HOLIDAY SEASON OFFERS NO SIGN OF UNITY AT GOVERNOR’S MANSION
It’s been a painful, six-month whirlwind for South Carolina’s first family.
In June, Gov. Mark Sanford disappeared for five days and, when he returned, he admitted to an ongoing affair with a woman from Argentina. And ever since, both [...]
DESIGNATED DRIVER WILL BRING YOU, YOUR CAR HOME FOR SMALL FEE
It’s 2 a.m. and you just heard “last call” at your favorite bar. You’ve had a few too many drinks and it’s definitely not a good idea for you to drive home.
Often, that situation leads to a bad decision like [...]
AMERICANS PAIRED WITH ENGLAND, SLOVENIA, ALGERIA
The United States men’s soccer team won a major victory in the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Friday — and they didn’t even have to step on the soccer pitch to do it.
SENATOR: ‘I’M ABLE TO WIN DEMOCRAT, INDEPENDENT VOTES TO SUPPORT A 90% CONSERVATIVE’
South Carolina’s senior U.S. Senator is defending his record against critics who are angered by his efforts to find bipartisan solutions to some of the most difficult problems facing the country.
This week, Sen. Lindsey Graham [...]
GOVERNOR WILL NOT IMPLEMENT UNFUNDED, FEDERALLY-MANDATED PROGRAM
Gov. Mark Sanford renewed his fight against the unfunded, federally-mandated REAL ID program in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week.
Sanford said on Friday that he penned the letter to update the federal government on South Carolina’s progress [...]
SENATOR WILL OPPOSE FED CHAIR’S CONFIRMATION UNLESS FED IS AUDITED
South Carolina’s junior U.S. Senator will oppose the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke unless Congress votes to audit nation’s the central banking system.
Sen. Jim DeMint announced his intent to block Bernanke [...]
SOLAR PANELS EXPECTED TO SAVE MONEY FOR OVERCROWDED FACILITY
It’s not every day that officials find a way to save money while housing inmates in prison. And it’s certainly not every day that they do so in an eco-friendly manner.
But both of those things are happening right here [...]
SAUNDERS TWEETS DISAPPOINTMENT OVER NOT GOING TO MUSIC CITY BOWL
When it was announced on Wednesday that the University of South Carolina was a lock for the PapaJohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. on Jan. 2, some in Gamecock County were happy that [...]
IMPEACHMENT PANEL DISMISSES ALL BUT 8 COMPLAINTS AGAINST GOVERNOR
A South Carolina House judiciary panel dismissed most of the ethics charges against Gov. Mark Sanford, all pertaining to allegations that the governor illegally used taxpayer funds to upgrade to business class flights and that he improperly reimbursed himself [...]
MAN UPDATES RELATIONSHIP STATUS, TWITTER ACCOUNT AT ALTAR
As I wrote Wednesday, the social networking website Facebook is truly taking over the world. The website now boasts more than 350 million users and is the second most visited site on the Internet.
But a [...]
JUSTICES ORDER DOCUMENTS BE MADE PUBLIC IMMEDIATELY
For the second time in as many months, the South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a ruling regarding access to an ethics investigation of Gov. Mark Sanford.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said it used [...]
SC’S SENIOR SENATOR PLAYING KEY ROLE IN WAR AGAINST TERROISM
President Barack Obama announced Tuesday night that he planned to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan to bolster the United States’ eight-year-long effort to defeat terrorism abroad.
This second, [...]
WEBSITE CLIMBS TO NO. 2, HITS 350 MILLION USERS
The social networking website Facebook is now the second most visited website in the world, according to web information company Alexa.
Facebook recently knocked Yahoo out of the second spot and trails only behind Google, [...]
GOLFER LINKED TO 3 POSSIBLE MISTRESSES
In the most startling revelation since South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told the world he had left the state unattended for five days to visit his mistress in Argentina, the world’s top athlete has admitted to [...]
