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5 South Carolina Homestead Exemption Rules Homeowners Over 65 Often Miss

Turning 65 in South Carolina doesn’t put the homestead exemption on your bill by itself. A missed step can cost you a full year’s break. Here are the South Carolina homestead exemption rules homeowners over 65 often miss. Note: This is general information, not legal or tax advice....

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WSPA 7News

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Alan Wilson outlines plans as next South Carolina Governor

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) — South Carolina Governor-elect Alan Wilson and Lt. Governor-elect Mike Reichenbach held their first transition news conference since Election night. The two discussed their state priorities Friday at Reeley’s Body Shop in Columbia, where Wilson worked his first job. Wilson was joined by members of his transition team and outlined some of […]

South Carolina · 1d

everafterinthewoods.com

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The Massive South Carolina Tea Room Where You Can Sip, Shop, And Wander For Hours Before 2026 Ends

Somewhere in South Carolina, a tea room keeps an open closet full of fancy hats and fascinators just for its guests. You pick one, put it on, and lunch suddenly feels like a royal invitation. The tea arrives in fine china, and the food is made from scratch. The English...

Newberry, SC · 3d
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Idyllic Pursuit

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Aiken Has a 2,100-Acre Forest Inside the City. 7 Things to Know Before You Walk Hitchcock Woods

Hitchcock Woods Aiken is one of the largest urban forests in the United States. Aiken...

Aiken County, SC · 3d

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Joanna could be getting an industry, paperwork going to the county council

The Joanna community east of Clinton could be moving a step closer to a Phase I and Phase II industrial development. The Laurens County Council will consider the necessary inducements -- By Title Only -- at its meeting this Monday night. The council meeting are at 6 pm in the Historic Courthouse in downtown Laurens.

Joanna, SC · 1d

The State

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What will Columbia's new Congaree riverfront park look like? Here's a peek

After months of public feedback, the city of Columbia this week unveiled sweeping plans for remaking a broad swath of downtown riverfront into the city’s newest park. Plans for gardens, walkways, bike paths, community spaces and a boat launch are all slated for a future park along the banks of the Congaree River between the Gervais Street bridge and the University of South Carolina’s baseball park. The city and park designers showcased the plans for the first time at a public forum Monday at the Senate’s End event venue close to the site of the long-planned public development. They also frankly addressed the challenges to getting the project off the ground in such a challenging location. “It’s a tricky situation,” because much of the 100-acre site, long undeveloped at the edge of Columbia’s Vista district, sits in an area that is frequently flooded when storms swell the size of the Congaree, said Sarah Astheimer with the New York-based landscape architecture firm Field Operations, which designed plans for the future park. “It will be a green sponge,” Astheimer said. “Previous plans called for more development and buildings, and that would not be a smart thing to do.” Instead, the designers plan

Columbia, SC · 3d

myclintonnews.com

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Land sale moves toward potential Jan. 31, 2027 closing

Without a public hearing or a competitive bidding process, Clinton City Council re-authorized on Nov. 2 the sale of 557.2 acres of former Whitten Center land to Ark Management. The action came on second reading of an ordinance that supersedes an early ordinance expressing the City’s intention to sell the...

Clinton, SC · 1d

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Veterans Day Parade to be held in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The city is celebrating Veterans Day with its annual parade next Wednesday. Columbia’s Veterans Day Parade honors the service members, veterans, and military families who define the Midlands. The event is one of the largest Veterans Day celebrations in the Southeast and a significant event...

Columbia, SC · 3d

South Carolina Daily Gazette

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Former Columbia mayor, White House adviser funds USC leadership scholarships, speakers

The University of South Carolina is naming its leadership center after former Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, who donated $1 million to his alma mater.

