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‘Cause for celebration’: SC opens 7th state forest

The 2,800-acre forest was prime for development but could have polluted nearby preserves, conservationists said.
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‘Please Double… Triple Check Your Ballots!’: South Carolina Voters Report Problems With Voting Machines...

Better safe than sorry The post ‘Please Double… Triple Check Your Ballots!’: South Carolina Voters Report Problems With Voting Machines Ahead of Midterms appeared first on The Nerd Stash .
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Lawsuit: Greenwood officers left impaired woman at closed gas station before deadly crash

GREENWOOD, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The family of a woman hit and killed in Greenwood County in 2025 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Greenwood and two police officers, alleging officers abandoned her at a closed gas station in freezing temperatures about 90 minutes before she died.
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SC food pantry sees surge in families after SNAP cuts

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Changes to the SNAP program have cut off many benefits for thousands of households statewide in South Carolina. Families who rely on SNAP to stock their kitchens are turning to food pantries and other resources to keep meals on the table. Experts say that after President...
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USC touts financial strength as construction debt climbs to $1.7B

The University of South Carolina’s debt load will more than double over the next four years amid major construction projects.
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More than a dozen buried at Aiken County pauper burial service

GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WJBF) – The Aiken County pauper burial service lay 16 people to rest this year. All 16 were named at the service. “We go to extremes looking for family members, doing a lot of background searches,” said Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables. “And after everything has been said and done, the coroner’s office […]
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South Carolina’s top fear isn’t spiders or heights. Here’s what scares us most

A new study ranking the most-Googled fears by state reveals South Carolina residents share an unusual top anxiety with just one other state. The condition behind it is rarer than you might think. FULL STORY: What do people in SC fear most? A new study offers a surprising answer Here are key takeaways: South Carolina and Arizona residents fear vomiting more than any other phobia , according to a study from Manhattan Mental Health Counseling in New York City. The condition is called emetophobia, a
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Thousands of jobs tied to new Savannah River Site nuclear project

Savannah River Site is beginning full-scale construction on a new $23.5 billion facility to manufacture triggers for nuclear weapons and create thousands of jobs. The National Nuclear Security Administration recently granted its approval for SRS to complete its Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, according to the site's day-to-day operations contractor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions. Hands-on: New training facility advances plutonium pit production at SRS The facility will make plut
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Graves of enslaved people in SC’s oldest cemetery were unmarked for years. No more

South Carolina’s oldest municipal cemetery has long had a section where it was suspected people were buried, but no one knew for sure where the graves were. It’s Section V of Springwood Cemetery , located in downtown Greenville, that was used as a potter’s field for African Americans, some believed to have been enslaved, and indigent whites. Researchers believe there are some 2,000 unmarked graves. A project spearheaded by the Upstate Cemetery Preservation Alliance of South Carolina recently fou
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City of Charleston reviews policies after demolition of historic Emma Abbott Memorial Church

DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The recent demolition of the historic Emma Abbott Memorial Church has ignited community outrage and prompted city leaders and preservation advocates to review how Charleston can better safeguard its remaining at-risk buildings. The Emma Abbott Memorial Church, located at 52 Cooper Street, was demolished last month after engineers found the […]

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