USC LIKELY HEADED TO PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL ON JAN. 2
The news was all but confirmed Wednesday: the University of South Carolina will be going to the PapaJohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. on Jan. 2.
That decision is somewhat disappointing [...]
HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE LOOKS INTO SANFORD’S USE OF STATE AIRCRAFT
A seven member South Carolina House judiciary panel looking held the second of at least four hearings into an impeachment resolution against disgraced Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday.
The hearing examined Sanford’s possible misuse of state aircraft, as described [...]
LAUREN CAITLIN UPTON TO AGAIN PUT MAP SKILLS TO TEST ON NATIONAL TV
The woman who made the title of Miss Teen South Carolina infamous after botching a question about maps will ironically be on a show [...]
USC PRESIDENT, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TO RECOMMEND CONTRACT CONTINUE THROUGH 2013
South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier’s crushing defeat of arch-rival Clemson on Saturday was more than enough to save his job, it was enough to extend it.
USC president Harris Pastides and athletic [...]
AL GORE TO RECEIVE LEGACY AWARD IN APRIL
Former vice president turned global warming activist Al Gore will be coming to Charleston next year when the South Carolina Aquarium celebrates its 10-year anniversary at its Environmental Stewardship Awards.
Gore will be honored with the Legacy Award at the April [...]
LT. GOV. CANDIDATE SAYS SITE WAS ATTACKED FROM MIDDLE EAST, CONNECTED TO MILITARY SERVICE
A candidate for South Carolina lieutenant governor said Tuesday that his campaign website had been hacked, possibly by Islamic terrorists.
Bill Connor, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves who served in Afghanistan, said [...]
NATIONAL, STATE LEADERS CELEBRATE ENERGY EFFICIENT PROJECT
National and state leaders gathered in Aiken Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the largest energy efficiency project in American history — a new power station at the Savannah River Site.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and members of Congress from [...]
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS WOULD COST $21,465
It will cost you a whole lot less to sing the “12 Days of Christmas” this holiday season than it will to buy all of the items in the song.
Philadelphia’s PNC Bank Monday released the “[...]
REPORT TALLIES CONGRESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES
James Clyburn spent $265.00 on donuts. Gresham Barrett bought $243.78 worth of bottled water. And John Spratt blew through $7,791.40 in office supplies.
These are just a few of the $1.85 million worth of expenditures paid for with taxpayer money during the third quarter [...]
SC AG: STATE COULD BECOME TERRORIST TARGET
South Carolina’s top law enforcement official made a trip to the Naval Brig in North Charleston Monday to see first hand the facility that could house suspected terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba [...]
REANIMATED PRESIDENT OFFERS ‘NEW FACE’ FOR REPUBLICANS
There is no arguing that things have gotten pretty bad for the Republican Party. Not only is the GOP in the minority, but across the country, party faithful are actually working to shrink the party by purging moderates and independents.
Things have gotten so bad [...]
STATE PARTY TO GET NEW TOP STAFFER
The South Carolina Republican Party has a new top staffer, The Palmetto Scoop has learned.
SCGOP Chairman Karen Floyd has named parliamentarian Todd Kincannon the party’s new executive director. Kincannon, a Simpsonville native who practices law in Columbia, has served as parliamentarian [...]
RETAILERS LOOK TO EXTEND ‘BLACK FRIDAY’ SALES TO INTERNET
If “Black Friday” wasn’t enough to stimulate your inner-Capitalist, then you’re in luck because Monday is “Cyber Monday” — the online equivalent of the year’s best shopping deals.
A conglomeration of retailers and, well, [...]
SENATOR SAYS CONGRESS SHOULD CUT WASTEFUL SPENDING TO HELP FUND WAR EFFORT
Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham took some of his Congressional colleagues to task for using the War in Afghanistan to deflect away from out-of-control spending at home.
TOWN OF SALLEY CELEBRATES PIG INTESTINES FOR 44TH YEAR
Nearly 25,000 people turned out to the tiny town of Salley on Saturday to celebrate, of all things, pig intestines.
