Lee Corso Calls USC his “Dark Horse”

According to The State newspaper, Lee Corso, ESPN analyst told Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier that USC was his “dark horse”. This is interesting because of some of Corso’s earlier statements about the university’s football program.
Corso had said that Spurrier could not have any big wins at USC. This triggered USC fans to despise Corso. In [...]

Attorney Generals Attempt to Stop Pee Dee from Obtaining Coal-Fired Plant

Santee Cooper is trying to build a new coal-fired plant in lower Florence County. The state owned utility believes that the plant. is needed in the area to reduce a power shortage.
Several Attorney Generals from around the country and weighing in on the proposed plant. Most of the objections center around the affect the plant [...]

Ravenel’s Lawyers File Motion

Suspended State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel’s lawyers have submitted a motion asking for details about the evidence the government has against their client. According to The Greenville News, the motion asks the government to provide,
“all information concerning any government witness and any “threats of punishment, promises of leniency, offers of immunity, amnesty, rewards, benefits, agreements not [...]

Statewide Recount Winners

According to the State Election Commission’s website, the following candidates have won in the following statewide races participating in today’s recount:
Lt. Governor - Andre Bauer
Superintendent of Education - Jim Rex
SC House of Representatives District 29 - Dennis Moss
SC House of Representatives District 115 - Wallace Scarborough
Today’s statewide recount went very well. Counties were transparent throughout [...]

Save Castle Pinckney

Castle Pinckney is the small island that you might see from Charleston’s Waterfront Park. Just beyond Castle Pinckney is Fort Sumter that has always overshadowed the small fort. One of just three left in the United States, Castle Pinckney is hoping that Charleston resident Christopher Ziegler will help save her.
Ziegler is hoping that he can [...]

Update - Tropical Storm Ernesto

Tropical Storm Ernesto is poised to strike South Carolina’s coast this afternoon (Thursday, August 31). Several Lowcountry school districts have closed today in lieu of the storm. Here, in the Midlands, things are going on as normal. We are currently experiencing the first rain bands of Ernesto. According to WIS-TV in Columbia, over half of [...]