Carolina News & Reporter

04/30/2025

Neighborhood leaders are frustrated with student rentals in their neighborhoods and perhaps especially with the city of Columbia. Read more at the link below:

https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/tensions-mount-in-columbias-neighborhoods-about-uscs-growing-student-body-will-a-town-hall-help/

04/29/2025

The nation continues to face a shortage of intravenous fluids after Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, N.C., in September and damaged the nation’s biggest IV production plant.

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https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/us-feels-fallout-of-iv-fluid-shortage-months-after-hurricane/

04/25/2025

Columbia's downtown neighborhoods have had a rocky relationship with students who live off campus. Read more at the link below:

https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/columbia-neighborhoods-create-group-to-address-student-housing-concerns/

04/22/2025

Rep. Nancy Mace came to the University of South Carolina to deliver a talk. But rocky exchanges with questioners ensured it didn't go as planned.

Read more at the link below:
https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/u-s-rep-nancy-mace-ends-usc-event-early-after-contentious-qa/

04/21/2025

There are only two places you can experience Café de Thyme: Columbia, S.C., and Bangkok, Thailand…☕️

Read the article to learn more about a new, unique café on Sumter Street.
https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/a-taste-of-thailand-columbia-home-of-bangkok-cafe/

04/16/2025

Neighbors worried the buyer would tear down the 100-year-old home to build apartments.

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https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/harden-street-house-rezoned-after-months-long-dispute/

04/14/2025

Goats and yoga —but the goats are just here for moral support.

https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/usc-reimagines-beloved-event-with-goats-yoga/

04/10/2025

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Gamecock star Demetris Summers planning how to give back

https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/exclusive-ex-gamecock-star-demetris-summers-planning-how-to-give-back/

04/04/2025

See who's in Florida for the Gamecocks' WWB Final Four game today ....https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/south-carolina-in-high-spirits-to-beat-texas-in-fridays-final-four/

03/06/2025

A $1.7 million dollar upgrade means you soon can walk again in Granby Park. But you'll to have to find a workaround for its unstable, long-defunct bridge.

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Granby Park canal project helps preserve history – but doesn’t address unsafe bridge By Hayden Davis | Mar 5, 2025 A “trail closed” sign stands at the entrance of Granby Park as canal dredging work continues. (Photo by Hayden Davis/Carolina News & Reporter) Granby Park’s canal improvements...

03/05/2025

Columbia-area governments say they will take parents to court if they willingly allow their children to break the law.

That puts the spotlight on teen after-school centers to help parents keep children out of trouble.

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Parental accountability court will mandate youth programs By Tyuanna Williams | Mar 5, 2025 Kevin Staggers teaches students how to produce a podcast at The Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands’ Norman Arnold Teen Center. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Staggers/Carolina News & Reporter) Columbia-area gove...

03/04/2025

A house on Harden Street is sparking controversy in Five Points.

Neighbors are worried apartments could replace a historic home. Now, council members are voting to rezone it – and possibly the whole street.

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Harden Street house sparks zoning debate, redevelopment concerns By Hayden Davis | Mar 4, 2025 The Spigner-Witten House at 427 Harden St. The location is one house south of the corner of Wheat and Harden streets. (Photo by Hayden Davis/Carolina News and Reporter) A house on Harden Street is the foca...