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Tobacco in South Carolina

Recently, South Carolina city and county councils have been deliberating about creating smoke-free city and counties. At times, the debate has been quite heated between councils and businesses.
The next few postings will look back at the history of tobacco in South Carolina and then turn to focus on the fate of tobacco in the Palmetto [...]

Walterboro - Pictures

This building was one of the first jails to be built in United States. This building now houses the Walterboro Museum. Directly behind this building you will find city and county government offices.
The Walterboro Veteran’s Memorial features a man-made waterfall in a beautiful courtyard. On the east side of the courtyard you will find several [...]

State of the State

Governor Sanford addressed the General Assembly and South Carolinians last night when he presented his State of the State speech. Last night the Governor seemed to be reaching out to state legislators to try and work together in getting several of his priorities passed in his last term. Some of his priorities consisted of:

Restructuring State [...]

Update - Google Making More Waves in South Carolina

A while back we had stated here that Google may be acquiring land near Goose Creek. Now, The State is reporting that Google may be the, “force behind [a] proposed massive data center near Blythewood.” According to the newspaper, Google is looking at building a server farm. This project could bring almost 600 jobs to [...]

Winter Weather

Most of South Carolina is experiencing a mix of winter weather today. To find out more visit:
WIS-TV

Walterboro - Places to Visit

The City of Walterboro has several great historic sites, restaurants, and shops.
Attractions
Colleton County Museum
The Colleton County Museum was one of the first three jails ever constructed in the United States. It now serves as the county’s museum and holds several county administrative offices. The museum has a gift shop that showcases several city and county [...]

Walterboro - A Brief History

Walterboro is the county seat of Colleton County and is located in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. In 1784, according to the City of Walterboro’s website, several rice planters traveled to the area searching for a place to build summer homes. Walterboro took its name from two of the original settlers Paul and Jacob Walters. [...]

Governor Sanford’s Inauguration, Part 2

The State newspaper has done a great job in covering the Governor’s second inauguration. Also, WIS-TV will be broadcasting the event live on its website. To read more about the inauguration visit:
The State
WIS-TV 

Ethanol in Lexington County

Agri-Ethanol Products, a North Carolina based company, is looking to build a plant in Lexington County. One of their proposed sites, in western Lexington County near the town of Batesburg-Leesville, has possibly been scrapped.
The company is now looking to another site in eastern Lexington County near the town of Gaston.  Agri-Ethanol may look into acquiring [...]