MORNING HEADLINES | A statewide burning ban is in effect after fires broke out over the weekend in Pickens and Greenville counties.
State Forestry Commission officials say the ban prohibits all outdoor burning, including yard debris, as well as campfires, bonfires and other recreational fires.
“The statewide burning ban remains in effect as wildfire risks remain high across the state,” Gov. Henry McMaster said in a statement. “Anyone who violates this ban can and will go to jail.”
As of Sunday night, the Table Rock Fire in Pickens County had grown to 1,300 acres and a fire in Greenville County had grown to 800 acres. Three state parks in the Upstate are closed due to fires. Showers today are expected to ease dry conditions.
In other weekend headlines:
CP OPINION, Brack: Would your grandma put up with this mess? “Just in the last few days, the state’s budget debate devolved into a discussion involving crap. A congresswoman disparaged some of her constituents. And a state lawmaker felt so violated that he gave an impassioned speech upbraiding White lawmakers for treating Blacks differently.”
CP NEWS: North Charleston lawsuit tests U.S. separation of powers. A South Carolina nonprofit is suing the Trump administration in a major case that legal experts say could soon put North Charleston at the center of a raging national debate over the limits of presidential authority and the constitution’s separation of powers.
CP WEEK IN REVIEW: S.C. House advances pared-down anti-DEI bill. A bill to limit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in S.C. will move to the S.C. House floor after members removed a ban on state contracts with companies that have DEI programs.
- New anti-DEI bill to head to House floor
- Weaver commits to special education, vulnerable students
- Full 3/21 issue of Statehouse Report
South Carolina women head to Sweet 16 in NCAA tourney. South Carolina’s women pulled away after trailing at halftime to beat Indiana 64-53 Sunday to advance to the NCAA’s Sweet 16 for the 11th straight time.
State reduces life-threatening car crashes on rural roads, DOT says. The state Department of Transportation says widening shoulders and boosting visibility on rural roads is reducing life-threatening car accidents in S.C., whose rural roads are the most dangerous in the nation.
Charleston port to add direct connection to Mediterranean market. New ocean carrier deployments will be increasing.
Film industry says Charleston’s proposed rules could hurt. Film industry officials say proposed rules by the city of Charleston could hurt its competitive edge in getting new projects.
$695,000: New median home price in Charleston. That’s an $85,000 jump over a year ago.
MUSC to study first fully internal cochlear implants. It’s part of a national trial for 15 people with significant hearing loss. The university also has had a liver cancer breakthrough that may lead to an innovation district.
Charleston attorney Gedney Howe III passes away. Prominent Charleston attorney Gedney Howe III died Friday. He was 78.
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