SC Obesity Rate Climbs
Already one of America’s fattest states, South Carolina got even fatter in 2012 according to data released this week. A whopping 31.6 percent of Palmetto...
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Major SC Economic Development Scandal Brewing
In announcing her intention to seek a second term as South Carolina’s governor, Nikki Haley boasted that her administration had announced new jobs “in 45...
DMX Arrested … Again
Rapper DMX was arrested again … this time in Greer, South Carolina for marijuana possession. The bust comes less than a month after DMX – whose...
Preseason All-SEC Teams Released
University of Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray didn’t win the Heisman Trophy in 2012. Nor did he guide his team to a second straight national championship....
“Concentration Camp” For Columbia, SC Homeless?
A Richland County council member is accused of describing a planned relocation facility for Columbia, S.C. homeless citizens as a “concentration camp.” Several sources tell...
More SC Job Losses
Citigroup is shedding 150 positions from its office in Fort Mill, S.C. – nearly 20 percent of the regional branch’s total workforce. The layoffs – first...
What’s The Unemployment Rate?
Earlier this month the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly employment situation report – which contains the widely watched “U-3” number, or...
Letter: FITS Overhyping Gamecock Football
Dear Editor: I too graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1980. I have watched a lot of Gamecock football. Bottom line: I believe...
SC Supreme Court Sidesteps “Stand Your Ground”
The S.C. Supreme Court ruled this week on the state’s Stand Your Ground (SYG) law – although it wound up sidestepping a major issue in...
Ron Motley Dead
Ron Motley – one of South Carolina’s wealthiest and most powerful trial lawyers – is dead. The founding partner of the Motley Rice law firm...