drought

Areas of the western Midlands and lower parts of the Upstate saw the most improvement.

The impacts are widespread. From farmers to utility companies, people are feeling the pinch.

Farmers in the state are battling a triple threat of expensive fertilizer, high fuel costs, and dry weather.

Even as South Carolina sees an uptick in rain this week, a Thursday update from the Drought Response Committee doesn't show any improvement.

In my home county of Calhoun, a heavily irrigated farming area, the aquifer is dropping, and many people are having to redrill their wells, so this is not just a west coast problem.

In my home county of Calhoun, a heavily irrigated farming area, the aquifer is dropping, and many people are having to redrill their wells, so this is not just a west coast problem.

A South Carolina committee that monitors how dry South Carolina is has declared the state is drought free for now.

A dry spring has led a committee to declare that six counties in northeast South Carolina are in the first level of drought. The South Carolina Drought Response Committee voted Wednesday to place Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and Williamsburg counties in an incipient drought, which is the first of four levels.

Russ Mckinney discusses how this summer's heat has effected the drought status in all counties of South Carolina.