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Latest South Carolina News

Firefighters battle big blaze at shuttered SC mill (AP)
AP - A shuttered mill in northwestern South Carolina has caught fire, spewing clouds of dense, black smoke visible for miles.

Sanford spends holiday with wife, kids
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor's Mansion on Friday to visit with his family in Florida, his office said.

Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge (AP)
AP - Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.

Sanford spending holiday with family in Florida
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor's Mansion on Friday to visit with his family in Florida, his office said.

Sanford spending weekend with family in Florida
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor's Mansion on Friday to visit with his family in Florida, his office said.

Sanford spending holiday weekend with family in Florida
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor's Mansion on Friday to visit with his family in Florida, his office said.

SC serial killer blamed for 4 deaths in 6 days (AP)
AP - Authorities in South Carolina say they're looking for a serial killer they believe has shot four people to death within 10 miles of each other over the past six days.

U.S. governor cleared on use of state funds?
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over an extramarital affair, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on Thursday. The announcement by South Carolina Law

Sheriff: Same person has killed 3 in northern SC (AP)
AP - A sheriff says the shooting deaths of a peach farmer and two women in a rural South Carolina county the past week have been linked to the same killer.

SC gov's wife says husband must earn back trust (AP)

AP - South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says her husband's affair with an Argentine woman broke a trust that he must earn back � first from his family, then his constituents.

Country Information

Introduction
South Carolina became the United States eighth state on May 23, 1788. The state was named after King Charles I. The capital is Columbia; the state's largest city. Another important city is Charleston, named after King Charles II. The city was the site of the first battle in the Civil War. President Andrew Jackson was born in South Carolina, which is also home to Upper Whitewater Falls, the highest waterfall in the east. The Palmetto State has a total area of 30,111 square miles, ranking it 40th of 50 states.

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