State Election Commission Chairman Steps Down

According to The State newspaper, Butch Bowers, State Election Commission Chairman has resigned to become chief counsel to Sen. John McCain’s campaign in South Carolina. To read more about this visit:
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Thurmond and Sharpton

A strange story appeared on the national news today. Ancestry.com reported that Al Sharpton is a descendent of slaves owned by the late South Carolina politician Strom Thurmond’s family. The truth is truly stranger than fiction.

Stumphouse Tunnel Sale - $2.2 Million

The Stumphouse Tunnel, located in Oconee County, is currently trying to be acquired by conservation group Natureland Trust for $2.2 million dollars. Natureland Trust, part of the South Carolina Land Trust network, states that they wish to aquire the property to prevent development on the site. The City Council of Walhalla has not decided to [...]

Angel Oak

If you’re thinking of traveling to Charleston any time soon try visiting the Angel Oak.
The Angel Oak is located on Johns Island near Charleston. The Angel Oak is reportedly one of the oldest trees east of the Mississippi River. The City of Charleston is the caretaker of this historic tree. The park is free and [...]

Nuclear Waste in South Carolina

For 36 years the Barnwell County nuclear waste landfill has been open. The landfill was scheduled to close next year, but some legislators would keep it open for years to come.
Representative Billy Witherspoon, R - Horry, introduced a measure that would allow utilities and other companies to continue sending low-level radioactive waste to the landfill. [...]

The Origins of Tobacco in South Carolina - Part 2

The Pee Dee region of South Carolina brought tobacco back during the late 1800’s. Farmers in Florence County grew a new type of tobacco that raised the cost of tobacco over King Cotton. Soon, most of the counties in the Pee Dee were growing tobacco and were awaking again to their former glory.
Tobacco prices would [...]

“The Worst You Could Do is Nothing.”

…stated Brad Dean, president of the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce.
South Carolina is largely reliant on its tourism industry. The tourism industry has been estimated at bringing the State approximately $16 billion dollars in a single fiscal year. South Carolina’s tourism industry relies heavily on its coastal region - a region that is facing [...]

The Origins of Tobacco in South Carolina

During the 1670’s, South Carolinians started planting tobacco in the State. Due to an overabundance of tobacco production in the mid-Atlantic states, tobacco prices remained low.
In the 1760’s tobacco made a comeback. But instead of coming back in the coastal regions of the State it re-introduced itself in the backcountry. The American Revolution halted tobacco’s [...]