The real value of American Legion Baseball
August 6, 2018
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller The American Legion plays a special role in the lives of military veterans. It’s a source of fellowship, advocacy, healing, and support, as well…
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Wicker, Ham join South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions
August 4, 2018
Two longtime bankers began terms on the South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions on Aug. 1. Wayne Wicker, chairman and chief executive officer of Myrtle Beach-based South Atlantic Bank, and Barry…
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Upgrades to Martin Luther King, Jr. pool delayed; Facility to remain open until new timeline is determined
August 1, 2018
Due to the appointment of a new project manager by the outside contractor, Johnson Controls, upgrades to the City of Charleston’s Martin Luther King, Jr. pool have been delayed, and…
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College of Charleston alumna reflects on being Charleston County’s first female administrator
July 26, 2018
When College of Charleston alumna Jennifer J. Miller ’84 took on the role of deputy county administrator of human services for Charleston County in 2007, she wondered where her career would go…
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Traffic and safety improvements completed along Septima Clark Parkway
July 25, 2018
The city of Charleston Department of Traffic and Transportation has completed a series of traffic and safety improvements along the Septima Clark Parkway to increase the efficiency and security of…
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City of Charleston call center now open
July 24, 2018
At a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning, Mayor John Tecklenburg announced the official opening of the city of Charleston’s new call center, the Citizen Services Desk, which connects residents to…
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Treasurer Curtis Loftis returns more than $17,000 in unclaimed property to Department of Mental Health
July 24, 2018State Treasurer Curtis Loftis returned more than $17,000 in unclaimed property to S.C. Department of Mental Health officials Monday, money that will be used to meet the emergency needs of…
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Treasurer Curtis Loftis returns more than $17,000 in unclaimed property to Department of Mental Health
July 24, 2018State Treasurer Curtis Loftis returned more than $17,000 in unclaimed property to S.C. Department of Mental Health officials Monday, money that will be used to meet the emergency needs of…
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The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver
July 23, 2018
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, on view at City Gallery August 25 through October 7, 2018. This exhibition features approximately 60…
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Army Corps of Engineers to conduct Charleston Peninsula flood risk management study
July 17, 2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District recently received funding to conduct a Flood Risk Management Study of the Charleston Peninsula to determine cost effective strategies to provide long-term risk…
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Mayor Tecklenburg, partners announce upcoming Panama City Trade Mission
July 17, 2018At a press conference earlier today, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg announced an upcoming Trade Mission to Panama City, Panama being coordinated by Charleston Sister Cities International in partnership with the…
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City of Charleston Business and Neighborhood Services to partner with global entrepreneurship support organization, Envolve Entrepreneurship
July 17, 2018
The city of Charleston Business and Neighborhood Services (BNS) Division is partnering with Envolve Entrepreneurship (Envolve), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, to provide various support services and resources for Charleston’s entrepreneurs. Through this…
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Charleston district receives supplemental funding for storm risk management projects
July 17, 2018
Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District received supplemental funding for disaster recovery projects on Folly Beach, Myrtle Beach, Edisto Beach, Pawleys Island, Charleston Harbor and the Atlantic…
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Boys State, Girls State teens provide reasons for optimism
July 6, 2018
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller Each year, hundreds of South Carolina high schoolers get a close-up lesson in how government works as part of the Palmetto Boys State and Palmetto…
