Dorchester County Sheriff Plans to Retire

The Post and Courier is reporting that Dorchester County Sheriff Ray Nash does not plan to seek re-election this year. Nash cites one of the reasons for not seeking re-election is the financial audit of his office. The audit of the Sheriff’s office is being conducted due to questionable spending practices.
It will be interesting to [...]

South Carolina Digital Billboards to Display Election Results Tomorrow

According to a source, scvotes.org, the State Election Commission’s website, will be displaying election results from tomorrow’s Republican Presidential Preference Primary on several digital billboards across the state. This will be just another way that the State Election Commission has continued to operate in an open and transparent manner.
This source also tells me that the [...]

Enoree Passage of Palmetto Trail Opens

The Palmetto Trail, which crosses the state from Bull’s Bay to Oconee County, has just opened a new section of trail in Enoree. The Enoree Passage crosses Newberry, Union, and Laurens counties. The trail is 36 miles long and cuts through the hills of the Piedmont.
To read more about this passage and the entire Palmetto [...]

Registering to Vote in the Upcoming Presidential Preference Primaries

The State Election Commission and county election commissions are urging citizens to register to vote for the upcoming Presidential Preference Primaries (PPPs). These primaries will be historic in South Carolina in that this is first time that the government of South Carolina will be conducting them.
Traditionally, these primaries have been conducted by the Democratic and [...]

USC President Stepping Down

According to several South Carolina news outlets, USC President Andrew Sorensen will be stepping down at the end of July in 2008.
Sorensen came to USC in 2002 and led the university to reach out to the technology community. President Sorensen also helped bring Steve Spurrier to the Gamecock Nation and increased the SAT scores for [...]

What’s Happening in the Pee Dee?

Florence
The long-awaited US 301 Bypass has now been opened. SC Senator Hugh Leatherman was on hand with Florence Mayor Frank Willis to open the new bypass. SCNow.com states, “The bypass now is complete with a $15.5 million, 3½-mile extension of Freedom Boulevard from Pamplico Highway to National Cemetery Road. The two-year project takes the boulevard [...]

David Mays Drops Out of House Race

The Democratic candidate for House District 94 has withdrawn from the contest. This will probably leave either former State Rep. Heyward Hutson or Realtor Jenny Horne as the unofficial winner of the seat. Hutson and Horne are scheduled to meet in a Republican primary runoff on October 30th.

Florence County Sheriff Changes Parties

In a somewhat predictable turn of events, Sheriff Kenney Boone decided to switch political parties. He is switching from Democratic to Republican. SC House Speaker Bobby Harrell and Florence Senator Hugh Leatherman were on hand to give Sheriff Boone their support.
Some, in Florence County, may have seen this coming. Sheriff Boone will be up for [...]

Stephen Colbert on Meet the Press

Stephen Colbert, of The Colbert Report, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday morning. Colbert appeared on the political program due to his intention of running for president in South Carolina. Colbert has stated that he plans to run for president in South Carolina’s Presidential Preference Primary as a Democrat and a Republican.
Earlier this week [...]

Pageland Watermelon Festival

This coming weekend (July 20-22), Pageland will celebrate one of South Carolina’s most treasured fruits - the watermelon. There are at least two watermelon festivals held in South Carolina every year. One is in the lowcountry (Hampton) and the other is held in the Pee Dee (Pageland). Make sure that you visit at least one [...]