Tag: history
South Carolina Black Press Institute honors legacy of Black journalist and activist
Allen University held a symposium with the S.C. Black Press Institute to honor John Henry McCray, a Black political activist and newspaper publisher. The organization received a grant three years ago to study his work.
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Capital City Stadium lives on through memories of fans, players
Capital City Stadium has been a sports gem of Columbia since its opening in 1927. Now, as it lives out its last days, fans and players recite their memories over the stadium’s 95-year history.
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$1.5 million donation to expand South Carolina civil rights education
An energy infrastructure company announced a donation to expand the University of South Carolina’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research.
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History professor wants to help bring UofSC into 21st century
As a co-chair on the Presidential Commission on University History, history professor Valinda Littlefield wants the commission’s work to do more than change controversial building names on campus.
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All Rise – The first female South Carolina Supreme Court Justice aims to uplift young women
Justice Jean Hoefer Toal, the first female justice and chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, aims to uplift women leaders in the legal field and beyond.
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Residents share mixed feelings about ‘springing forward’
Why countries around the world observe a daylight saving time and what health affects it may impose.
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New podcast highlights complex history of South Carolina monuments
Historic Columbia takes a dive into the complex and often forgotten history of monuments on the South Carolina State House grounds.
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Award-winning Saluda Riverwalk expands river access
The newest addition to the Three Rivers Greenway is open for public use, despite private property signage.
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UofSC examines renaming controversial campus buildings
The Presidential Commission on University History held virtual public forums Tuesday and Thursday for the Carolina community to share their thoughts on renaming campus buildings.
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S.C. State Museum has a haunting history
Is the South Carolina State Museum haunted by spirits from the past or are the stories simply tales? The chilling history of the building leaves many asking the same question.
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Brehanna Daniels jumps over barriers to make NASCAR history
Brehanna Daniels, a former Norfolk State basketball standout, is making history as the first black woman to go through NASCAR’s pit crew development program.
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Mulvaney cut from same cloth as other out-sized S.C. politicians
Mick Mulvaney has made history as a memorable South Carolina politician. See how he is carrying the legacy of enigmatic figures from the state.
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State Law Enforcement has cancelled an Amber Alert for an infant child in Hilton Head. Authorities in Beaufort County explained that Jairus Housey abducted his ten month old daughter at gunpoint last night. Housey is the non-custodial father to the victim and is now in custody.
Thursday’s vote in the South Carolina Senate passed the early voting bill that would allow South Carolina voters to vote in-person up to two weeks before the election for any reason. The bill unanimously passed in the house too.