The 44th Annual Chitlin’ Strut featured a parade, beauty pageant, talent show, tractor show,' [...]
GAMECOCKS BEAT TIGERS TO HALT SERIES DOMINANCE
It was the game that football fans across South Carolina had been waiting for all season: the Palmetto Bowl. And for the University of South Carolina faithful, it didn’t disappoint, as the Gamecocks routed No. 18 Clemson, [...]
SCORNED FIRST LADY CONTINUES TO RAISE PROFILE
Jenny Sanford has spent the majority of her time as South Carolina First Lady in her husband Mark’s shadow — at least publicly, anyway. But that all changed when the governor disappeared for five days and admitted to an affair with [...]
TROOPERS TO GIVE OUT COUPONS FOR GOOD DRIVING BEHAVIOR
The next time you get pulled over, it could earn you some free Chick-fil-A food — that is, if you live in the Lowcountry and are wearing your seat belt.
Police in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties are teaming up [...]
SC2 MOVES FROM SMART CAR TO OLD RED VAN
Another day, another new ride for South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer.
First, the man known across the Palmetto State as “SC2″ tooled around town in a sleek Jeep Wagoneer woody. Then Bauer traded up for [...]
A TIME TO GIVE THANKS, REMEMBER HOLIDAY’S ORIGINS
As Americans take time today to gather with friends and family to give thanks, I want to express my gratitude to the thousands of individuals who visit The Palmetto Scoop every day and keep this the best place for news and political [...]
ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD FEATURED 3 ANCHORS, UNFORTUNATE HEADLINE
A pair of executives at an Alabama television station have been suspended after what can only be described as an “epic billboard fail” by in Mobile, Ala. television station WPMI.
The electronic billboard had a photo of three anchors pictured next to [...]
N. CHARLESTON EVENT ALREADY SOLD OUT
FOX News Channell hosts Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck will be coming to South Carolina in January when their ‘Bold & Fresh’ tour makes a stop in North Charleston. But if you don’t already have tickets, you’re [...]
SUBCOMMITTEE HOPES TO ISSUE REPORT BY CHRISTMAS
A South Carolina House Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday held the first of at least four meetings into the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford.
The seven-member panel met in Columbia to discuss a [...]
OPERATIVE SENDS CARD TO GOP VOTERS WITH BOGUS MESSAGE FROM DISGRACED GOVERNOR
“Greetings from Argentina!”
That message is written across the front of a post card featuring a scantily-clad woman that was sent to Republican voters in Michigan earlier this month.
On the reverse, the card features a message that [...]
6-YEAR-OLD PRODIGY LEVELS OPPOSITION
Years of mediocre football seasons at the University of South Carolina can be blamed on a few things, not the least of which has been recruiting.
Sure, the Gamecock coaching staff can always land a few high school standouts that turn into college stars, but consistently putting together [...]
TPS COVERS EVENT AS IT HAPPENS FROM COLUMBIA
The Palmetto Scoop is at the Blatt Building on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse where a seven-member House Judiciary Subcommittee is holding the first impeachment hearings against Gov. Mark Sanford.
The panel is considering a resolution [...]
CONGRESSMAN BLOGS ‘ANALYSIS’ OF SELF, GOP OPPONENTS
Just when you thought Congressman Bob Inglis couldn’t get any more odd, think again.
The man known for his exotic taxpayer-funded vacations, his goat-laden Christmas cards and his disco dancing parties took the crazy one step further Monday by [...]
REP AIRS STATEWIDE AD DEFENDING SENATOR AGAINST MISLEADING ATTACKS
Thousands of readers on The Palmetto Scoop learned earlier this month that the group attacking Sen. Lindsey Graham for working to expand domestic alternative energy resources is actually a front group for big oil companies.
And [...]
