Columbia SC

Ever wondered if there’s a place where your dollar stretches further, where life moves at a gentler pace, and where small-town charm hasn’t been steamrolled by big-box stores?. Bamberg, South Carolina might just be that hidden treasure you’ve been searching for. In a world obsessed with bigger,...

The Scrub Shop (2101 Main St) cut the ribbon and officially opened for business on Feb. 4. As the state’s largest uniform retailer, the store is flush with all the scrubs, tumblers, shoes and accessories that healthcare professionals could want. “We're so excited that they're [The Scrub Shop] here,...

Kid Rock 's country festival 'Rock the Country' has been cancelled in South Carolina after multiple artists dropped out. The MAGA -friendly fest was set to run from May to September with the final gig in Hamburg, NY. Two of those days (25 and 26 July) were scheduled for Anderson, South Carolina. However, the county...

You’ll find South Carolina’s most haunted ghost towns include Dorchester, a colonial settlement burned during the Revolutionary War with ruins still standing at Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site, and Ellenton, displaced in 1950 for nuclear development after the 1876 race riot that killed 15 Black residents....

For the second time in less than a week an earthquake was confirmed in South Carolina. And the most recent tremors produced the most powerful seismic activity recorded in the Palmetto State in nearly six months, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey data shows. Late Saturday night, a 2.9...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. CHARLESTON, S.C. — A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck late Saturday near Centerville, South Carolina, rattling parts of the coastline. The tremors were felt in cities along the South Carolina and Georgia...

ANDERSON, S.C. — A South Carolina woman is now facing state charges after allegedly claiming she was missing more than $3,000 in Louis Vuitton merchandise from a vehicle involved in a crash. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said that, in March 2025, 21-year-old Timya Rai Davis submitted a...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The parents of Cyrus Carmack-Belton honored their son’s memory and legacy on what would have been his 17th birthday, choosing to focus on who he was rather than how he died. Carmack-Belton was 14 when he was gunned down near Rick Chow’s gas station and...

The measles outbreak centered in Spartanburg County has surpassed 900 cases. On Friday, Feb. 6, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 44 new infections linked to the outbreak, which began in early October. The reported number of cases in DPH updates has recently been lower than in mid-January, when...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe issued a statement Friday saying that a GPS ankle monitor company failed to monitor 144 defendants across South Carolina. Pascoe said that local company Divine Providence GPS is currently involved in a contract dispute with Nationwide GPS Monitoring, which...