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Soft Coup Status Check: Biden Clings To Power
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Developments are dropping faster than raindrops in a spring shower in Washington, D.C. right now as a major revolt within the Democratic Party remains in full swing. The situation is unprecedented in American history: On the cusp of being nominated for a second term...
Rabid Raccoons Reported In South Carolina Counties
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) confirmed that two raccoons from two different counties had rabies last week (July 3, 2024). The two rabid raccoons were were found in Calhoun County and Lexington County. The first raccoon was found near Springwater and...
Fighting For Their Right Not To ‘Look Like Myrtle Beach’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Residents of the lower Waccamaw Neck in Georgetown County, South Carolina are exploring incorporation as a means of fighting a county comprehensive land use plan which they say will make their community “look like Myrtle Beach.”. A new nonprofit organization – the Pawleys-Litchfield...
Blaze Erupts At Site Of Demolished Richland Mall
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Firefighters in South Carolina’s capital city are battling a conflagration at the site of the demolished Richland Mall complex in Forest Acres, S.C. – a neighboring municipality located approximately three miles east-northeast of downtown Coulmbia. The blaze – which was called in...
Palmetto Past & Present: The Incredible Francis Cardozo
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Thursday, July 10, 1868 was a typical sweltering summer day in Columbia, South Carolina. At the state capitol building, a new official took his oath of office in a typical inauguration ceremony. But when he had finished reciting the oath and removed his hand from the Bible, there was nothing typical about what had just happened.
Murdaugh Saga: Controversial Juror Records Remain Sealed
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Central to the jury tampering allegations which many believe compromised the state of South Carolina’s guilty verdicts against notorious convicted killer Alex Murdaugh was the saga of Juror 785. You remember her, right? The “egg juror.”. At the conclusion of a six-week,...
Shark Attacks On The Rise In The United States
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As the United States approaches peak summertime, a trip to the beach is considered the ideal travel destination for vacationers. But those looking to relax with a cool dip in the Atlantic Ocean might be rethinking that strategy as shark attacks off the continental U.S. are on the rise.
Shakedown Street: Councilwoman Wants $2 Million For ‘False Arrest and Imprisonment’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Bluffton, South Carolina city council member Bridgette Frazier was pulled over for speeding on March 9, 2024, the traffic stop resulted in her arrest for driving on a suspended license. Frazier said at the time she did not know her license was suspended – and her attorney claimed there were errors in her driving record. Subsequently, even though Frazier was clocked exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 miles an hour, the charges against her were dropped.
Donald Trump’s Abortion Gambit
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... During his first campaign for the American presidency in 2016, Donald Trump made a remark which has been invoked frequently by his antagonists over the intervening years. “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any...
Lowcountry Man Charged With Stolen Vehicle Possession
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents arrested a Lowcountry man on multiple vehicle fraud charges earlier this month, according to a news release from the agency. Anthony Keith Manigault, 47, of Moncks Corner, S.C. was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle...
Midlands Man Charged With Vehicle Fraud
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Agents of the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) arrested a Midlands, S.C. man on multiple vehicle fraud charges earlier this month, according to a news release from the agency. Keifer Dewarren Branch, 26, of Columbia, S.C. was charged with three counts of...
Palmetto Political Stock Index – 7/8/2024
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A presidential crisis unlike any America has ever seen grows more intense with each passing day. It’s no exaggeration to say Democrats are dancing ever closer to the brink of an intra-party civil war as president Joe Biden clings to power – and to his place as the party’s 2024 nominee. Battle lines are rapidly being drawn, positions staked out and heels dug in for what could be an epic, history-making fight.
Gator Day: Deadline Looms For South Carolina Alligator Lottery
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every summer, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) holds a five-week public draw hunt for alligator hunters in South Carolina. This year’s draw began on June 1, 2024 and ends next Monday – July 15, 2024. South Carolina is home...
Solid Rock Church Member Arrested for Sprinkler Assault
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The congregant at South Carolina’s infamous Solid Rock Church who sprayed protesters with water from a sprinkler last Sunday (June 30, 2024), turned himself into Myrtle Beach police this morning – and was promptly arrested on five misdemeanor assault charges. Some expected...
Kathryn Dennis Heats Up OnlyFans
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Last year, my media outlet reported on internet influencer Kathryn Dennis‘ controversial decision to launch a model page on OnlyFans. The South Carolina reality television star joined this London-based internet subscriber platform – which caters to nude models – in January 2023.
Spartanburg Sheriff Remains Silent Amid Nepotism Allegations
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The sheriff of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has denied comment following allegations of nepotism lodged by many of his constituents. On Monday, July 1, 2024, sheriff Chuck Wright appeared to have run afoul of the S.C. Ethics Reform Act by personally deputizing his son,...
Prioleau Alexander: The Supreme Court Is Doing Its Job
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SCOTUS has been attracting a lot of haters lately, mostly because a majority of its justices have been doing its job. That job, of course, has confused Americans for centuries, but it’s not that hard to understand:. Read the Constitution. Decide if the...
Face Glued Shut: South Carolina Humane Society Investigating Graphic Animal Abuse
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Humane Society officials are investigating the abuse of a female cat in the Midlands region of South Carolina after graphic photos of the fate which befell the poor creature began circulating on social media over the holiday weekend. The abuse was reported – and...
South Carolina Runoff Races: Nobody Voted
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Last month, I lamented the anemic voter turnout during the June 11, 2024 partisan primary elections in South Carolina. In that column, I noted how only 439,766 of the Palmetto State’s 3.2 million registered voters participated in these pivotal races. That’s a paltry...
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