South Carolina traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to face Houston in the Liberty Bowl this past weekend. The game started with South Carolina trailing Houston. But it wasn’t too long before the Gamecocks came back and tied up the game.
The score between the two teams stayed close until the forth quarter when South Carolina pulled away [...]
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James Brown was born in South Carolina during the Depression. It wasn’t until he was 16 when he became involved in music. He initially became involved with Gospel until he was introduced to the secular music of blues. Brown compiled a band and started touring on a regular basis becoming one of America’s greatest musicians.
Brown [...]
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Spartanburg County Election Director Barbara Blanchard has decided to retire after 24 years of service to the county. In a letter to the county election commission Blanchard said, “I have enjoyed my many years of employment…”. Blanchard officially retires on January 15.
The Spartanburg County Election Commission has not made any decisions on who may take [...]
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The Post and Courier is reporting that the Mountain View, California based company Google may be looking to expand its operations in Berkeley County. If Google is coming to South Carolina, this would be a great opportunity for folks in the Lowcountry and for the State as a whole.
To read more about this possible expansion [...]
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A South Carolina House of Representatives committee opened up a meeting to the public to voice its concerns about struggling SC Dept. of Transportation. Unfortunately, the committee did not get much other than frustration from the public.
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The State
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According to The Greenville News, Elizabeth Mabry will retire from DOT. DOT’s commissioners met behind closed doors for about 90 minutes today.
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The Greenville News
SC Politics Today
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Recently the SC Dept. of Transportation (DOT) has been in the news. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford wants the department to become one of the governor’s cabinet agencies. Sanford feels that DOT has squandered millions of taxpayer dollars and needs new leadership. Currently DOT is headed by Executive Director Elizabeth Mabry and a 7-member commission.
Several [...]
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Two new election news stories have appeared on the radar screen. The first story reports on the possibility of South Carolina holding separate primaries in 2008. The second story hails from Spartanburg.
Separate Primaries
The Spartanburg Herald-Journal published an opinion piece regarding the current and proposed primary system in South Carolina during a Presidential Primary Election. [...]
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Biggin Church Ruins
Mepkin Abbey
Strawberry Chapel
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The South Carolina Department of Commerce is conducting its 3rd annual Amateur Rural Photography Contest. For the third year in a row, the Community and Rural Development Division sponsors the contest as part of its preparations for the annual South Carolina Rural Summit.
Winning entries will be displayed at the conference as well as in the [...]
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