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Why this historic, downtown Columbia church has sat empty for 30 years
Despite Bethel AME’s long history as a community pillar, the historic church building has sat empty and unused for nearly 30 ...
Ex-college teammates adjusting to NFL as part of Carolina Panthers’ draft class
The South Carolina Gamecocks have been something of a football factory for the Carolina Panthers through the years. But this ...
USC campus intersections are dangerous, data shows. Then they became deadly
Intersections near Blossom and Assembly streets in Columbia have a pattern of accidents, according to data from the South ...
Two dead, two injured in weekend boat crash on SC lake, authorities say
Two people have died and two more were injured in a boat crash on Lake Greenwood. The South Carolina Department of Natural ...
Food hall coming to Columbia’s BullStreet adds a third restaurant. What we know
This marks the third food vendor to be announced for Gather COLA, the food hall that currently is under construction at Sabal ...
Can South Carolina’s defense stay elite despite all its roster turnover?
Last year, faith in South Carolina’s defense revolved around believing that head coach Shane Beamer, defensive coordinator ...
Fresh SC tomatoes and butter beans: You can’t go wrong with a gift from heaven
Our son-in-law, Nate, gifted us with two large bags of fresh shelled butter beans from a farm nearby. In one bag are tender ...
Former SC Gov. Nikki Haley’s mother dies. She loved family ‘more than anything’
SC Gov. Nikki Haley’s father, Ajit Randhawa, shakes hands with Rep. Grady A. Brown, D-Lee, during Haley’s 2011 inauguration ...
Here’s what the NWS says the Midlands can expect from Tropical Storm Chantal
The Midlands may see rain showers and gusty winds starting the night of July 5, but the National Weather Service expects ...
I’m a Republican and I think the One Big Beautiful Bill is a betrayal | Opinion
GOP strategist Matt Wylie writes that the Senate Republicans who voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill are cowards because ...
SC sales tax free weekend just around the corner. Here’s when & what deals you can get
South Carolina tax free weekend is just around the corner. Here’s when and what will be exempt from taxes this year.
1 dead after a motorcycle crash in Lexington County, SC Highway Patrol says
A motorcycle driver died in a crash on White Falls Road the night of July 4, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The motorcyclist drifted from the road near White Falls Circle around 11:35 ...