By Seanna Adcox | Editor-in-chief
Skylar is back from vacation. 😊
“It’s a big protector of the inland.” - Ben Duncan, chief of the state Office of Resilience, about the state’s potential purchase of 3,400 acres along the Waccamaw Neck.
South Carolina is seeking to purchase 3,400 acres of the former Arcadia rice plantation in Georgetown County. (Photo courtesy of Ducks Unlimited and Holstein Appraisals)
By Jessica Holdman
The family farm of former Gov. Robert McNair and beachfront property in Pawleys Island are among the latest lands slated for protection under South Carolina conservation programs.
Before you click, do you know when McNair was governor? A potential hint (and interesting state history trivia): Like Gov. Henry McMaster, McNair initially ascended to the role before voters elected him. But in his case, the governor resigned so McNair could appoint him to the U.S. Senate — essentially, his predecessor arranged his appointment to fulfill a vacancy the last time a U.S. senator from South Carolina died in office.
Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, speaks to potential voters Tuesday outside the Columbia Bethlehem Community Center. (Photo by Katharine Wilson/SC Daily Gazette)
By Katharine Wilson
Democrats decried President Donald Trump's nickname for Annie Andrews as offensive and juvenile. The U.S. Senate candidate running against Sen. Darline Graham dismissed his social media post as "definitely not presidential." Following criticism of his post, Trump doubled down yesterday by posting an ad that lampoons Andrews’ prior advocacy at the Statehouse.
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