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South Carolina cities know where the water goes but funding the repairs remains harder

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A districtwide summer makeover is underway as Florence 1 prepares for the 2026-2027 school...

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South Carolina cities know where the water goes but funding the repairs remains harder

The water usually arrives before anyone calls it a...
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Mental health help is close on paper but far in real life for many...

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Columbia faces hard questions as sidewalks and storefronts become signs of system strain

Columbia, South Carolina - Harold Simmons sees the same...
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Hundreds of thousands of S.C. workers don’t ask for luxury, they are asking for...

Editor’s note: The name of the hotel worker in...
Columbia

Columbia faces hard questions as sidewalks and storefronts become signs of system strain

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Columbia, South Carolina - Harold Simmons sees the same...
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Elizabeth Bostian to headline Florence luncheon celebrating women in business on August 27

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Florence, South Carolina - In Florence, career growth will...
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Hundreds of thousands of S.C. workers don’t ask for luxury, they are asking for...

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Florence Council with final decision, transit and airport both get what they asked for

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Florence, South Carolina - Florence City Council’s June budget...

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South Carolina cities know where the water goes but funding the repairs remains harder

Easton Griffin -
The water usually arrives before anyone calls it a flood. In Florence, it can start as a brown sheet sliding along a curb in historic...
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Mental health help is close on paper but far in real life for many...

Easton Griffin -
Florence, South Carolina - Teresa Whitaker did not know where to take her son after he stopped going to school. He was 15, quiet...
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Columbia faces hard questions as sidewalks and storefronts become signs of system strain

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Columbia, South Carolina - Harold Simmons sees the same blue tarp most mornings before he sees the State House dome. He drives into downtown...
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Hundreds of thousands of S.C. workers don’t ask for luxury, they are asking for...

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Editor’s note: The name of the hotel worker in this story has been changed to protect her privacy. The Florence News Journal confirmed her...
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Fentanyl deaths fall, but South Carolina families still count the empty chairs

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Florence, South Carolina - Renee McCall keeps her brother’s last voicemail because she is afraid of forgetting the sound of him sober. It is...
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Trust in South Carolina government depends on solving problems residents see daily

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Columbia - The pothole does not care which party controls Columbia. Neither does the flooded intersection. Or the tent under the bridge. Or the...
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A districtwide summer makeover is underway as Florence 1 prepares for the 2026-2027 school...

Kinsley Brown -
Florence, South Carolina - Florence’s classrooms are quiet now, but the district is not standing still. While students are away for summer break, Florence 1...
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Mental health help is close on paper but far in real life for many...

Easton Griffin -
Florence, South Carolina - Teresa Whitaker did not know where to take her son after he stopped going to school. He was 15, quiet...
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Elizabeth Bostian to headline Florence luncheon celebrating women in business on August 27

Henry Hall -
Florence, South Carolina - In Florence, career growth will get its own lunch hour this summer, and the room is being built around more...
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Florence Council with final decision, transit and airport both get what they asked for

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Florence, South Carolina - Florence City Council’s June budget fight ended not with one winner, but with two local priorities restored: buses on the...
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Gas prices ease in Florence, but drivers say one drop will not erase months...

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Florence, South Carolina - Gas prices across South Carolina are falling again, giving drivers some room after weeks of pressure at the pump. According...
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City of Florence seeks applicants for commissions shaping growth, parks and public service

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Florence, South Carolina - The City of Florence is looking ahead to its next round of public service, and residents who want a voice...
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Harriet Hancock Center to host Columbia discussion on safety, allyship and prevention on June 23

Columbia, South Carolina - Columbia residents will have a chance next week to sit down for a focused community conversation about safety, belonging and...

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Dillon County faces federal warning after shootings leave five dead since March, FBI is...

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Dillon County, South Carolina - The warning now hanging over Dillon County is not vague. It is direct, public and federal: at least nine...
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Hundreds of thousands of S.C. workers don’t ask for luxury, they are asking for...

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Editor’s note: The name of the hotel worker in this story has been changed to protect her privacy. The Florence News Journal confirmed her...
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S.C. AG Alan Wilson defeats Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette by wide margin and takes...

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Columbia, South Carolina - South Carolina Republicans ended a bruising runoff night with a clear message: Alan Wilson will carry the party’s banner into...
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Fentanyl deaths fall, but South Carolina families still count the empty chairs

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Florence, South Carolina - Renee McCall keeps her brother’s last voicemail because she is afraid of forgetting the sound of him sober. It is...
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Rising home premiums and housing costs are pricing South Carolina families out

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South Carolina - Renee Collins did not lose the house because of the price. That is the part she keeps repeating. The small three-bedroom...
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Two business managers arrested as Operation Ghost Story targets alleged worker identity fraud in...

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Columbia, South Carolina - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a major step in the “Ghost Story” investigation after a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement...
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