Columbia

Mount Pleasant native and Gullah Geechee artist Corey Alston's work will stay at the museum. The basket, dubbed Big Percy, is the largest Alston has ever created.

Some 200 people rallied outside the Statehouse in Columbia Friday to lead a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity.

The monks entered the state Jan. 6 and have walked through municipalities like McCormick, Edgefield and Saluda. The group trekked from Lexington to Columbia Jan. 10 on Day 77 of the 120-day, 2,300-mile journey to the nation's capital city.

More than 200 citizens met outside the Statehouse in the Palmetto State's capital city to protest. Signs that read "ICE out of our communities" filled the sidewalk next to the South Carolina Confederate Monument.

Short-term rentals that can be booked on applications like Airbnb and Vrbo will mostly be limited to commercial and mixed-use districts.

“C” is for Columbia, burning of (February 17-18, 1865)

“C” is for Columbia, burning of (February 17-18, 1865)

“C” is for Columbia (Richland County: 2020 population 136,632). Named for Christopher Columbus and created in 1786 as the nation's first truly planned capital city, Columbia has a unique history that took shape in the wilderness near the geographic center of South Carolina.

“C” is for Columbia (Richland County: 2020 population 136,632). Named for Christopher Columbus and created in 1786 as the nation's first truly planned capital city, Columbia has a unique history that took shape in the wilderness near the geographic center of South Carolina.

Stephen Corey Bryant's execution was the state's fifth of the year and third by firing squad. South Carolina resumed inmate executions in September 2024 after a 13-year halt.