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Joe Wilson hugs his son Alan after his primary win for S.C. state senator in 1984.

Joe and Alan Wilson: Father and son

An online exclusive from Lake Murray and Northeast magazines. A conversation with Joe and Alan Wilson...

Waste lobbyists and former senator Tommy Moore stands in the lobby of the legislature with fellow waste lobbyist Robert Adams.

SC State House for sale

Are tougher rules needed in South Carolina to govern legislators-turned-lobbyists?

Crime

Brett Parker says Capnerhurst was assailant, but witnesses testify he avoided firearms

One by one, family and friends of a man slain in an Irmo bookie’s home testified Monday that he never owned a gun and did not like to be around... 59 minutes ago

SC Politics

Joe and Alan Wilson: Father and son

An online exclusive from Lake Murray and Northeast magazines. A conversation with Joe and Alan Wilson

Nikki Haley's husband back home for leave from deployment 39 minutes ago
SC has ‘significant problem’ with prescription-drug abuse, report says 2 hours ago
Alan Wilson wants IRS-targeted groups to come forward 2 hours ago
SC State House for sale

Sports

Fairfield Central's DeAndre Belton jumps over a tackler in the first quarter of Friday night's class 2A division 1 state championship game against the Dillon Wildcats played at Benedict College's stadium.

Griffins stacked with returnees

HERE IS HOW Midlands football teams in Class 2A and 1A should fare this season:

Business

Restaurateur, Kristian Niemi of Rosso likes to use Cherokee Purple tomatoes in his cooking. The Tasty Tomato Festival. The State talks with various people in the Columbia food industry about their favorite heirloom tomatoes.

Restaurateur jazzes up Columbia’s food scene

One of Columbia’s leading restaurateurs wants to give Main Street a shot of Bourbon.

Calls poured in to consumer affairs agency over SC tax record hacking 2 hours ago
United restarts 787 flights after battery fix 2 hours ago
Hungry groups want their bite of Columbia’s meal-tax millions
Lew taps government retiree pension fund 1 hour ago

Living

"Le grand C" Compagnie XY Portés acrobatiques

Spoleto Festival USA’s talking points

Here are the performances, including “Le Grand C” by Compagnie XY, that Spoleto patrons will be talking about

Opinion

Krauthammer: Redacted truth, subjunctive rage

Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don’t know. History...

Military

Harold Jones and Pat Revels stand next to a monument honoring World War II aviators. Both were instrumental in helping get the monument up. Jones raised $15,000 in public and private donations last fall to make it happen. "It's something people should be proud of," said Revels.

New monument honors ‘overlooked’ WWII aviators killed in training at Columbia base

Harold Jones hopes a new monument for aviators he considers forgotten heroes of World War II attracts sightseers to a quiet area near Columbia Metropolitan...