Category: South Carolina

Georgia Joins Other States in Recent Announcements to Incentivize Electric Vehicle Production

The Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and SK On—a South Korean renewable energy technology firm—will be investing an estimated $4 billion to $5 billion in a northwestern Georgia county to build a battery manufacturing plant for electric vehicles (EV). Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Thursday that HMG and SK On have signed a memorandum of understanding…


South Carolina Incentivizes Electric Vehicle and Battery Production

South Carolina has joined the growing list of states that are incentivizing the production of electric vehicles and their batteries. On Dec. 6, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster and Envision Automotive Energy Supply Company—a Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company—announced an $810 million investment in Florence County to build a battery cell plant that McMaster said…


Couple Gets Life in Prison; Wanted in 5 Killings in 3 States

CHESTER, S.C.—A man and his girlfriend suspected of killing five people in three states last year have pleaded guilty to two of the killings in South Carolina and been sentenced to life in prison without parole, authorities said. Tyler Terry and Adrienne Simpson each pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and numerous other charges…


South Carolina County Council Debates Children’s Access to Books About Sexuality in Public Libraries

The debate over children’s books promoting sexuality sparked a South Carolina county council meeting over whether the local library board should restrict access to questionable material in the children’s section of the public libraries. On Nov. 1, the Greenville County Council voted 9–3 against a resolution that would have supported the Greenville County Library System’s…


SC Has the 2 Best Islands in the US, National Magazine Says

By Sarah Claire McDonald From The State Hilton Head Island was voted as the best island in America by Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2022. In the “Top Islands” category, Hilton Head Island scored in first place as the best island in the United States with a 96.63 score, and following shortly behind, was…


Mark Meadows Must Testify in Georgia Election Probe: Judge

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must testify to a grand jury investigating possible misconduct related to the 2020 presidential election, a judge in South Carolina ruled on Oct. 26. “I am going to find that the witness is material and necessary to the investigation and that the state of Georgia is assuring…


Sheriff: Man Who Killed 5 Was High, Hadn’t Slept for 4 Days

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A man using drugs who hadn’t slept in days shot and killed five people in a South Carolina home where people gathered to get high, a sheriff said Tuesday. James Douglas Drayton, 24, was arrested on Monday in Burke County, Georgia, after crashing during a police chase, said Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright at…


Authorities: 5 Dead in Shooting at South Carolina Home

INMAN, S.C.—Five people died Sunday night in a shooting at a home in northern South Carolina, authorities said, Spartanburg County deputies and emergency workers found them suffering from gunshot wounds at a house in Inman, Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said in a statement. Four people died at the scene and a fifth died in…


Capitol Report (Oct. 3): Florida Lawmakers Reject Bill With Disaster Relief; If Russia Escalates War, What Will Biden Do Next?

The death toll from Hurricane Ian grows as teams carry out or continue their rescue missions. Florida lawmakers emerge with criticism over the federal government’s use of funds, saying more is spent on unrelated items than on hurricane disaster relief. South Carolina is also recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Ian. Congressman Ralph Norman explains…


Ian Leaves Over 50 Dead as Focus Turns to Rescue, Recovery

FORT MYERS, Fla.—Dozens of Florida residents left their flooded and splintered homes by boat and by air on Saturday as rescuers continued to search for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Ian, while authorities in South Carolina and North Carolina began taking stock of their losses. The death toll from the storm, one of the…