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The chain operates over 20,000 stores in 48 states, including around 30 in the Columbia area.
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The Post and Courier interviewed school district leaders, administrators and teachers in Charleston, Greenwood and Anderson to explore the factors contributing to their success and provide an in-depth look at the strategies they used to improve student outcomes.
College sports now has Bracketgate, a brewing scandal over West Virginia’s unlikely omission from the NCAA Tournament and North Carolina’s even more unbelievable inclusion. And one governor says he'll get to the bottom of it.
A growing outbreak of measles in Texas and New Mexico show just how quickly the highly contagious virus can spread. Vaccination levels in South Carolina are also putting kids here at risk, doctors said, and exemptions are growing.
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As we wrap up Pisces season and the end of the astrological year, look to the stars for guidance. Check out your horoscope for today. Read moreLook to the stars: Here is your horoscope for March 19
Based on the Japanese concept of jazz kissa, the record club will aim to offer wine, cocktails and easy listening in a midcentury space off Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. Read moreIkie Lu Record Club will bring vinyl listening, wine and classic cocktails to West Columbia
An estimated 40,000 people came out to the annual St. Pat's in Five Points festival this weekend. Here's what it was like. Read moreColumbia's biggest party brings runners, revelry and a Gamecock great to Five Points
Looking for something to do this week? Check out our seven-day roundup of cultural events in the Columbia area. Read moreTo-Do List: Ballet, metalcore, LEGOs and more things to do in Columbia this week
The long-running author series at the university will bring literary luminaries like Rebecca Makkai and Percival Everett, a Columbia native and lauded author of "James," to campus this spring. Read moreUSC's free literary series brings some of country's best authors to Columbia. Here's who is coming.
The chain operates over 20,000 stores in 48 states, including around 30 in the Columbia area. Read moreA Dollar General store in Columbia is closing as the chain shutters nearly 100 locations nationwide
South Carolina's push to possibly strengthen security for Confederate imagery has been a sensitive subject as municipalities have grappled with battling groups to remove certain markers. Read moreSC could expand legal protections for Confederate monuments unrelated to war
Sports
What happened to Lamont Paris’ basketball team after a 26-win season and an NCAA Tournament berth? Explaining how a 12-20, 2-16 SEC record occurred after so much success. Read moreBreakdown of a breakdown: Gamecocks basketball crater after amazing 2023-24 season
The Oyster Bar Columbia, and restaurants across our state, urge legislators to stand with local businesses — not corporate lobbyists. Read moreLetter to the editor: Stand up for your local restaurants, SC. Oppose the tort reform bill.
This was budget week in the S.C. House, so we got to hear about the 10 Commandments and abortion and undocumented immigrants and outlawing COVID mandates and “weather manipulation” and ESG and making sure library boards don’t give preferential treatment to job applicants who have been traine… Read moreScoppe: At the Statehouse, a GOP stemwinder delivers long-delayed denunciation of nihilism
South Carolina is overwhelmingly a nuclear state. We are home to seven workhorse nuclear power plants that provide thousands of jobs and more than half of all the electricity that powers our homes and businesses. Read moreCommentary: Keep nuclear tax credit to help SC utilities, customers
"We all hate these platforms; we know they make us miserable, yet we keep scrolling, posting and doomscrolling. Maybe we’re just waiting for someone to tell us it’s okay to let go." Read moreFight the Power: We all hate social media. Why can't we quit it?