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Haley. Thanks to Gov. Nikki Haley for extending a disaster declaration for the state so that National Guard troops can continue to help communities clean up from the floods that ravaged the state.
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Spurrier. We wish USC football coach Steve Spurrier had decided to not take himself out of the action by “sorta” firing himself and retiring in mid-season. But that’s his decision and we respect it. He still has a winning legacy. And in a state that often doesn’t seem to win much, he brought a lot of people a lot of joy with three consecutive 11-win seasons.
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Goldfinch. Let’s hope voters in the Georgetown area don’t fall for electing GOP state Rep. Stephen Goldfinch, who has faced an ethics cloud in recent years, to replace Sen. Ray Cleary, a Georgetown Republican who said he won’t run for re-election. Goldfinch announced this week he’ll run for Cleary’s seat.
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$10 million
That how much state officials think South Carolina lost daily in tourism dollars from disruption from the Great Flood of 2015. The state has since launched an “Our Coast is Clear” advertising campaign to reassure tourists that they should visit the Palmetto State. More.
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