Beaufort County Senate Candidates to Speak Friday

Rep. Catherine Ceips, Rep. Richard Chalk, Beaufort County Council Chairman Weston Newton, and former County Council Chairman Tom Taylor will be speaking to Beaufort County residents Friday, March 30. These candidates are all vying for the Beaufort County Senate seat vacated by newly appointed Insurance Director Scott Richardson.
A Republican Primary election will be conducted for [...]

South Carolina Possible VP Picks

SC Politics Today is reporting that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that Governor Mark Sanford and US Senator Jim DeMint, “could be realistic vice presidential choices”.
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Broad River Diversion Dam

The Columbia Parks and Recreation Department will be offering a free viewing of the Broad River Diversion Dam’s fish ladder this Friday at 4 PM. The State reported on the fish dam in Thursday’s edition of the newspaper.
Those wishing to participate in the free viewing should meet at the diversion dam at the north end [...]

Charleston 1783-1786

In 1783 the capital city was finally incorporated and became Charleston instead of Charles Towne and Charlestown. During this time Back and Upcountry South Carolinians became increasingly upset at all political power resting in the Lowcountry. Also Back and Upcountry farmers would have to travel to Charleston from all across the State to pay taxes [...]

1712 Carolina - No Longer One Colony

In 1712, the colony known as Carolina ceased to exist. Backcountry settlers had been quietly governing themselves in what is known today as North Carolina. Since the capital city of Charles Towne was too far away to successfully influence the Backcountry settlers, they became independent of the city.
This was a very contentious political time in [...]

April 1670 - Charles Towne

In 1669 three ships, the Albemarle, the Port Royal, and the Carolina, sail from London with colonists on board to inhabit the colony of Carolina. In late 1669, the ships reach the island of Barbados. A hurricane strikes the island and the Albemarle is destroyed. The Port Royal and Carolina take damage, but the Carolina [...]

The State Capital

In the next few postings I’ll focus on the state capital of South Carolina. We’ll talk about the move from Charleston to Columbia and the changes Columbia has experienced over the years.

New Insurance Chief Attemps to Expand Wind Pool

According to a Post and Courier report, new Insurance Chief Scott Richardson, will be temporarily expanding the wind pool. He will also be introducing a legislative package that he claims will help reduce the burden of insurance payments to coastal residents.
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Spartanburg County To Hire New Director

The Spartanburg County Voter Registration and Election Commission has stated that it plans to hire a new director in about two months. Former director, Barbara Blanchard retired on January 15 and the commission has been taking applications to fill her position.
The Voter Registration and Election Commission Chairman has stated that the board will not hire [...]

Darlington County Archaeological Dig

Archaeologists are beginning a project in Darlington County to better understand the early history of the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. Archaeologist Sean Taylor started searching for the early home site of early Darlington County settler Johannes Kolb. But what they found even astonished them. According to a report by WPDE Channel 15 in [...]