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‘Unrest and Division’: Residents of South Congaree Blast Their Leaders

Andrew FancherJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026

June 20, 2026June 20, 20261

Update on South Carolina’s 2026 Alligator Hunting Season

Erin ParrottJune 16, 2026June 18, 2026

by Erin ParrottJune 16, 2026June 18, 2026

Rabid Bobcat Confirmed In Chester County

Erin ParrottJune 10, 2026June 12, 2026

by Erin ParrottJune 10, 2026June 12, 2026

Mark Sanford Isn’t The Only One With A “Base Load” Problem

FITSNewsAugust 4, 2017August 4, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 4, 2017August 4, 2017

STATE SENATORS UNDER FIRE Earlier this week we ran a post highlighting congressman Mark Sanford’s exposure to last week’s “nuclear disaster” in Jenkinsville, S.C. Wait...

Heather Corley: Fighting For Her Family

FITSNewsAugust 4, 2017August 4, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 4, 2017August 4, 2017

AGAINST THE ATTORNEY GENERAL … The day after Christmas last year, former South Carolina state representative Chris Corley was initiated a violent domestic dispute with his...

Gimmick SC “Tax Relief” Is Back

FITSNewsAugust 4, 2017August 4, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 4, 2017August 4, 2017

SALES TAX “HOLIDAY” As of 12:01 a.m. EDT this morning (August 4), the state of South Carolina is on holiday … from state sales taxes...

Gas Tax Lawsuit: Update

FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017August 3, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017August 3, 2017

COUNSEL RETAINED … Last week, this website’s founding editor Will Folks announced his intention to file a lawsuit challenging Act 40 of 2017 – a.k.a. the massive tax...

Letter: Enough With The Flag, Honor The Dead

FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017

Dear Editor, I’ve had all I can stand about the Confederate Battle Flag (CBF). I spent thirty-five years as an Infantry Officer in the SCARNG...

#SC2018: Catherine Templeton Staffs Up

FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017August 3, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017August 3, 2017

GOP CANDIDATE MAKES HIRES … South Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Catherine Templeton has retained a Beltway-based consulting firm to advise her 2018 campaign, sources familiar...

Is Something Wrong With Henry McMaster?

FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017August 3, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017August 3, 2017

HEALTH RUMORS DOG GOVERNOR … To say the 2018 campaign of South Carolina’s “Republican” governor Henry McMaster has been underwhelming would be paying it an undeserved...

Confederates Rebuke Catherine Templeton

FITSNewsAugust 2, 2017August 3, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 2, 2017August 3, 2017

AND KEVIN BRYANT … If she was trying to walk the tightrope between embracing her Southern heritage and rebuking the alleged racist overtones of the Confederate...

SC #NukeGate: Mark Sanford Has A Problem

FITSNewsAugust 2, 2017August 2, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 2, 2017August 2, 2017

EX-GOVERNOR ALLOWED RATE INCREASES … You would think the failure of a multi-billion nuclear power project in the Midlands region of South Carolina (a.k.a. #NukeGate)...

#SC2018: Henry McMaster Took Cash From Co-ops

FITSNewsAugust 2, 2017August 2, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 2, 2017August 2, 2017

DONATIONS UNDER SCRUTINY … South Carolina governor Henry McMaster has been eerily silent in the aftermath of the hammer blow dealt to the Palmetto State’s...

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‘Unrest and Division’: Residents of South Congaree Blast Their Leaders

Andrew FancherJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026

June 20, 2026June 20, 20261

Amid allegations over spending, stonewalling and a shake-up among its elected and...

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‘Unrest and Division’: Residents of South Congaree Blast Their Leaders

Update on South Carolina’s 2026 Alligator Hunting Season

Rabid Bobcat Confirmed In Chester County

Mark Sanford Isn’t The Only One With A “Base Load” Problem

Heather Corley: Fighting For Her Family

Gimmick SC “Tax Relief” Is Back

Gas Tax Lawsuit: Update

Letter: Enough With The Flag, Honor The Dead

#SC2018: Catherine Templeton Staffs Up

Is Something Wrong With Henry McMaster?

Confederates Rebuke Catherine Templeton

SC #NukeGate: Mark Sanford Has A Problem

#SC2018: Henry McMaster Took Cash From Co-ops

‘Unrest and Division’: Residents of South Congaree Blast Their Leaders

Donald Trump Hedges His Bet in South Carolina

New Polling: Alan Wilson Maintains Massive Lead Over Pamela Evette

Political Pandering from Pamela Evette?

Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Could Face Up to 3.5 Years in Prison, Federal Filings Show

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