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01/25/2025

The state Supreme Court fixed the stalemate that kept an Atlantic Beach winner off the Town Council for 14 months; now, our editorial staff writes, the Legislature needs to fix the law that allowed this mess and could allow others.

Carla Taylor joins Town Council 14 months after election. SC Senate debates bill to eliminate municipal holdover provision, let newly elected officials serve.

01/25/2025

Candidates battling to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee are split on whether South Carolina should keep the leadoff spot that President Joe Biden wanted.

Candidates battling to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee are split on whether South Carolina should keep the leadoff spot that Biden wanted

01/25/2025

Valerie Greenhalgh, a volunteer with the Center for Birds of Prey, had an unexpected house guest during Winter Storm Enzo — one with webbed feet and feathers.

Valerie Greenhalgh spent Winter Storm Enzo helping rescue a pelican that was found stunned by freezing temperatures in North Litchfield Beach before snow fell.

01/25/2025

USC outlasted No. 2 LSU 66-56 last night, landing a few hooks in the middle rounds after the Tigers scored some ferocious uppercuts in the initial minutes.

No. 2 USC hosted No. 5 LSU on Friday when winter weather pushed back the Thursday game. It was a meeting of the last two SEC teams with undefeated league records.

01/25/2025

Editorial writer Cindi Ross Scoppe reports on a palpable vibe change in the Senate on South Carolina’s anemic DUI law.

Effort by bars, restaurants to slash liquor liability insurance rates by ending joint and several liability could cause rewrite of driving under influence law.

01/25/2025

In an effort to get a detailed picture of how a student could slip out of his classroom and within hours be found dead, The Post and Courier examined a forensics team's summary, the coroner's report, interview notes from six witnesses and reports from 22 Greenville County deputies who responded to the school the day Leo Cervantes drowned.

An investigation has found that Bell's Crossing Elementary staff weren't at fault in the September drowning of an autistic student who ran away from his class.

01/24/2025

Dates for more than half of Clemson football's games in 2025 were revealed by the ACC on Friday. Here are the weekends to note.

Dabo Swinney and Clemson will open with LSU on Aug. 30, while the Tigers will travel to Georgia Tech to open ACC play on Sept. 13. Here are other dates to know.

01/24/2025

Dates for more than half of Clemson football's games in 2025 were revealed by the ACC on Friday. Here are the weekends you can cross of your calendar this fall to watch Dabo Swinney and Co. push for another playoff berth.

Dabo Swinney and Clemson will open with LSU on Aug. 30, while the Tigers will travel to Georgia Tech to open ACC play on Sept. 13. Here are other dates to know.

01/24/2025

The search is over. All 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina testing and breeding farm in November have been captured.

All 43 monkeys that escaped from South Carolina breeding and research facility in November have been recaptured, but questions still remain about the incident.

01/24/2025

Clemson's Erik Bakich is a big team-first coach, but he's not averse to some individuality in this name, image and likeness (NIL) era. A baseball brand associated with Yankees star Jazz Chisholm has brought some flair to the Tigers.

Clemson coach Erik Bakich announced a partnership with Absolutely Ridiculous, a brand represented by Jazz Chisholm. It's an important piece of NIL strategy.

01/24/2025

Patches of ice still covered roads in Horry and Georgetown counties on the morning of Jan. 24, but rising afternoon temperatures are expected to help the area thaw after this week's snowstorm.

Patches of ice still covered roads in Horry and Georgetown counties on the morning of Jan. 24, but most city and county offices were expected to reopen by noon.

01/24/2025

"The Righteous Gemstones" will draw to a close at HBO with its fourth season of Charleston-filmed megachurch madness. Here's everything you need to know about the final episodes.

The upcoming Season 4 of HBO series The Righteous Gemstones will be the last for the Charleston-filmed show. The final episodes will become available in March.

01/24/2025

How is TikTok's potential ban impacting South Carolina content creators? We spoke with some of its most popular to learn more, including Joey Thompson, Sarah Baus and Ken Walker.

South Carolina creators like Joey Thompson, Sarah Baus and Ken Walker talk about TikTok's uncertainty after President Trump has temporarily suspended the ban.

01/24/2025

Some of this year's interior design trends for the Grand Strand center around colors, coziness and nature, according to regional design experts. The minimalist movement is over.

Some of the hottest interior design trends for 2025 in the Myrtle Beach area center around colors, coziness and nature, according to regional design experts.

01/24/2025

Clemson University will serve beer at its home baseball games in 2025, coming one step closer to allowing sales at all athletic events, including football.

01/24/2025

An attorney general’s opinion isn’t legally binding, but it’s almost always solid, and our editorial staff says the Isle of Palms and other beach towns need to heed the AG’s opinion that says they can’t farm out their parking enforcement to private companies.

A SC attorney general's opinion says local governments cannot contract out police powers like Isle of Palms, Folly, Surfside and other coastal communities have

01/24/2025

A small town football coach is accusing officials of conspiring against him after he was fired. It's not the first time school officials in this rural South Carolina county have faced such accusations.

Brian Smith accused Williamsburg County School District Superintendent Kelvin Wymbs and high school principal Mark Fraiser of conspiracy after they fired him.

01/24/2025

South Carolina awarded football coach Shane Beamer a contract extension and raise on Friday after the fourth-year big whistle led the Gamecocks to a nine-win season. Here's how much he'll be making now.

South Carolina awarded football coach Shane Beamer a contract extension and raise on Friday after the fourth-year big whistle led the Gamecocks to a nine-win season.