MORNING HEADLINES | The price you pay at the gas pump fell about 19 cents per gallon over the last week, averaging $3.85 per gallon across the Palmetto State.
According to GasBuddy.com’s weekly survey, prices are 11.3 cents lower than a month ago, but still $1.12 higher than a year ago.
The company’s Patrick De Haan said gas prices declined across the country with 15 states reporting average prices below $4 per gallon.
“Much of the decline was driven by falling oil prices and the unwinding of recent price cycles, as growing optimism surrounding a potential U.S.-Iran agreement helped ease concerns over global oil supplies,” he said. “Diesel prices also posted a substantial decline, falling more than 15 cents per gallon nationally.
“However, the coast is anything but clear. Oil prices edged higher Sunday evening as uncertainty surrounding a potential deal persisted and renewed Israeli attacks added another layer of geopolitical risk.”
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In weekend headlines
CP FESTIVALS: Spoleto Festival’s opening weekend a boon for humanity. “If the opening weekend of the 2026 Spoleto Festival USA asserted one notion (and, trust me, it put forth far more than that), it is that the human race remains the driving architect of its own artistic expression,” Charleston City Paper‘s Maura Hogan writes.
- Jewish classical music series marks 28th year at Piccolo Spoleto
- Sand sculptors converge on Isle of Palms for Piccolo Spoleto tradition
- Piccolo Spoleto Today: 6/1/26
- Photo Essay: Piccolo Spoleto’s outdoor art expo returns
Federal government says $65,800 is now low income in Charleston. According to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, a Charleston resident making $65,800-a-year is right at 80% of the area’s median average and qualifies for affordable housing.
College of Charleston to host community forum on proposed dorm. The forum, set for 6 at Berry Residence Hall, 80A St. Philip St., will allow residents to weigh in on its controversial plan to build a new downtown dorm on what historians say is the site of a potters field.
ALSO AROUND TOWN: Charleston Waterkeeper plans to sue S.C. Ports over microplastic pollution. The Charleston Waterkeeper has notified four entities,including the S.C. Ports Authority, for what it says is their role in facilitating microplastic pollution in Charleston Harbor.
- Charleston City Council approves $2 million for planned East Side senior housing complex
- Tenant union scores win for North Charleston mobile home residents
AROUND S.C: 400 S.C. Guardsmen deploy to D.C. on crime control mission. The National Guard members are deploying as part of President Trump’s “Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission,” which aims to “make sure that everybody in the D.C. area is safe this summer,” according to battalion commander Jay Sirmon.
- Energized Democrats pack Clyburn fish fry
- Major rains ease S.C. drought conditions
- New poll finds tight race for S.C. governor
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