COMMISSION RELEASES 17-PAGE COMPLAINT AGAINST GOVERNOR
A panel that has been investigating Mark Sanford said Monday that they had found 37 instances in which the disgraced governor broke state law.
The South Carolina Ethics Commission released a 17-page [...]
SC POLITICO RESPONDS TO ATTACKS ON REDHEADS
A recent wave of anti-Ginger persecution has reached a new low after a 12-year-old California boy was reportedly beaten because of his red hair.
The assault took place last [...]
JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET TUESDAY AT 1 P.M. IN COLUMBIA
South Carolina lawmakers are wasting no time taking up an impeachment resolution that seeks to remove Gov. Mark Sanford from office.
A five-member Judiciary subcommittee will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the bill, which was [...]
GRAHAM: LEGISLATION ‘SHOVELS DIRT ON GRAVES OF HOPE, CHANGE AS CAMPAIGN SLOGANS’
Thirty-nine Senate Republicans weren’t enough to stop a bill creating a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system from moving forward [...]
EDITOR LOOKS EVERYWHERE, CAN’T LOCATE DISTRICT THAT RECEIVED MILLIONS IN STIMULUS CASH
The South Carolina Republican Party asked folks across South Carolina to help them find Congressional District 45. And The Palmetto Scoop answered.
I looked high and low, all over the state, but couldn’t locate it. I even [...]
AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER BREAKS GROUND IN PALMETTO STATE
The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer has officially landed in the Palmetto State.
Boeing broke ground on it’s much-anticipated 787 Dreamliner facility in North Charleston on Friday, a venture that will bring thousands of jobs [...]
FATAL WRECK COMES 1 WEEK BEFORE POP STAR’S ‘GAME CHANGING’ SC SHOW
A tour bus for music star Miley Cyrus overturned in Virginia Friday, killing one person, a week before the 16-year-old pop singer is slated to perform [...]
JOBLESS NUMBER TIES STATE’S ALL-TIME RECORD
South Carolina’s state unemployment rate rose sharply in October, tying the all-time high of 12.1 percent set in May and June of this year.
The State Employment Security Commission (ESC) reported Friday that 262,956 [...]
ALABAMA TV STATION LEARNS TWITTER, BILLBOARDS DON’T MIX
A trio of of television anchors in Mobile, Ala. have learned the hard way that Twitter and electronic billboards don’t mix very well.
A reader e-mailed me the unintentionally humorous photo above of a billboard for WPMI-TV.
Next to the image of [...]
USPS TO SHUT DOWN ‘DEAR SANTA’ LETTER DELIVERY
Over the 52 years that he’s been trying to steal Christmas, Dr. Seuss’ “Grinch” has been played by everyone from Boris Karloff to Jim Carrey. But it appears that this year, it may be the U.S. Post Office (USPS) starring [...]
LAUREN CAITLIN UPTON CONTINUES TO PLAY OFF PAGEANT MELTDOWN
Just when you thought the 15 minutes of infamy were up for the South Carolina beauty queen who became an international celebrity by melting down during the Miss USA pageant, think again.
Former Miss Teen South Carolina [...]
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAYS $40 MILLION IN STIMULUS CASH HAS CREATED 155 JOBS… IN FAKE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
What began Wednesday as a radio gimmick on Keven Cohen’s WVOC-AM radio show has turned into a full-fledged campaign by the South Carolina Republican Party to expose the federal government’s lies about [...]
PANEL MOSTLY MUM AFTER MARATHON CLOSED-DOOR MEETING
Less than a day after lawmakers introduced a bill to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina State Ethics Commission says there is “probably cause” for several charges against the disgraced governor.
The [...]
SENATOR: ATTORNEY GENERAL ‘MAKING BAD HISTORY… FUNDAMENTAL MISTAKE’
South Carolina’s top member of Congress Wednesday confronted U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about his decision to send accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-conspirators to New York to be tried in civilian court.
