South Carolina News
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The South Carolina Office of Resilience has a buyout program zeroing in on flood-prone areas in six communities. It's becoming an increasingly popular program and storms — and their fallout — are increasing too. -
South Carolina EMD Director Kim Stenson said Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, that the public assistance costs — debris, infrastructure damage and emergency protective measure costs — reported by 38 counties totals more than $250 million. -
Tropical Storm Helene's wrath is still claiming South Carolinians. As cleanup continues and power outages linger, the number killed as a result of the storm is almost 50. -
Multiple transformers and power stations in the city were damaged by Tropical Storm Helene, meaning that while more residents get their electricity back, others could spend another week without power to their homes. -
The orchestra's opening weekend is not only going on as planned in the wake of Helene, but expanding to include an outdoor broadcast. As Greenville Symphony Executive Director Jessica Satava and Music Director Lee Mills share, Beethoven's landmark Symphony No. 9 is a work of music that promises to resonate powerfully with a hard-hit community. -
As we observe National Dyslexia Awareness Month this October, it’s important to recognize the challenges students and families face.
Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review
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Provided/ProvidedThe death of a spouse can present some tough challenges, including financial. Ann Beckwith with Abacus Planning Group in Columbia, S.C. shares some helpful advice for maintaining financial stability after such an event. -
Provided/ProvidedMike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews, for an update of the news, events, and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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Library of CongressIn their book, Reconstruction beyond 150: Reassessing the New Birth of Freedom, Vernon Burton and Brent Morris have brought together the best new scholarship, synthesizing social, political, economic, and cultural approaches to understanding a crucial period in our country’s history. They talk with us about how the their project came about, and about how many "reconstructions" our country has seen since the Civil War. -
Timothy J/FlickrThis week, we will be talking with Dr. Judith Bainbridge about her book, A Short History of Greenville (2024, USC Press). The book is a concise and engaging history that traces Greenville, SC's development from backcountry settlement to one of America's best small citiesIn our conversation with Judith we will concentrate the growth Greenville's textile industry and its demise, the economic decline of the city, and its rebirth as a haven for business and tourism in the twenty-first century.
Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 8, 2024: the latest from the federal government’s response to Helene in our state, and a report from Scott Morgan on neighbors helping neighbors in the town of Easley; FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell rebuts comments from former president Donald Trump; we hear from former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley; and more! -
Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 5, 2024: a look at response and recovery efforts in South Carolina to Tropical Storm Helene, which rolled through the state early last Friday, causing more than 41 deaths, damaging over 3,500 homes, and plunging 1.3 million residents into darkness—which, as of our taping, still includes 270,000 outages.
More Local and National News
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The philanthropist is spending $1 billion — and leveraging her ever-growing celebrity — to call more attention to the systemic problems facing women and girls. Now she's focusing even more on women's health. -
When Mary Ann Roser and her husband moved to Asheville four months ago they introduced themselves to neighbors as “climate refugees from Austin.” After Helene, she has thoughts on “climate havens." -
The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm surge can get as high as 15 feet in some places, and rainfall totals could reach 18 inches. -
People who are in jail and haven't been convicted of a crime — and even many who have been convicted — retain their right to vote. But it's often challenging for them to exercise it. -
In a state where every vote matters, both Democratic and Republican campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they’re strongest, they’re also trying to lose by less. -
Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and has had multiple appeals, including one at the Supreme Court. -
The annual Fat Bear Week honors bears that have sufficiently bulked up in the months before entering hibernation. -
After a federal judge ruled in August that Google is illegally monopolizing the search engine market, the Department of Justice is now saying the company must be reined in. -
Researchers found that Hurricane Helene was stronger, rainier, and significantly more likely because of climate change. The U.S. can expect more such storms in the future as warming continues. -
President Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.
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