Just 600 votes separated front-runner Greg Kitchens and Carl Ritchie in the first round of voting for Republicans to pick a Charleston County sheriff nominee.
A viral video of students with Clemson's College Republican club shows them being stopped from campaigning at the annual spring football game, but officials reversed course and allowed the students to continue.
The voter turnout in Flower Town's special election was small, but those who did cast a ballot put Matt Halter in Russ Touchberry's former District 3 position.
An investigation of county spending ordered after the termination of former Beaufort County Administrator Eric Greenway turned up flagrant misuse of county funds, though the report provided to the county was short on specifics.
Rep. Wendell Gilliard has represented House District 111 since 2009, but this year, he has taken on a full-time role with Charleston's new city administration.
Public meetings, such as those held by Charleston City Council, must be freely accessible to anyone interested in attending, according to state and federal laws.
A defense attorney and former magistrate won the Democratic primary for a vacant North Charleston-based S.C. House of Representatives district special election by a comfortable margin Jan. 30.
A pair of Democrats will face off Jan. 30 in a special election primary to fill a S.C. House of Representatives seat in North Charleston left vacant after Deon Tedder was elected to fill a state Senate seat in November.
A national campaign that seeks to amplify Black voices is spending four days in Charleston to encourage voters to participate in the presidential primary election.
Former Surfside Beach mayor Bob Childs sued Al Kelley in January 2020 after he claimed Kelley knowingly posted false and harmful claims about him on social media.
Statue of John C. Calhoun remains in legal limbo more than three years after it was removed from Charleston's Marion Square
Mount Pleasant made itself the fifth municipality in South Carolina to strengthen penalties for hate crimes. Support from the community was strong as the Town Council unanimously voted to adopt two ordinances on Jan. 10.
William Cogswell was sworn in Jan. 8 on the steps of City Hall, along with six City Council members. He won a Nov. 21 runoff election against two-time incumbent John Tecklenburg.
Details of Charleston's Jan. 8 inauguration ceremony featuring local musical talents have been released. As of the morning on Jan. 5, there's been no word from President Biden's campaign staff as to whether he'll attend.
Cogswell's invitation to the president was extended the morning of Jan. 3 after the incoming administration read about the Biden visit in The Post and Courier. It is unclear whether Biden will accept.
For the first time in nearly 30 years, North Charleston has a new mayor. The former police chief is now leading the state's third-largest city.
An attorney and a youth advocate, both Democrats, will face off in a special election to fill a North Charleston Statehouse seat. The primary is Jan. 30, and the general election is April 2.
After months of interparty squabbles and a successful censure resolution, Lexington County GOP Chairwoman Pamela Godwin has officially been removed from her post.
The State Attorney General is assuming the investigation in potential political corruption by former Beaufort County Administrator Eric Greenway. Greenway was terminated in July for a number of improprieties related to contracts and hiring.
Democrat hopeful Marianne Williamson visited Mount Pleasant on Dec. 1 during her first of nine stops in the Palmetto State.
The state GOP was crowing Wednesday about Charleston electing its first Republican mayor in 150 years.
Nearly 63 percent of voters backed Tinkler, while Gastin earned about 37 percent of the vote, unofficial returns show.
Peter Shahid endorsed William Tinkler for Council District 9, backing the candidate whose family Shahid has known “for decades.” Neither Tinkler nor his opponent Mike Gastin received a majority of the vote Nov. 7, sending the race to a Nov. 21 runoff between the top two finishers.
Incumbent Mayor John Tecklenburg and candidate William Cogswell are heading to a runoff mayoral election on Nov. 21. Here is where each stands on various policies related to sea-level rise and floodwater management.
The fifth-place finisher's decision to back Cogswell in the Nov. 21 runoff against Mayor John Tecklenburg didn't come lightly.
Eric Gallien, former superintendent of Charleston County School District, has endorsed incumbent John Tecklenburg for the mayor's race. He emphasized Tecklenberg's commitment to transparency and equal educational opportunities for all children.
The Charleston County School Board is scheduled to vote again on whether to replace several members of the district's Health Advisory Committee, which oversees the district's sex ed curriculum.
Thirty percent of North Charleston's city council will be named Michael Brown.
Tecklenburg's campaign manager, Jen Mieras, has worked on all three of his campaigns for mayor. Heading into her third run-off, she leaned on the campaign's previous victories. But he's going into the race in a more precarious position than he ever has before.
Reggie Burgess, who cruised to his first term as mayor of North Charleston, sat down with The Post and Courier to answer questions about his plan for the city.
Jim McBride won the race for a first-of-its-kind Johns Island anchor district. William Tinkler and Mike Gastin will vie for a seat representing part of West Ashley in a Nov. 21 runoff election after no contender in the five-candidate race earned a majority of votes.
Full-time Isle of Palms residents voted against a proposal to limit short-term rental licenses.
Two City Council candidates ran unopposed, leaving 32 competing for eight seats.
Democratic State Rep. Deon Tedder cruised to an expected victory in the special election for state Senate District 42 which covers much of the Charleston Peninsula over Republican Rosa Kay.
North Charleston voters cast ballots for the city's mayor and all 10 city council seats. Reggie Burgess to become fourth mayor.
Polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today.
With few psychiatrists to meet growing mental health needs in South Carolina, providers are looking to a new model to provide greater access to patients with counselors, therapists and psychiatric ERs that can see patients right away.
Municipal mayor and council elections are being held throughout the Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester county region, including the large population centers of Charleston, North Charleston, Summerville and Mount Pleasant. The Town of James Island is hosting municipal elections as well.
Here's a breakdown of how public meetings operate in South Carolina under the Freedom of Information Act.
School boards in South Carolina have traditionally been nonpartisan. A new group that has emerged opposite the South Carolina School Boards Association has raised concern that is changing.
The mayors of Charleston, North Charleston and Mount Pleasant threatened the school board big time last week.
State Reps. Jordan Pace, Kathy Landing and Matt Leber claim "mayoral overstep" after Charleston-area mayors called out CCSD school board's disfunction.
Five candidates are vying for the seat Councilman Peter Shahid vacated after launching his mayoral bid. The victor will represent District 9, which encompasses a development project some say symbolizes how investment in West Ashley has fallen to the wayside.
"Recently, it seems that the issue at the Charleston County School District board is not as much about education," North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said. "It is about personalities and clashes that are occurring."
Proposed Charleston parks bond receives broad support from mayoral and council candidates. The bond referendum, if passed, would raise $70 million for park improvements throughout the city.
North Charleston voters will elect new City Council members this fall, along with the city's fourth mayor. Early voting starts Oct. 23.
The first day of early voting in Charleston-area elections is Oct. 23. Here's what voters in Charleston and surrounding municipalities need to know before casting their vote.
The barrier island near Charleston could cap short-term rental licenses for investment properties.
Three candidates vying to replace Ricky Waring consider growth, traffic, taxes, public safety and more.
Ten candidates are in the running to become North Charleston's fourth mayor. They shared their top priorities for the city with The Post and Courier.
Now the project to extend the artery 9.5 miles from where it currently stops near Citadel Mall through West Ashley to James and Johns islands will move to the permitting phase, which DOT Secretary Christy Hall told the bank’s board she expects will take about 20 months.
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