11 MEMBER BOARD PICKS STERN TO HEAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
One of the key leaders in the tireless effort to revamp the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA) has been elected to a two-year term [...]
RHODES AGAIN DEFEATS MCBRIDE WITH 55% OF VOTE
Former mayor of Myrtle Beach Mark McBride came up nearly 500 votes short of ousting the man who defeated him in 2005.
John Rhodes was re-elected to a second term as mayor Tuesday with [...]
ASTRONAUT BRESNIK WILL BECOME FATHER IN OUTER SPACE
When the Space Shuttle Atlantis docks at the International Space Station Wednesday morning, the crew will be bringing with it an indelible symbol of South Carolina’s military school.
That’s because U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Randy Bresnik, who is one of [...]
OFFICIALS DOWNSIZE STATEHOUSE TREE DUE TO ECONOMIC RECESSION
South Carolinians who pass by the State Capitol this holiday season will be able to relate to poor Charlie Brown and his tiny wooden Christmas tree.
State officials Tuesday announced that this year’s official Statehouse tree [...]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESPONDS TO POSSIBLE ‘PAY TO SAY’ SCAM
A day after The Palmetto Scoop shed light on a Clemson University professor’s possible “pay to say” scheme, the head of the South Carolina Press Association is speaking out.
On Monday, TPS reported that professor Dave Woodard [...]
STATE REP FILES RESOLUTION TO REMOVE DISGRACED GOVERNOR
A South Carolina representative has taken the first step toward impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford.
State Rep. Greg Delleney (R-Chester) introduced a resolution to remove the governor from office on Tuesday, the first day [...]
MIKE GREEN SAYS STARBOARD FIRM ‘PAID HIM TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR OPPOSING SIDE’
A 38-year-old advisor to Congressman Gresham Barrett’s gubernatorial campaign has been arrested in Myrtle Beach for engaging in dirty campaign tricks.
Mike Green, who works for the Columbia-based political consulting firm Starboard Communications, was arrested for [...]
AMTRAK TRAIN COLLIDES WITH CAR TRYING TO BEAT CROSSING ARM
A tragic train-car wreck near the small town of Hardeeville left four people dead Monday.
Authorities said an Amtrak passenger train struck a car carrying three adults and a [...]
TEENY-BOPPER CONCERT CONFLICT MAY HAVE CAUSED EARLY START
It’s the biggest football game of the year in the Palmetto State, but Clemson and South Carolina fans were universally outraged by Monday’s announcement that the Nov. 28 matchup between the two teams in Columbia would [...]
ARRESTING OFFICER, WHO WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED, FAILED TO SHOW IN COURT
The disgraced, suspended mayor of the troubled town of Atlantic Beach had two of the criminal charges against her dropped last week on a technicality.
A judge absolved Retha Pierce [...]
PROFESSOR MAY BE RUNNING ‘QUOTES FOR HIRE’ RACKET AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
When former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat, he was brought down by the “pay to play” scandal. Well, here in South Carolina, we have an equally venal [...]
CLEMSON, USC SPENT COMBINED $18.7 MILLION ON TRAVEL
If you’ve ever wondered how much money state government agencies were spending on travel, then you’re in a luck.
A 146 page annual report released Friday by Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom detailed the in-state, out-of-state, and non-state employee travel expenditures [...]
GAMECOCKS COME CLOSE TO TOPPLING TOP-RANKED GATORS IN COLUMBIA
For three quarters of football Saturday, it seemed as if the University of South Carolina could do the impossible: Knock off the unbeaten, No. 1 Florida Gators.
But, in the end, it was [...]
SOME FUNNY DEVIL PHOTOSHOPS SC’S 1ST BOEING PLANE
No one will argue that’s there’s a lack of creativity out on the “Left Coast.”
A lot of the time, the result is some existential thing that no one can understand. But the above Photoshopped image landed in my inbox this [...]
U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis is finally admitting what voters in South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District have known for years: He’s a bum.
