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07/05/2025

Bettors are picking Clemson football to win it all this year, including one wager that could pay out nearly $1.5 million if it hits. Here's what betting experts think about Dabo Swinney's squad.

Do betting experts think Cade Klubnik, Dabo Swinney and the Tigers are a good bet at 9/1 odds to win the College Football Playoff national championship in 2025?

07/05/2025

On the steps of the Statehouse is a statue of George Washington with a broken cane. Some labeled it as evidence of "Yankee evil" dating back to the pillage of Columbia in the Civil War. But what is the real story?

On the steps of the SC Statehouse sits a statue of George Washington, with a broken walking stick. How it broke, however, is still a hotly debated mystery.

07/04/2025

Two and a half centuries after the Revolutionary War broke out, America is again grappling with its core values and its identity. Is that spirit still alive? We asked. They answered.

For this July 4th, we asked five South Carolinians: "250 years later, is the spirit of the American Revolution still alive?" Here are their answers.

07/04/2025

The Post and Courier has obtained a copy of Clemson's settlement with the Atlantic Coast Conference. Here are the procedures it lays out for leaving the conference ahead of the 2027 season.

The Tigers could move to a super league by virtue of its settlement with the Atlantic Coast Conference. There's a June 1 deadline every year to exit the league.

07/04/2025

As we celebrate Independence Day, we look back at the Founding Fathers' revolutionary declaration of equality and rights that still isn't universally embraced.

The United States' celebration of Independence Day reminds us Founding Fathers faced much greater challenges than we do today, embraced norm-shattering ideals.

07/04/2025

For the past 15 years, Brent Munnerlyn has been behind some of South Carolina's most famous firework displays. What keeps the multi-billion dollar business alive? One word — "tradition."

Brent Munnerlyn puts on South Carolina's most famous firework shows, like the ones on Isle of Palms and Lake Murray.

07/04/2025

Millions of Americans provide unpaid service as caregivers to their family every year. Community Health Worker Corey Remple reminds us that to take care of others, we must first take care of ourselves.

Corey Remple issues a reminder to pay respects to the millions of Americans who take care of the elderly and disabled without pay or thanks.

07/03/2025

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When first responders couldn’t find any employees while responding to a June 6 medical emergency at Above the Rest Residential Care, they alerted law enforcement.

After a search, Florence County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the only employee on-site for outstanding bench warrants. According to an FCSO incident report, the staff member had passed out in one of the facility’s rooms. Neither Above the Rest’s doors nor medications were secured.

While shocking, it was hardly the first time first responders discovered such a scene. In fact, it appears to be only the latest in a long string of failures at Above the Rest.

(⁠📸 by Abby Ann Ramsey / The Post and Courier)

07/03/2025

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07/03/2025

Millions of federal dollars that pay for teachers and after-school care in some South Carolina school districts have be withheld by the Trump administration.

The Trump administration has withheld millions of dollars worth of federal education grant funding from schools in South Carolina amid political concerns.

07/03/2025

Fireflies light up Carolina nights with their magical glow — but development, lights and climate change threaten their sparkle. Here's how you can help them shine.

Fireflies light up summer nights across the Carolinas, but climate change, habitat loss and light pollution threaten their future. Here's you can help.

07/03/2025

Every state has made gains in offering health insurance over the last decade. Many, like South Carolina, have seen better health outcomes as a result, a new report finds. But pending legislation could limit coverage.

Expiring subsidies would leave 99K people in SC without health insurance, plus a 2 percent rise in the uninsured rate, says the Kaiser Family Foundation.