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One person dead after Sunday morning collision in Edgefield County
EDGEFIELD — One person is dead after two-vehicle collision in Edgefield County on Sunday morning. South Carolina Highway ...
Fleeing felon caught after jumping into pond to evade deputies
A wanted felon who led deputies on a vehicle and foot pursuit through Summerville Tuesday, June 24, ended up in custody after attempting to escape by swimming in a pond.
Aldrich Potgieter wins Rocket Classic on 5th playoff hole, outlasting Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk
Aldrich Potgieter ended the protracted Rocket Classic, making an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to outlast Max ...
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From comic book pages to museum walls, Columbia artist Sanford Greene's canvas keeps expanding
COLUMBIA — One man's artwork is inspiring confidence from colleagues and awe from "anyone with eyeballs," as his editor puts it. Columbia resident and Benedict College alumnus Sanford Greene is ...
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An endangered bird, native to S.C., returns for the first time since the 1970s
LEXINGTON — An endangered woodpecker native to South Carolina has returned to Lexington County's Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve. The species of woodpecker has not been seen in the county since the ...
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Solicitor's Office celebrates move to new headquarters in Aiken
AIKEN — Solicitor Bill Weeks of South Carolina’s 2nd Judicial Circuit and his staff are continuing to settle in after moving to their new headquarters. They’ve been at 214 Park Ave. S.W. since May.
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New 24/7 coffee and gift shop at Bon Secours St. Francis runs off autopay technology
WEST ASHLEY — Aline Greene has been a nurse for the same organization for 42 years, though it has changed names a few times. First it was St. Francis, then Bon Secours, then Roper St. Francis ...
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$174K in past due rent threatens troubled Florence assisted living SC has cited 17 times since 2023
FLORENCE — First responders couldn’t find any employees when they responded to a June 6 medical emergency at Above the Rest Residential Care, so they alerted law enforcement. After a search, Florence ...
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How an ex-Atlanta Hawks exec plans to build Clemson a revenue machine 'envied' across college sports
CLEMSON — Clemson, like every college athletics program, needs money. Michael Drake, the longtime pro sports executive, now CEO of Clemson Ventures, is the sort of person trained to find it. When ...
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Here's what a single adult needs to make to live comfortably in South Carolina
In 1914, the average car sold in the U.S. for $500, a house for $3,500 and and the annual income was $750, according to Farmer's Almanac. The cost of living has soared nearly 10,000 percent since that ...
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Myrtle Beach real estate powerhouse laps up another downtown Charleston property
A longtime real estate mover-and-shaker that reshaped the Grand Strand into South Carolina's biggest visitor destination is acquiring a taste for another tourist hotspot. Burroughs & Chapin has added ...
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Charleston-area restaurant drawing hourslong lines. Diners are waiting for garlic crabs.
MONCKS CORNER — A restaurant that's amassed over 200,000 followers on Facebook is drawing wait times of up to three hours for garlic crabs, lobster, mussels and more. Britt Bratt’s Garlic Crabs is now ...