Inglis made the candid admission to the Greenville News Thursday while taking shots at the Republicans' [...]
CURTIS LAVELLE VANCE SENTENCED IN SLAYING OF SC NATIVE
The man who killed Arkansas television anchorwoman and South Carolina native Anne Pressly will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
A Pulaski County, Arkansas jury Thursday sentenced 29-year-old Curtis Lavelle Vance (above) to [...]
THINK TANK UNVEILS CAMPAIGN TO CREATE ECONOMIC GROWTH
One of South Carolina’s top think tanks has unveiled a brand new effort to bring sound, economic growth to the Palmetto State.
The South Carolina Policy Council kicked off their “Unleashing Capitalism” campaign in Columbia Thursday night.
Guests including Gov. Mark Sanford, Sens. Tom Davis [...]
FMR. VP’S PHOTO SHOWS UP ON JAIL’S BOOKING PAGE
The former Vice President of the United States was apparently a recent inmate at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County.
Al Gore’s photo was briefly posted [...]
CONGRESSMAN SAYS COUNTY GOP’S DECISION TO CENSOR SENATOR WAS WRONG
Congressman Joe Wilson Thursday joined former South Carolina GOP chairman Katon Dawson in defending U.S. Lindsey Graham against a group of Republicans who would see his ouster for working toward [...]
RNC’S INSURANCE PLAN COVER’S ELECTIVE ABORTIONS
Poor Michael Steele. The Republican National Committee chairman is less than a year into his term and he just can’t seem to get things right.
First, Steele got into a very public spat with conservative talk show host Rush [...]
GOP LEADERSHIP BEGINS PLANNING FOR PROCEEDINGS
The 2010 regular session of the South Carolina General Assembly is still two months away, but beginning next week, lawmakers will have the ability to pre-file legislation.
And this year that means one thing: The impending impeachment proceedings against Gov. Mark Sanford are [...]
ATTORNEY GENERAL LAUNCHES WEB VIDEO DEFENDING FREEDOM OF RELIGION
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has released another web video in his campaign to become the state’s next governor. And this time, on the heels of a controversial federal court ruling, McMaster is talking about [...]
THORPE: IN ORDER TO SLOW SPENDING, WE MUST SLOW RISE IN CHRONIC ILLNESS
While many politicians and pundits in Washington are squabbling over reforms to the insurance industry, one group is working to make sure that the topic of prevention plays an equal role in the health care [...]
FMR. ‘HOOTIE’ FRONTMAN BECOMES FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN BEST NEW ARTIST AT CMA AWARD
South Carolina native Darius Rucker became the first African American to be named best new artist at the Country Music Awards during a [...]
MICH ZAIS LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN, HAS SECRET WEAPON
There’s another Republican contender in race to become South Carolina’s next State Superintendent of Education… and this one has a secret weapon that could give him a significant advantage.
Mick Zais, the President of Newberry College and a decorated officer in the [...]
FMR. SCGOP CHAIR SAYS REPUBLICAN CRITICS NEED TO LOOK AT BIG PICTURE
One of South Carolina’s most beloved GOP leaders is coming to the defense of Sen. Lindsey Graham after a county Republican Party censured the senior U.S. Senator for working toward a bi-partisan alternative energy solution.
Katon Dawson, [...]
BILL FOLKS GETS ‘PUNKED’ BY LIKELY DOCTORED PHOTO
The man who likes to bill himself as South Carolina’s “top blogger” may want to re-think that title after getting “punked” into “reporting” on an image that was likely doctored.
Bill Folks of FITSNews.com blogged Wednesday [...]
SC-BORN NEWSWOMAN KILLED IN OCT. 2008 AT LITTLE ROCK HOME
A jury in Arkansas has convicted a 29-year-old man in the October 2008 murder of South Carolina-born TV news anchorwoman Anne Pressly.
Curtis Lavelle Vance was found guilty of [...]
