By Skylar Laird | Reporter
Happy Saturday! I’m so happy it finally feels like fall.
“Making sure that students, particularly these ambitious young students, have a place to actually learn in a great environment — it’s certainly something that we want to do.” - Craig Wilson, chancellor of Palmetto College.
USC’s Palmetto College may stop offering students dual enrollment to its two-year campuses due to a gap in funding. (Photo by Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
By Jessica Holdman
The University of South Carolina’s Palmetto College, which accepts high schoolers looking to get a jump on their college degrees, needs more funding to cover the cost of dual enrollment courses, leaders said. As the program has grown in popularity, the amount of lottery-funded scholarships that pay for it has decreased.
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Inmate Larry White was found guilty at the Lee County Courthouse in Bishopville, S.C., pictured on Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird
The third inmate to go to trial over charges stemming from the deadly Lee County prison riot in 2018 was found guilty. Inmate Larry White, who a jury said was responsible for the death of three gang rivals as part of a mob, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge decided.
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SC gets approval for 2-week red snapper season as lawsuit continues | By Skylar Laird
SC Election Commission violated open meetings law, ACLU alleges | By Jessica Holdman
Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Todd McCaffrey, Gov. Henry McMaster and House Speaker Murrell Smith oversee military leaders Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird
One of the top concerns military leaders had during a conference this week was not about what happens on base but off it. To recruit and retain service members, the state’s military bases need more affordable housing nearby, military leaders said.
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