Valerie Williams moved to South Carolina with her husband and two kids in 2019, looking for a change, but didn't consider how different it would be.

The Lowcountry woman turned a $3 Cosmic Crossword scratch-off ticket into a $75,000 windfall, the South Carolina Education Lottery announced July 11. “I was in disbelief and shock,” she told lottery officials. The lucky winner bought her ticket at a Saint George convenience store in Dorchester County, according to lottery officials.

JB Shabazz is a 6-foot-6, 315-pounder from Kernersville, North Carolina. He chose Tennessee over Ohio State, South Carolina and almost half the SEC.

Under the new law, drivers will not be able to have their phone on any part of their person, including their hands or lap.

More than 400 cyclists will be traversing South Carolina this weekend as part of a three-day cycling challenge to fight Alzheimer’s disease.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,267 cases of measles had been confirmed in the U.S. as of July 1, 2025, including cases in Palmetto State neighbors Georgia and North Carolina along with 35 other states. The CDC has confirmed three measles deaths so far this year.

A Greenville man, 69, was sentenced to 15 years for attempting to kidnap a child from her mother on their way to school.

Federal funding uncertainty looms over South Carolina schools as millions remain frozen, potentially impacting students and educators statewide.