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Should Confederate monuments be removed? The South is split, poll finds

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Should Confederate monuments be removed? The South is split, poll finds

What do residents of the South think of the Confederate flag and monuments from the state's racist past? Winthrop University asked in its latest poll.

December 18, 2018 05:43 AM

Woman killed crossing the street near Lexington High School

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Woman killed crossing the street near Lexington High School

December 18, 2018 07:59 AM

Lexington man defrauded more than $1 million from dumpster company, prosecutor says

Crime & Courts

Lexington man defrauded more than $1 million from dumpster company, prosecutor says

December 17, 2018 10:01 PM

SC woman shot escaped inmate who kicked her door in. She won’t be charged, cops say

Crime & Courts

SC woman shot escaped inmate who kicked her door in. She won’t be charged, cops say

December 17, 2018 09:20 PM

Driver killed in crash at I-20 and I-26

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Driver killed in crash at I-20 and I-26

December 18, 2018 08:07 AM

SC ‘children lose’ in the classroom, teachers say. Here’s what they would change

Politics & Government

SC ‘children lose’ in the classroom, teachers say. Here’s what they would change

December 17, 2018 03:41 PM

Popular cake shop opens at Harbison in Columbia this week

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Popular cake shop opens at Harbison in Columbia this week

December 17, 2018 02:59 PM

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SC guards stabbed by inmate in maximum security prison, Department of Corrections says

December 18, 2018 10:35 AM

Driver charged with DUI in death of 70-year-old Lexington motorcyclist

December 18, 2018 10:18 AM

Traffic moving again on I-20 after morning crash

December 18, 2018 05:45 AM

Wrong-way driver and another killed in head-on crash identified, Lexington Co. coroner says

December 17, 2018 08:53 AM

Have you seen this face? SC cops had, and facial recognition software led to arrest

December 17, 2018 05:34 PM

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Ahead of big week, USC is out to ‘show what South Carolina basketball is all about’

December 17, 2018 03:32 PM

Riding with Recruits: Charlotte Country Day’s Triston Miller

December 18, 2018 08:58 AM

Dexter Wideman about getting USC degree: ‘A lot of people doubted me’

December 17, 2018 02:09 PM

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Popular cake shop opens at Harbison in Columbia this week

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Popular cake shop opens at Harbison in Columbia this week

December 17, 2018 02:59 PM

USC’s Harris Pastides to chair nonpartisan, public health think tank

December 17, 2018 11:53 AM

Driver charged with DUI in death of 70-year-old Lexington motorcyclist

December 18, 2018 10:18 AM

Woman killed crossing the street near Lexington High School

December 18, 2018 07:59 AM

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Ryan Hilinski will arrive at South Carolina with a plan for handling the hype

Sports

Ryan Hilinski will arrive at South Carolina with a plan for handling the hype

December 18, 2018 08:11 AM

The area Clemson will have to be ‘really schooled up on’ against Notre Dame

December 17, 2018 08:52 PM

‘Out of nowhere, it just stopped’: Dexter Wideman left the Gamecocks, but not USC

December 17, 2018 05:45 PM

Signing day schedule: When South Carolina commits plan to sign this week

December 17, 2018 08:05 PM

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Should Confederate monuments be removed? The South is split, poll finds

Politics

Should Confederate monuments be removed? The South is split, poll finds

December 18, 2018 05:43 AM

SC ‘children lose’ in the classroom, teachers say. Here’s what they would change

December 17, 2018 03:41 PM

Is a promise binding? Retired Columbia firefighters taking city to court

December 17, 2018 05:00 AM

Dominion just won the right to buy SCANA. What’s next?

December 14, 2018 06:08 PM

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The solution to the juvenile delinquency problem in our nation’s politics

Opinion

The solution to the juvenile delinquency problem in our nation’s politics

December 18, 2018 06:00 AM

My 9-year-old brother died when I was 7. Here’s what I’ve learned about grief and life

December 16, 2018 05:00 AM

Slip-and-fall before Clemson football game was an accident; no need for lawyers

December 15, 2018 03:11 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 10, 2018

December 11, 2018 05:41 PM

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In Depth

In Depth

Battered and low on money, SC’s rural poor suffering from latest storm

Crystal Simmons, a working mother who lives in Wallace, suffered the loss of water, power, phone service and her road during Hurricane Florence. She is among the rural South Carolinians hurt by the storm.

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Ryan Hilinski will arrive at South Carolina with a plan for handling the hype

December 18, 2018 08:11 AM

Zack Bailey confident he’ll bounce back from broken leg

December 17, 2018 06:55 PM

NC State hires former Duke assistant Kurt Roper as the new quarterbacks coach

December 17, 2018 02:11 PM

Photos: Future Gamecocks in the 2018 Shrine Bowl

Photos: Future Gamecocks in the 2018 Shrine Bowl

December 15, 2018 06:36 PM

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Gonzaga | December 15, 2018

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Gonzaga | December 15, 2018

December 16, 2018 12:01 AM

Photos: Midlands standouts play in 2018 Shrine Bowl

Photos: Midlands standouts play in 2018 Shrine Bowl

December 15, 2018 06:39 PM

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Go Columbia

Go Columbia

Crushing on creches: Church display will feature more than 400 nativity displays

For most families that celebrate Christmas, the season is filled with traditions. Some, like Aunt Flo’s fruitcake, are more like a dance of avoidance, while others — notes to Santa, serving meals to homeless families, setting up the family creche — are passed down through generations.

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5 minutes with entrepreneur Eric Duncan

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5 minutes with entrepreneur Eric Duncan

December 14, 2018 03:21 PM

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Music in the Midlands: Lots of rock and ‘Dancing with the Stars’

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Music in the Midlands: Lots of rock and ‘Dancing with the Stars’

December 14, 2018 03:17 PM

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