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December 09, 2007
USC player stabbed in neck, recovering
A University of South Carolina football player was recovering Sunday after being stabbed in the neck during a weekend altercation near the school campus, according to several reports.
December 07, 2007
Former president to campaign in South Carolina
Former president Bill Clinton will campaign for his wife in Charleston tomorrow.
Huckabee set to visit Grand Strand
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is touring the Palmetto state today and is scheduled to make a stop in North Myrtle Beach.
December 06, 2007
Oprah rally with Obama in SC moved to football stadium
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has moved a campaign rally with talk show host Oprah Winfrey to a football stadium that can hold more than 80,000 people, officials said Wednesday.
December 05, 2007
Clinton list of endorsements from black ministers shorter
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton's support from South Carolina's black religious leaders may not be quite as extensive as her campaign suggests.
Thompson: Tapping arctic refuge oil will help reduce gas prices
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Wednesday that tapping oil reserves in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would help lower gas prices.
December 04, 2007
Thompson says U.S. needs to get back on right track
During a campaign stop in the Upstate, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Americans need to choose a president next year that will get the country back on the right track.
Poll: GOP presidential race muddled in S.C.
The Jan. 19 South Carolina contest stands as a three-way tie ? and one or more other candidates could be in contention, too. It is the best of the three important early voting states for Fred Thompson, who has a modest lead among men and less-educated Republicans.
December 03, 2007
AP-Pew poll: Clinton has edge in early contests
Hillary Clinton has clear leads in New Hampshire and South Carolina, building on her ownership of the health-care issue and her broad but more fragile trust among Democrats on Iraq, the survey showed Monday. Yet she could stumble in Iowa, whose Jan. 3 caucuses will be the first voting and where she is in a scramble with Barack Obama, trailed closely by John Edwards.
Poll shows Clinton leads Obama in S.C.; black Democrats split evenly
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are tied among South Carolina's black Democratic voters, who made up about half those voting in the state's 2004 primary contest. She leads among whites, 49 percent to 16 percent.
Gamecocks to stay home for bowl season
A subdued Steve Spurrier spoke with little of the excitement he had at this time a year ago. That's what happens when one of college football's top coaches sits out bowl season.
November 30, 2007
Giuliani says children of illegals should keep citizenship
On a campaign swing in the Lowcountry, Republican White House hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Friday he wouldn't change laws that allow children of illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens, noting citizenship is determined by the Constitution.
Oprah Winfrey campaigning in S.C., other states for Obama
Oprah Winfrey will join Democrat Barack Obama again on the campaign trail, stopping in Columbia on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12:30 p.m. at The Colonial Center. The event is free and open to the public.
November 28, 2007
McCain more compassionate than mass illegal immigrant deportation
Campaigning in South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate John McCain showed compassion for illegal immigrants on Wednesday when he said not everyone in the U.S. illegally should be deported.
Graham challenger plans Grand Strand, Pee Dee stops
A Midlands Orthodontist will run against Senator Lindsey Graham for the U.S. Senate seat in 2008.
November 26, 2007
GOP national committee member to challenge Sen. Graham
A Lexington orthodontist has decided to challenge Senator Lindsey Graham in a Republican primary next year.
Lott to resign Senate seat effective end of year
Lott, 66, was ousted five years ago as the Republican Party's Senate leader over remarks he made at retiring Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party in 2002. Lott had saluted the South Carolina senator with comments later interpreted as support for southern segregationist policies.
Candidate Ron Paul set to visit Grand Strand
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is scheduled to make a stop along the Grand Strand today.
November 23, 2007
Hinson resigns House seat
South Carolina state Representative Shirley Hinson is resigning from her House seat at the end of the month.
November 21, 2007
S.C. congressman endorses Huckabee in White House bid
Republican White House hopeful Mike Huckabee has picked up the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis of South Carolina.
November 20, 2007
Obama launches first television ads in S.C.
Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama on Wednesday began airing his first television ad in South Carolina, a 30-second spot that mentions his experience as a civil rights attorney and community organizer in Chicago.
North Myrtle Beach run-off election today
The run-off election for North Myrtle Beach City Council is set for Tuesday. Incumbent Councilman Hal Hoff will run against challenger Hank Thomas for the At-Large seat.
November 16, 2007
Former First Ladies tour MB and Florence today
Former First Ladies of South Carolina are touring the state will today with a woman who hopes to be the First Lady of the United States. Janet Huckabee, wife of former Arkansas Governor and current Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, is scheduled to be in SC today alongside former First Ladies Iris Campbell, Mary Wood Beasley, and former Arkansas First Lady Gay White.
November 14, 2007
S.C. governor’s transfer of money under scrutiny
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The head of a government watchdog organization said Wednesday that Gov. Mark Sanford's transfer of money unspent after a 2006 convention into a charity that pushes his political agenda should be examined by the state attorney general.
November 13, 2007
Co-defendant of former S.C. treasurer enters guilty plea
A man accused of selling cocaine to former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel formally entered a guilty plea to two federal drug charges Tuesday.
November 12, 2007
In S.C., McCain says we are winning in Iraq
BEAUFORT (AP) _ Republican White House hopeful John McCain told supporters Monday that the U.S. is winning the war in Iraq and vowed to always back the men and women who have served in the armed forces.
S.C. Democratic debate will be on MLK Day
MYRTLE BEACH (AP) _ The last Democratic debate before South Carolina votes on a presidential nominee will be held Jan. 21, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said Sunday night in a news release.
Thompson to campaign in Myrtle Beach
Republican Presidential candidate Fred Thompson will make his first visit to the Grand Strand on Tuesday.
November 09, 2007
Christian Coalition to skip presidential primaries
COLUMBIA (AP) _ As Republican White House hopefuls tout endorsements from faith leaders, the once-powerful Christian Coalition of America will bypass the presidential primary contests entirely, the head of the South Carolina-based group said Thursday.
November 02, 2007
In S.C., Bush says Iraqi’s ‘taking back their country’
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) _ President Bush said Friday that U.S. military deaths have fallen to their lowest levels in 19 months and the Iraqi people are slowly "taking back their country" amid the American troop build up there.
