Black Columbia residents reconnect 55 years after being displaced
Residents were made to move in 1968 to make way for the Carolina Coliseum.
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Author: Win Hammond
Details for USC’s 800+ acre stadium development remain sparse
(with drone video) Others have tried and failed to develop the former farmland that sits in a floodplain.
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Cayce mayor wins fifth term. Longtime incumbent councilman forced into runoff
Newcomer Byron Thomas pushed Skip Jenkins into a runoff by about 5 votes.
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SC lawmakers tried to ban EMS workers from using ketamine. Medical workers say lawmakers get the drug wrong
EMS workers say banning ketamine would take an excellent tool away from paramedics.
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Nikki Haley talks Israel, Palestine while filing for SC presidential primary
But did Haley’s event at the Statehouse violate state laws for using the facility because it was a campaign event?
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West Columbia officials: State Street future bright despite New Brookland’s departure
“They’re kind of a victim of their own success,” Mayor Tem Miles said.
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HIV testing is the ‘gateway’ to care. So why doesn’t the government test free year-round?
The responsibility to make HIV care accessible doesn’t always fall on the government. Nonprofits and other organizations do the most HIV testing and treat the most patients.
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Only West Virginia is worse. SC women lawmakers encourage others to take a chance on politics
Twenty-five, or 14.7%, of state legislators are women. That’s despite the fact that more than half the state’s population are women.
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USC gym goers ‘feel the pinch’ of growing student body
“I feel like I just get kind of worn out waiting,” one freshman said.
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$40 million to go toward making state agribusinesses more efficient
The money was approved by the General Assembly to help agribusinesses develop infrastructure that aids smaller farms and businesses.
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