Graham, Haley, and Duncan Push for Drilling off SC Coast
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, and Third District Congressman Jeff Duncan today all spoke out in support of legislation which will open the South Carolina coast to oil and gas drilling. “America desperately needs an all-the-above energy plan,” said Duncan. “We all support a comprehensive approach to energy, but also […]
MADE IN SC: Birth of a Bow Tie
Remember the tie in the photo of this feature’s first segment? There’s a story behind that. When we interviewed Randy Hanauer, it was only days before the Carolina Cup in Camden, and our photojournalist was without a new bow tie for the state’s annual kickoff to spring. He told Randy about the sport coat he […]
FROM THE DESK OF: Speak, and Be Heard.
By: Taft Matney If you’ve opened a paper or watched the 6:00 news lately, you have a pretty good idea that there are a lot of questions surrounding this Tuesday’s party primary elections in South Carolina. It’s even gotten to the point where one county went so far as to postpone its primary. Hundreds of […]
YOUR TURN: “The Court has Taken Away People’s Rights” By: Congressman Jeff Duncan
As you may have heard, a few weeks ago, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a ruling that caused many candidates running for office to be thrown off the ballot. Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued another ruling that impacted even more candidates. To make matters worse, the ruling didn’t impact everyone equally since incumbents have […]
Much of South Carolina Sees Lowered Drought Status
The S.C. Drought Response Committee lowered the drought status for most counties in the state except Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield and Aiken in the Savannah River Basin, which remain at severe, the third level of drought. Oconee, Pickens and Anderson counties were downgraded to moderate. Saluda, Greenwood, Greenville, Newberry and Laurens counties remain at moderate. All […]