Columbia, SC · 2d

WSPA 7News

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Laurens County School District 55 to hold E-Learning day due to staff illness, driver shortage

LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Laurens County School District 55 (LCSD 55) said they will shift to an E-Learning day on Monday, November 9, due to ongoing driver shortages and seasonal staff illnesses. Officials said school buildings will be closed to students, however school administrators and administrative staff will report to work in person. “We […]

Laurens County, SC · 1d

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Harpootlian Drops Group Therapy Fight, Keeps Pressure On Saloon's Columbia Liquor License

The years-long legal fight over Five Points bar licenses has narrowed to a single target. Attorneys for the parties have agreed to drop the appeal of a ruling that let Group Therapy keep its liquor license, while attorney Dick Harpootlian presses ahead with his challenge against the neighboring bar, The Saloon.

Columbia, SC · 1d

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Pastor’s march to S.C. honors blinded WWII veteran Isaac Woodard

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. - A faith leader from Baltimore began a 40-mile walk before dawn Thursday from Batesburg-Leesville to Columbia, retracing Highway 1 to demand state lawmakers establish a study commission on racial harm and remedies. The walk marks 80 years since an all-white jury acquitted a Batesburg police chief in...

Batesburg, SC · 1d

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Dominion Energy hosts resource event for Midlands veterans

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Dominion Energy held a Veterans Energy Assistance Day event on Friday to connect veterans in Richland and Lexington counties with energy efficiency information, assistance programs and more. The event was at Wateree Community Actions, Inc. on 201 Columbia Mall Blvd. Dominion Energy customer service manager Kaytee...

Columbia, SC · 1d

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Runoff election to be held Nov. 17 for Seat 6 on District 55’s Board of Trustees

Nick Babb and Lee McDaniel are running for Seat 6 on the Laurens County School District 55’ (LCSD 55) Board of Trustees, however, after the Nov. 3 general election and provisional ballots were counted, neither received the required 50% majority vote. “There were 22 write-in ballots,” Lynne West, executive...

Laurens County, SC · 1d

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Theo Lane Steps Down as Greenwood County Council Chairman; Dayne Pruitt Assumes Role

Greenwood County Council Chairman Theo Lane voluntarily stepped down as chairman, effective at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, at which time Vice Chairman Dayne Pruitt assumed the role of chairman. Lane, who has served on Greenwood County Council for 10 years, has held the chairmanship for the past two...

Greenwood County, SC · 2d

The Post and Courier

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Aiken County data centers could bring 'generational wealth,' industry representatives say

AIKEN — There’s plenty of noise, both figuratively and sometimes literally, surrounding data centers. There are concerns about water usage, power consumption and noise pollution. But the economic incentives can be “transformational” and bring “generational wealth” to communities, according to a panel discussion held Nov. 6 at Newberry Hall. At the First Friday Means Business breakfast put on by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce, attendees heard from representatives from two of the three data centers under construction in Aiken County. Laura Warren, community development regional manager for Meta, ...

Aiken County, SC · 1d

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Artist says SC Arts Commission threatened to claw back funds over refusal to sign ideology pledge

COLUMBIA — Cristina Victor remembered feeling "so grateful" in 2025 when she learned that she was being awarded the artists' business initiative grant, administered by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Victor, a Charleston-based Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and educator, had launched an arts business centered on her work with ceramics....

South Carolina · 2d

Lexington County Chronicle

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Lexington continues tweaking street light rules

The Lexington Town Council met for its monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 2, and continued its long-running discussion of Lexington’s street light ordinance. Councilman Gavin Smith presented the ordinance and opened by saying, “Staff has researched — I’ll add, extensively — and council has studied and discussed the ordinance since the August 2026 council work session.”

Lexington, SC · 2d

WJBF

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Khalifa awaits final count in tight race against Wilson for SC’s 2nd Congressional District

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) — The race for South Carolina’s Second Congressional District remains undecided as Democrat Zyon Khalifa waits for the final vote count against longtime Republican Congressman Joe Wilson. Wilson leads Khalifa by about 3,000 votes. Khalifa says his campaign’s ground game helped close the gap. “I think the work they put on […]

South Carolina · 3d

WIS-TV

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Arsenal Hill parking deck to close to public, visitors for repairs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Public and visitor parking at Columbia’s Arsenal Hill Parking Deck will be unavailable for about two months while the city makes structural repairs. The work at the parking deck, located off Lincoln Street, is scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 16. The repairs will include:. Repairing...

Columbia, SC · 1d