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James Smith stands with BMW, calls on McMaster to defend SC jobs
July 3, 2018
Smith questions McMaster’s leadership in the face of job killing tariffs James Smith, Democratic nominee for governor, on Monday called on incumbent Henry McMaster to choose SC jobs over ideology. Reuters has…
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Illumination Project welcomes Reverend Kylon Middleton as new leader
July 3, 2018
At a press conference this afternoon, Mayor John Tecklenburg announced that Reverend Kylon Middleton, Pastor of Mount Zion AME Church, will serve as the new Charleston Illumination Project leader, continuing…
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SCE&G files lawsuit in federal court challenging new South Carolina law
July 2, 2018
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), a subsidiary of SCANA Corporation , filed a lawsuit on Friday, June 29, 2018 challenging the constitutionality of a South Carolina law significantly…
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SCDOT plans more paving projects for year 2 of the 10-Year Plan to Rebuild SC’s Road
June 29, 2018
South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has experienced a record-breaking year in the first year of the agency’s 10-Year Plan to Rebuild SC’s Road. For the first time in the…
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“All of Us” resource center for homeless citizens now open
June 28, 2018
Today, Charleston Mayor John J. Tecklenburg, members of city council and the Mayors’ Commission on Homelessness and Affordable Housing and We Are Family participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for…
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House passes VC Summer conference committee reports
June 27, 2018
Provides Rate Relief and Repeals Base Load Review Act Provisions included in conference reports on S. 954 and H.4375: Reduces the nuclear surcharge from over 18% to 3.19% by removing…
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SC Commerce Director Bobby Hitt receives SCEDA Distinguished Service Award
June 20, 2018The South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) awarded South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt with its Distinguished Service Award during the 2018 SCEDA Annual Conference held in May at…
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Senate passes Defense Authorization bill includes key South Carolina and national security priorities
June 20, 2018U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) voted in favor of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019(FY19 NDAA), which included several priorities for South Carolina and…
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Gov. Henry McMaster announces Opioid Emergency Response Plan
June 20, 2018Organizations Will Use Plan to Combat Opioid Crisis as One Team Governor Henry McMaster today announced the South Carolina Opioid Emergency Response Plan, which details strategy and guidance developed to support…
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South Carolina’s 2018 sales tax holiday kicks off on Friday, August 3
June 19, 2018
Get ready for South Carolina’s annual Sales Tax Holiday weekend with a list of items that will be tax free from Friday, August 3, through Sunday, August 5, 2018. During tax free…
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TCCC receives $40,000 grant to focus on FAFSA
June 18, 2018
Charleston one of 25 cities selected for FAFSA Completion Challenge National College Access Network (NCAN) has selected Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC) to receive a $40,000 grant for the 2018-2019…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation – May 2018
June 18, 2018
Unemployment rate declines to 4.0 percent, payroll employment gained 1,800 South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.0 percent from 4.2 percent in April as unemployment fell by 5,431…
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Salute from the Shore to feature ‘Air Parade’ of F-16s flyover of South Carolina’s coast on July 4th
June 15, 2018
The F-16s will also perform a flyby over the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor around 1:15 on July 4th Salute from the Shore, a 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2010 by patriotic…
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Senior Military Colleges push to secure collective national cyber institute
June 13, 2018America’s Senior Military Colleges (SMC) worked jointly to address the escalating need for highly trained cyber operations and cybersecurity leaders. The colleges, which include The Citadel, the University of North…
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Gov. Henry McMaster signs nine bills aimed at combating opioid epidemic in S.C.
