U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has died. He was 71.
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Darline Graham was sworn in last week to fulfill the remaining months of her brother's term, which ends in January. The special Republican primary is scheduled for Aug. 11, with a filing period opening Tuesday. -
York Technical College President Stacey Moore talks about the school's part as a founding partner in a major National Science Foundation project that looks to build a secure, vibrant U.S. energy grid through the Carolinas. -
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People who live near Francis Marion National Forest can return home, as crews continue to contain a wildfire. -
President Donald Trump says Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate. Lindsey Graham's funeral services will include services in Washington on July 28 and in South Carolina on July 29.
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Don Troiani/U.S. National Guard via Wikimedia CommonsThis week we will be talking with Carl P. Borick, author of Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence (2026, USC Press).As the title indicates, Carl’s book focuses on rank-and-file militiamen of the backcountry and explores how these ordinary men were recruited, armed, fed, and motivated.Drawing on underused pension records and state claims, he reconstructs their everyday realities and their battlefield experiences. He also examines the war's devastating effects on civilians, including enslaved people and women, who played crucial roles in the struggle. -
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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 22, 2026: we look back at the life of and some moments of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 30-plus years in public office, comments from his friends, family, and colleagues, and the people who are already looking to become the nominee in a lightning-quick special primary election. -
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This week is all about a very special relationship: the United States and the United Kingdom. -
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