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South Carolina News
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The Gullah music of the South Carolina Lowcountry and the coast of Georgia have played a crucial role in the development of jazz. -
A strong cold front pushes through and brings the chance for some very welcomed rain, but there is also the chance for some storms that could develop strong winds and perhaps a tornado. -
A circuit court judge in Greenville Friday tentatively set the week of Aug. 18 for attorneys to get their information ready in the competency case of Steven Bixby. Bixby was convicted of killing two law enforcement officers. -
Food insecurity among students of all ages is rising. However, school meal programs face significant funding issues with the national public-school meal debt reaching $176 million annually. -
Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers. -
In Hollywood, he is known as “Dirty Harry,” an Oscar-winning director, or simply as the “Man with No Name” from a string of Spaghetti Westerns, but the multi-talented Clint Eastwood has made his mark in Jazz.
Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review
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Provided/ProvidedMike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews, about the expansion of South Carolina's inland port at Greer. -
Provided/Chad BrubakerAs a South Carolina poultry farmer, Chad Brubaker conceived of an innovative mechanization process that he now sells to poultry farms across the country.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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Mike Burton/FlickrThis week we going to explore South Carolina from A to Z. That’s the title of our sister podcast and the title tells you all you need to know about what that podcast does: Letter by letter Walter goes through the South Carolina Encyclopedia, giving you bite-sized takes on the history of the Palmetto State. The challenge he faces for each episode is that it is only one minute long - 145 to 149 words of text to cover the topic.On today's Journal Walter and Alfred are taking five topics from past editions of South Carolina from A to Z and are discussing each at length, giving some of these people and events from our state's history room to "breathe." -
From the John Henry McCray Papers/Courtesy South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.This week author and journalist Carolyn Click joins us to talk about her new book, The Cost of the Vote: George Elmore and the Battle for the Ballot (2025, USC Press). Elmore's story is that of a man who believed, with uncommon boldness, that he and other Black Americans were guaranteed the right to vote. He volunteered to become the plaintiff in the NAACP lawsuit that successfully challenged the all-white Democratic primary in South Carolina in 1946.Carolyn centers her story on Elmore, his family, his neighbors, and the activists and lawyers who filed the suit. Although Elmore's court challenge would prove successful, he and his family paid a steep personal price.
Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 5, 2025: we close out the Table Rock Complex fires with a final update; we take a look at the utility bill that moved through the Senate late Wednesday as well as the anti-DEI bill that went through the House; the major tax reform and reduction bill hits the skids as the financial impact is revealed; and more! -
Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 1, 2025: we’re catching you up on the Republican push to reform and lower taxes in the state; we look at what is on tap this week at the Statehouse; Winthrop Poll director Dr. Scott Huffmon joins us to break down his latest poll findings and get our first look at the 2026 race; and more!
More Local and National News
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When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it's often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds out. -
Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new report from the American Library Association. -
Nintendo canceled U.S. preorders for the Switch 2 after President Trump announced sweeping global tariffs. We discuss the challenges facing the console release with Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser. -
The painting, which was commissioned by Republicans, has hung in Colorado's state Capitol since 2019. Trump follows other U.S. presidents who weren't flattered by their depictions. -
Many AI products claim to deliver mental health therapy, but with little quality control. But new research suggests with the right training, AI can be effective at helping people. -
Trump's trade war against most of the world has caused global markets to fall drastically. And, a second child in Texas has died from measles as the outbreak continues to spread. -
It's Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's second visit to the White House since President Trump took office this year, and comes as Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza hits the 18-month mark. -
Amanda McNulty's 19th-century home draws a variety of uninvited visitors, who are sometimes discovered in the most unusual places. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kenneth Miller about the role of physical therapy in healthy aging. -
Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the First Amendment.
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