborhood on Hilton Head Island on Thursday afternoon after a call about a person in distress, drawing a heavy law-enforcement presence that later cl
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina House member Marvin Pendarvis pleaded guilty Wednesday to nine federal charges tied to a scheme in which prosecutors said he took settlement money that
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche joined South Carolina officials Thursday in backing Logans Law, a proposed federal registry for people convicted of violent crimes, at a c
Politics
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Beaufort County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a 1% transportation sales tax on most retail purchases to pay for road and safety projects across the county. County officials describe the referendum as a yes-or-no vote on a penny tax meant to fund infrastructure that…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — With less than a month until Election Day, the economy is the dominant issue for midterm voters, and a new national voter panel shows Americans across the political spectrum
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are entering triage mode four weeks from Election Day, with a growing number privately fearing their chances of holding the majority are vanishing as Presid
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina metro areas dominate a national ranking of markets where newly built homes are most available and competitively priced Top Metros for New Construction report
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