June 5, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster was joined by the co-chairmen of the House Opioid Abuse Prevention Study Committee, Rep. Phyllis Henderson and Rep. Russell Fry, cabinet agency officials, addiction treatment professionals, and…
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City of Charleston parking study moving forward
May 31, 2018
The city of Charleston Department of Traffic and Transportation is conducting a study to update its parking system for the first time in 20 years. The study will examine current…
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Carta Adopt-A-Stop program expands to entire service area
May 29, 2018
CARTA’s popular Adopt-A-Stop upkeep program will now be available throughout the agency’s entire service area thanks to a nearly $10,000 Palmetto Pride grant aimed at beautifying bus stops. Expansion of…
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ACRE selects entrepreneurs for funding and mentoring
May 29, 2018
Five South Carolina agribusiness entrepreneurs are one step closer to taking their businesses to the marketplace or expanding an existing start-up, thanks to a competitive application and pitch process offered…
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Digital magnifiers available for checkout; telescope circulation also expanded to more branches
May 29, 2018Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will have digital magnifiers available for patrons to check out or use on-site at each of its 16 branches starting Tuesday, May 29. Visually impaired library…
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Graham amendment to prohibit DOE from using funds to terminate MOX program
May 28, 2018
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) introduced and passed an amendment to the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from terminating the…
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S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority approves grant assistance for 23 projects
May 24, 2018
More than $10 million in grant funding awarded In an effort to ensure all South Carolina communities are positioned for success, the S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved grant…
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Team South Carolina Economic Development efforts result in over 100,000 announced jobs since 2011
May 21, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Commerce announced that Keurig Green Mountain has committed to investing $350 million and creating 500 jobs at a new Spartanburg County…
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Three new members seated on the SCDOT Commission
May 16, 2018
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Commission will have three new members seated in time for the next monthly meetings scheduled for May 16 and 17 in Columbia. These…
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Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces return of PalmettoBaby $529 College Savings Grants
May 15, 2018State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced that South Carolina’s Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan would again celebrate National 529 College Savings Day (May 29) with its PalmettoBaby Grant Program. The annual program, which…
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Mayor Tecklenburg Urges County Council to Move Forward with Pitchfork Plan for Johns Island
May 9, 2018
Today, Charleston Mayor John J. Tecklenburg sent a letter to Charleston County Council Chairman Vic Rawl urging County Council to move forward with plans to “fund, design, and construct both…
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It’s Municipal Clerk Week in South Carolina
May 7, 2018
It’s Municipal Clerks Week in South Carolina. The General Assembly deemed it so with resolutions recently passed by the House and Senate. Goose Creek Rep. Joe Daning (former city councilmember)…
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It’s Municipal Clerk Week in South Carolina
May 7, 2018
It’s Municipal Clerks Week in South Carolina. The General Assembly deemed it so with resolutions recently passed by the House and Senate. Goose Creek Rep. Joe Daning (former city councilmember)…
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Barbados delegation to visit Charleston
May 7, 2018
A delegation from Barbados will visit Charleston. The delegation will include the Ambassador of Barbados to the United States Selwin Hart, Barbados Tourism Product Authority CEO Dr. Kerry Hall, Historian Sir…
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DHEC accepting nominations for Community Star award program
May 7, 2018
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is accepting nominations for the COMMUNITY STAR award program now through Aug. 1, 2018. COMMUNITY STAR recognizes a business, community organization,…
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DHEC accepting nominations for Community Star award program
May 7, 2018
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is accepting nominations for the COMMUNITY STAR award program now through Aug. 1, 2018. COMMUNITY STAR recognizes a business, community organization,…
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First Steps reauthorization a victory for kids
April 30, 2018
Governor McMaster formally signed the reauthorization of South Carolina First Steps, a victory for the children of the Palmetto State. The seven-year reauthorization of First Steps to School Readiness was…
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First Steps reauthorization a victory for kids
April 30, 2018
Governor McMaster formally signed the reauthorization of South Carolina First Steps, a victory for the children of the Palmetto State. The seven-year reauthorization of First Steps to School Readiness was…
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SCDOT unveils workers memorial in Columbia
April 30, 2018The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) on April 27, 2018, unveiled a memorial to honor the men and women who have given their lives in service to SCDOT and…
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SCDOT unveils workers memorial in Columbia
April 30, 2018The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) on April 27, 2018, unveiled a memorial to honor the men and women who have given their lives in service to SCDOT and…
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Statement from Gov. Henry McMaster on S.C. House voting to continue fight for ratepayers
April 25, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster released the following statement in response to the S.C. House of Representatives standing up for the people of South Carolina and voting to continue fighting until ratepayers…
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Statement from Gov. Henry McMaster on S.C. House voting to continue fight for ratepayers
April 25, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster released the following statement in response to the S.C. House of Representatives standing up for the people of South Carolina and voting to continue fighting until ratepayers…
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