D.C. PEDESTRIAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY VICE PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY
Few people, including the Wonkette, had any idea that Vice President Joe Biden has a motorcade. But on Wednesday morning, that fact was confirmed after news broke that Biden’s motorcade [...]
19-YEAR-OLD DANZIEL CHAPMAN CHARGED WITH 3 COUNTS OF MURDER
Police have arrested a 19-year-old Walterboro man and charged him with three counts of murder after a horrific drive-by shooting in the Lowcountry town Monday night.
The State Law [...]
ALLEN ADMITS CULPABILITY, HINTS AT OTHERS INVOLVED
A former Republican Party activist has admitted to her part in an illegal robo-call scandal that muddied the waters of last year’s State House District 81 primary.
Ginny Allen, the former Aiken County GOP [...]
COUNTY COUNCIL REQUESTS THAT GOODSTEIN LEAVE PETS AT HOME AFTER ‘ACCIDENT’ COMPLAINTS
Most people would assume that bringing pets into a $13 million courthouse would be a bad idea. A circuit court judge, certainly, would know this.
But that isn’t the case in Dorchester County, where Judge Diane Goodstein [...]
UNFORTUNATE PHOTO WITH EVEN MORE UNFORTUNATE HEADLINE APPEARS ON SCHOOL’S WEBSITE
There’s something weird going on in the world of women’s college sports. It could be that fans are losing interest or that the NCAA is trying to increase attendance, but there’s been a recent push to raise [...]
AMERICA THANKS VETERANS FOR DEFENDING FREEDOM
Individuals across America are taking pause today to honor those brave souls who have answered the call of duty and served their country.
What began as Armistice Day marking the end of World War I 91 years ago today has now become a [...]
FIRST LADY ENDORSES STATE REP TO PICK UP WHERE HUSBAND LEFT OFF
South Carolina’s first lady has confirmed what many in the state already knew: State Rep. Nikki Haley has been chosen as the heiress to Mark Sanford’s governorship.
The coronation came [...]
AUTHORITIES LOOKING FOR BLACK BMW IN DEADLY SHOOTING
A 20-month-old girl is among three people killed Monday night during a drive-by shooting in Walterboro.
Police say six more people were injured when a car pulled up to a stop sign on McDaniel Street and [...]
RNC CHAIRMAN SAYS WHITE GOP VOTERS ARE AFRAID OF BLACK PEOPLE
The Republican National Committee’s first black chairman has a message for white voters: Fear me not.
While speaking on NewsOne’s “Washington Watch,” Michael Steele was asked how the Republican Party could reach out to [...]
STATE REP. SAYS SUNSET LEGISLATION WOULD SAVE SC AT LEAST $2 MILLION ANNUALLY
The independent government organization tasked with overseeing public education standards in South Carolina would be disbanded under legislation created by State Rep. Bakari Sellers (D-Bamberg).
Sellers said Tuesday that he planned to introduce a bill next [...]
DISTRICT JUDGE SAYS CHRISTIAN LICENSE PLATES VIOLATE 1ST AMENDMENT
You can call it an activist judge making an unfortunate ruling or a victory for First Amendment rights, but U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie Tuesday said South Carolina’s “I Believe” license tag was [...]
MAN SUSPECTED IN 11 MURDERS SERVED AT PARRIS ISLAND
The man who police say raped and murdered at least 11 women and buried their remains at his home near Cleveland, Ohio has South Carolina ties. And investigators are looking into whether he may have any victims in the [...]
MEN FACE LIFE IMPRISONMENT
More than a dozen South Carolina drug dealers have pled guilty to federal drug trafficking charges that could land them in prison for the rest of their lives.
U.S. Attorney Walt Walkins said Monday that the charges against 17 drug dealers, all of whom are [...]
WITH HER MONOLOGUE
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve watched Saturday Night Live. The show passed its best days years ago and the top-shelf talent has long since moved on to bigger and better things… never to return.
This weekend, however, I managed to check out most of the show.
The [...]
