Columbia SC

South Carolina hides a natural masterpiece in its northeastern corner that somehow remains the state’s best-kept secret despite being older than most of your favorite hiking boots. Cheraw State Park delivers the kind of outdoor experience that makes you question why you ever waste weekends binge-watching shows when...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Columbia, SC – A small earthquake rattled parts of the Midlands late Friday night near Lake Murray, just west of Columbia. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck...

If you think you can walk past a low-key South Carolina barbecue tavern without stopping, think again. These unassuming joints are scattered across small towns and tucked into quiet streets, but the moment the smoke hits your nose, resistance melts away. Inside, the air is thick with the aroma of...

During the month of February so far, the South Carolina Department of Commerce has announced four manufacturing investments, with three projects in the Upstate (northwestern) region of the Palmetto State, and a fourth east of those the state’s Midlands region. Comprised of three relocations and one expanding company...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a person injured late Thursday night in Spartanburg, authorities said. Spartanburg officers responded to the scene after a vehicle struck a pedestrian and fled before police arrived. The victim was located by first responders and transported to a...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - One person was killed and two others were hurt after a crash in Lexington County on Friday. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the wreck happened at around 3:30 p.m. on Old Orangeburg Road near Chestnut Street. According to troopers, a 2003 Toyota sedan heading...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A former correctional officer has been arrested and charged after providing contraband to prisoners in a high security unit of the prison. The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Inspector General released the arrest warrants for Frank Kim Eaves, 58, of Elgin, on Thursday. Eaves,...

For Chris Williams, chef-owner of Roy’s Grille in Irmo, South Carolina, community is key. He grew up in Olar, a rural town on the edge of the Lowcountry, before moving to the Midlands as a kid. The chef celebrates his South Carolina and Gullah Geechee roots at events like Taste of Lake Murray and Columbia Food & Wine...

Highlights from the girls championship of the Richland One Middle School District Championship.

CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The closing of Limestone University last spring affected the future of 13 charter schools across the state, with three charter schools unable to find new authorizers to keep schools open. “This didn’t come as a result of anything negative that the Limestone Charter Association was...