By Seanna Adcox | Editor-in-chief
Funeral services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham begin this morning in Washington. Reporters in States Newsroom’s Washington bureau will provide coverage.
The public is invited to tomorrow’s service at First Baptist Church in downtown Columbia. The seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 10 a.m. for the service that starts at noon. There is a clear bag policy for entry, though small clutches or wallets are allowed. Another option is to stay outside to watch the procession. A law enforcement presentation on the front steps of the Statehouse (the side facing Gervais Street) will conclude at roughly 11 a.m. with an F-16 flyover. A caisson will then carry Graham’s remains from the Statehouse up Main Street to the church.
Candidate filing for the special GOP primary to select a new U.S. Senate nominee ends at noon today. Ten Republicans have filed for the contest that’s just two weeks away. (Early voting starts Aug. 5.) We’ll see if there are any surprise, last-day filers.
“The future of America’s aluminum industry is bright.” - Century Aluminum CEO Jess Gary at yesterday’s ceremony celebrating increased production at the Mt. Holly smelter.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick praises the reopening of an idle portion of the Mt. Holly aluminum smelter on Monday. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Leieritz/Compass Global Communications)
By Skylar Laird
A Lowcountry aluminum plant is back to running at full capacity for the first time in over a decade. Century Aluminum’s Mt. Holly smelter in Berkeley County will create about 50,000 more metric tons each year, increasing the country’s aluminum output by 10%, said company CEO Jess Gary. The smelter is one of just four nationwide still in production.
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