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Special session draws anti-mandate protesters +2 PALMETTO POLITICS SC House votes to gives redistricting bill top priority, angering anti-mandate protesters The South Carolina House voted Dec. 1 to make its redistricting bill the top priority for a special session called specifically to pass the post-census voting lines, angering protesters in the lobby pushing for legislation barring vaccine mandates Read more MORNING HIGHLIGHTS NEWS Goose Creek still mapping out plans for more than $21M in COVID relief funding +4 NEWS Summerville community arts programs weathered a pandemic. Now they’re back. +2 NEWS North Charleston neighborhood wants land returned to community for affordable housing Essential COVID-19 news COVID-19 Find our live vaccination map and latest coronavirus coverage here Real-time stats and the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak in SC and beyond, compiled by our reporters and editors. Read more Special Report UNCOVERED Shining a light on South Carolina corruption and misconduct. Read our latest coverage. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT +2 NEWS Former Charleston County coroner candidate arrested in fatal hit-and-run COLUMBIA NEWS USC faculty asked to meet with ‘preferred’ presidential candidate COVID-19 DHEC says protection methods remain the same regardless of omicron or other COVID variants Getting into the holiday spirit SC state Sen. Marlon Kimpson will attend Joe Biden’s National Christmas Tree Lightning The Dec. 2 tree lighting will be the 99th annual tree lightning since the tradition began with President Calvin Coolidge in the 1920s. Read more Just in MYRTLE BEACH NEWS Myrtle Beach Fire Department breaks record for number of service calls in a year The Myrtle Beach Fire Department broke a new record in late November hitting 14,890 service calls in 2021, according to a post by the department. Read more LATEST NEWS NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS Biden launching winter COVID-19 booster, testing campaign 39 min ago BUSINESS Pinnacle Bank leases entire floor in Charleston office building now under construction 1 hr ago COLUMBIA NEWS Former SC commerce chief Joe Taylor set to take council seat shaping Columbia policy 1 hr ago SPONSORED Find the Time to Shop for Holiday Gifts Dec 1, 2021 Today’s Top Headlines Mount Pleasant movie theater closes after being sold to Charlotte firm for $14.25M Mac & Cheese, Chick-fil-A coming to Lexington County; The Villa to close Daughter of ‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle arrested after Myrtle Beach traffic stop Gamecocks getting bowl upgrade? USC could be headed back to Charlotte. Former Italian restaurant in Charleston to become new dining venue called Vern’s UNCOVERED +2 Unfulfilled: John de la Howe sits on emails despite FOIA request Tim Keown bristled after a newspaper quoted an email. Read more SC public officials skate through ethics investigations with little accountability The State Ethics Commission is an understaffed government watchdog enforcing a toothless ethics law. As a result, it has routinely let misbehaving public officials off the hook with warnings and minimal fines. Read more Federal corruption prosecutions are way down across the nation and in SC. Why? Federal prosecutions into corrupt public officials have declined by half over the past two decades, removing an important corruption deterrent, a Post and Courier Uncovered analysis shows. Read more SC water tank wasn’t cleaned for years as sludge grew inside. Apparently no one noticed. The revelation about issues with a South Carolina town’s water tank only came after residents complained about their drinking water. Read more SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE STORIES +4 Viral vegan influencer opens Nexton Square’s second juice and smoothie shop +5 New Charleston all-day café finding its niche on the West Side Sapakoff: Dabo softens on Clemson transfer portal stand; Gamecocks dive in Sapakoff: 3rd-string? 7th-string? No, Gamecocks’ No. 1 QB Jason Brown SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS YOU CAN TRUST.  We depend on the support of our loyal subscribers to produce meaningful journalism every day. Help us continue this important work: subscribe today. Business Pinnacle Bank leases entire floor in Charleston office building now under construction Boeing’s production rate at SC site in flux as it deals with continued 787 issues Charleston port seeing anchored ships, cargo delays after holiday labor shortage Former Italian restaurant in Charleston to become new dining venue called Vern’s Politics Former SC commerce chief Joe Taylor set to take council seat shaping Columbia policy SC House votes to gives redistricting bill top priority, angering anti-mandate protesters SC state Sen. Marlon Kimpson will attend Joe Biden’s National Christmas Tree Lightning Trump Jr. fundraiser nets McMaster campaign $250K Food Former Italian restaurant in Charleston to become new dining venue called Vern’s Daily Digest: Dance studio owner manages meals with 3 kids Longtime Charleston jewelry store to close as owners retire after 45 years in business SC food hub’s new Charleston home paves way for future growth Sports The Citadel’s shooting woes doom Bulldogs against UNC Asheville Women’s tennis tour suspends China events over Peng concerns Gamecocks getting bowl upgrade? USC could be headed back to Charlotte. Sapakoff: ACC-SEC football rankings amid The Great Head Coach Shuffle Columbia Lexington County ends housing moratorium, limits Lake Murray development density USC faculty asked to meet with ‘preferred’ presidential candidate Lexington church, neighboring pub headed to court over its alcohol license Fight the Power: Black creators deserve to control their narrative in art Greenville +2 Smoked meats market takes place of used car lot on Greenville’s Poinsett Highway Greenville growth requires redrawn City Council districts, with equity the elusive goal Nearly half of Fountain Inn City Council officially changes over after November elections Transcom picks Greenville for North American HQ, bringing up to 1,000 jobs Myrtle Beach +3 Coastal Carolina routs South Carolina in Gamecocks’ first trip to Conway Myrtle Beach Fire Department breaks record for number of service calls in a year Georgetown-area leaders say infrastructure, population changes are main concerns Daughter of ‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle arrested after Myrtle Beach traffic stop SPARTANBURG Spartanburg’s Chapman Cultural Center receives $250K National Endowment for the Arts grant Fountain Inn manufacturer invests; Greenville financial company sold for $360M: Notebook BMW Charity Pro-Am adds Spartanburg course for 2022 ‘A Dickens of a Christmas’ returns to Spartanburg downtown after pandemic skip OPINION Editorial: SC House districts are an embarrassment; go back to the drawing board Editorial: A few centuries later, Barbados and Charleston get yet another link Hicks: King Street has multiple reasons to celebrate this holiday season Editorial: SC’s apprenticeship success gives students and businesses a boost Arts & Entertainment 7 Questions: Stephen Sondheim edition Summerville community arts programs weathered a pandemic. Now they’re back. 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