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State capital: Columbia Entered Union: May 23, 1788 Population: 4,198,068 (2004 estimate) Area 30,109 sq mi. (77,982 sq km) Governor: Mark Sanford (Republican) U.S. Representatives: 6 State nickname: Palmetto State |
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South Carolina NewsSanford plans to trim agenda for last 2 years in office<p>Gov. Mark Sanford will take a slimmed-down agenda into his last two years in office, abandoning some of the plans he brought with him to Columbia.</p> Cannons from Confederate raider Alabama preserved<p>Conservation officials say two cannons from the CSS Alabama have been preserved at the same South Carolina lab conserving another Civil War artifact, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley.</p> Bushisms over the years<p>In this June 14, 2003 file photo, President George W. Bush holds up a striped bass that he caught while fishing off the coast of Kennebunk, Maine.</p> Now Hiring: US Census Bureau Looking For Workers<p>The U.S. Census Bureau will hire more than 600 workers in South Carolina this year as the nation gears up for the 10-year count of how many people live here.</p> Demands grow with numbers<p>South Carolina education officials say the growing number of students with autism is creating a heavy demand for school services.</p> Cash-poor states eager for a piece of Obama plan<p>President-elect Barack Obama's plan to overhaul the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems has local officials clamoring for their share of those federal dollars despite concerns that creating millions of ...</p> Catwoman, 'Santa Baby' singer Eartha Kitt, 81, dies<p>In this May 11, 1978 photo, Eartha Kitt, star of the Broadway Play 'Timbuktu,' arrives on the shoulders of Tony Carroll, Mr.</p> South Carolina Band Raises Enough Money for Inauguration Trip<p>The Manning High School band has raised enough money to go to Washington, D.C., for the inaugural parade for President-elect Barack Obama.</p> State legislators will grapple with budgets in '09<p>Worsening budget shortfalls will prompt many state lawmakers to ask a basic question when they return to work in January: What must government provide its citizens? In all but a handful of states, that list is ...</p> SC governor bets on Tigers, Gamecocks<p>South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has his name riding on New Year's Day bowl games involving state schools.</p> Histories publisher finds niche in market<p>A company that specializes in small-run books on local histories is thriving during difficult economic times.</p> Study Shows Effects Of SC Chlorine Gas Disaster<p>The study indicates how chlorine gas release could affect major metropolitan areas; the Department of Homeland Security identifies chlorine attack as top-15 scenario A new study examining the aftereffects of a ...</p> Companies forcing employees to take unpaid time off<p>NEW YORK - Here's the vacation no one wants, courtesy of the recession: Forced time off without pay.</p> Heath Ledger's death leads year's biggest celebrity shockers<p>A look at this year's biggest celebrity shockers: Heath Ledger: When news broke of Heath Ledger's death at 28, the response was a collective, "You're kidding, right?" The "Brokeback Mountain" star died of an ...</p> Billy Graham moves Dallas church membership to SC<p>Evangelist Billy Graham is changing membership from a Dallas church to one near his retirement home in South Carolina .</p> Trial for school bomb plot delayed<p>FLORENCE a ' A judge has again delayed the trial of a South Carolina teenager accused of plotting to blow up his high school.</p> Read the story<p>South Carolina started 2008 with a hand in shaping the nation's future. The year ends with the state battered by repercussions, from both within and beyond its borders.</p> SC Governor Says Loan Request Waiting On Agency Deal<p>A spokesman for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says a request for federal aid to pay benefits to out-of-work residents will be signed as soon as unemployment officials agree to certain conditions.</p> Benefits fund needs stability<p>Officials believe West Virginia can go at least seven years before depleting the trust fund that supplies jobless benefits - but that's only if the state's employment situation doesn't get worse.</p> UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News<p>Eartha Kitt, the U.S. singer-actress who learned to pick cotton before the age of 8, died in New York with her daughter at her side, her publicist said.</p> |
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