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Laura Tolliver Jefferson was a consequential figure among Columbia’s Little Camden, Arthurtown, and Taylors communities. During her lifetime, Jefferson was a strong advocate for literacy, civic engagement, and bringing essential systems like sidewalks, streetlights, water, and sewage access to her community. -
The incident on May 8 marks the 14th officer-involved shooting in the state this year. -
Following its premiere of a work honoring Upstate Revolutionary War heroine Dicey Langston in April, the GSO rounds out the 2025-2026 season with selections from an iconic American opera rooted in the South Carolina Lowcountry: George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. -
The high court ruled Wednesday that a court clerk influenced the trial by suggesting to jurors that Murdaugh might lie while testifying in his own defense. -
About 35 people, most of whom were in opposition to a potential 7.6% hike in electric rates, spoke at a pair of hearings held by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina. -
South Carolina farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene can now apply for financial aid through a new federal disaster relief block grant.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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Private Collection. Image © Leo Twiggs.This week we will be talking with Sara from the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, art historian Frank Martin, and with artist Leo Twiggs about his exhibition at the Gibbes called Revelations: The Art of Leo Twiggs. At 92 years of age, Leo Twiggs has a perspective on life in South Carolina that covers fundamental changes in our state and our nation. His art is both intensely personal and a commentary of the struggles that both Black and White South Carolinians share.The show ends May 3rd at the Gibbes and opens at the Florence Museum June 1 for an extended run. -
Bob Thompson/Courtesy of the authorThis week we are digging into our broadcast archives to bring you an encore of an episode that is perfect in this 250th-annivesary year of the start of the American Revolution.Walter’s guest is Dr. Woody Holton of the University of South Carolina, and they will be talking about Horton’s book, Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution. (2021, Simon & Schuster).Liberty is Sweet has been described as a “deeply researched and bracing retelling” of the Revolution, which shows how the Founders were influenced by overlooked Americans—women, Native Americans, African Americans, and religious dissenters.
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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 12, 2026: we talk a little bit more about redistricting ahead of moves this week; we also bring you more of our candidate conversations with Republican Rom Reddy who’s looking to be the next governor of our fair state; and more! -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 9, 2026: we’re bringing you everything we have right now on an expedited redistricting push by Statehouse Republicans, all at the behest of the White House, with a week left in the legislative session.
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Teresa Kelechi about research linking loneliness to increased inflammation in wound-care. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Diana Layne about research underway in SC to develop early support and guidance for individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
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A summer job gives kids more than spending money. It builds grit: showing up, taking feedback, and sticking with a task when it’s not easy. -
College is full of choices, and many students feel pressure to get it all right. Life Design, launched at the College of Charleston in 2025, uses design thinking to build confidence, clarity, and connection.
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This week, we’re flipping through the pages of the history of children’s literature.
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Melinda Liu moved to Beijing in 1980. She later opened Newsweek's Beijing bureau and has made Beijing her home for decades. -
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their two-day summit on Thursday, focused on trade, security, and stability.
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Thursday's meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping concluded with a banquet attended by more than a dozen American CEOs.
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Iran has set up a new agency to collect tolls from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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A police investigation is underway in the Philippines, with suspicions that the incident was staged to help Sen. Ronald dela Rosa escape. -
Eileen Wang, now the former mayor of the City of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China. -
President Trump is vying to make deals with China during his visit with President Xi Jinping. And, the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next leader of the Federal Reserve. -
Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Haass interprets President Trump's meeting with China leader, Xi Jinping. He said though the two have different priorities the cordial summit could be a 'good sign.' -
At the summit, the Chinese leader placed Taiwan, a key point of friction between the U.S. and China, at the center, calling it "the most important issue" between the two countries. -
A hearing system that monitors brain waves could help people with hearing loss communicate in noisy environments.
