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COLUMBIA - Members of the South Carolina House were sworn into office Tuesday with a new speaker serving his first full term and nearly a quarter of the representatives newly elected.
Speaker Murrell Smith was unanimously elected along with the …
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By JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press | 12/7/22 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 12/7/22 06:00 AM
COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster plans a prayer service, open house and an inaugural ball when he is sworn into office next month for a second full term.Inauguration day on …
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12/6/22 04:13 PM
COLUMBIA - South Carolina has deepened Charleston's port to make sure it can take in any ship and remains one of the largest harbors on the East Coast.
The channel leading to the Port of Charleston is now 52 feet deep, once again allowing the …
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By JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press | 12/6/22 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 12/6/22 06:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup championed by President Joe Biden to better reflect the …
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12/3/22 06:00 AM
CLEMSON (AP) - Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador under President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that she would take the Christmas holiday to mull a possible 2024 presidential bid, contradicting her statement last year that she wouldn't enter the race if …
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12/1/22 06:00 AM
Last year, Americans donated an estimated $484 billion to charity, according to Indiana University's Lily Family School of Philanthropy and the Giving USA Institute. In South Carolina, taxpayers used …
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BY THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE |
11/30/22 08:29 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is turning to an experienced friend to lead January's inauguration ceremonies for his second term.Bill Stern and his wife, Linda, will …
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11/30/22 01:26 PM
CHARLESTON - After a student in his classroom had yet another outburst, Tyler Wright couldn't bear to see him get written up again. Wright, then a student teacher at a Charleston elementary school, led the child out to the hallway for a …
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By DEVNA BOSE
The Post and Courier | 11/30/22 06:00 AM
The Post and Courier | 11/30/22 06:00 AM
A trial to determine whether South Carolina's congressional maps are legal closed Tuesday with arguments about whether the state Legislature diluted Black voting power by remaking the boundaries of the only U.S. House district Democrats have flipped …
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By JAMES POLLARD
Associated Press/Report for America | 11/30/22 06:00 AM
Associated Press/Report for America | 11/30/22 06:00 AM
AIKEN (AP) - Something as simple as giving a prisoner an oatmeal raisin cookie with sprinkles is one way an Aiken school is showing God's love and mercy to those looking for hope.
As a way to teach children the importance of giving back, students …
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By BIANCA MOORMAN
Aiken Standard | 11/23/22 06:00 AM
Aiken Standard | 11/23/22 06:00 AM
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham testified Tuesday before a special grand jury that's investigating whether President Donald Trump and others illegally meddled in the 2020 election in …
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11/22/22 03:19 PM
MARION (AP) - Criminal charges have been dropped against a former deputy who was helping to transport two mental health patients who drowned while locked in the back of a van that was driven into floodwaters caused by 2018's Hurricane Florence in …
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11/22/22 06:00 AM
STAFF REPORT
South Carolina Department of Social Services is warning the public about a phishing campaign involving texts claiming EBT benefit cards are locked.
DSS reminds clients it will never send a text message about locking a card and …
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11/16/22 06:00 AM
GREENWOOD - Before the flurry of action, there was quiet anticipation.
Greenwood County's Voter Registration and Election staff, board members and volunteers stood at the ready Tuesday night. As the clock struck 7 p.m., they waited in the Park …
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By DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ
The Index-Journal | 11/16/22 06:00 AM
The Index-Journal | 11/16/22 06:00 AM
COLUMBIA - The crowd at South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's election night party chanted along with the Republican incumbent as he closed his victory speech with a Tim McGraw lyric: "I like it, I love it, I want some more of it."
It was a …
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By JAMES POLLARD
Associated Press/Report for America | 11/15/22 06:00 AM
Associated Press/Report for America | 11/15/22 06:00 AM
COLUMBIA (AP) - After a dozen meetings and sessions during the summer and fall, South Carolina efforts to pass a stricter abortion law failed Wednesday after senators rejected a House-backed proposal and House members didn't return for another …
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11/10/22 06:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Nancy Mace wins reelection to U.S. House in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District.
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11/8/22 11:11 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) — Republican Russel Fry has won a seat in Congress from South Carolina's 7th House district. With the backing of former President Donald Trump, Fry had ousted veteran GOP …
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11/8/22 09:31 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Joe Wilson wins reelection to U.S. House in South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District.
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11/8/22 09:07 PM
Republican Ralph Norman wins reelection to U.S. House in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Ralph Norman wins reelection to U.S. House in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District.
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11/8/22 09:03 PM
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