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Gov. Henry McMaster makes two disaster declaration requests following Tropical Storm Debby

September 16, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Gov Henry McMaster requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration and a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration for eligible counties due to Tropical Storm Debby, which landed in South Carolina on Aug. 8.

McMaster signs measure for monument that won’t cost taxpayers

August 30, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina plans to install a Robert Smalls monument on the statehouse’s grounds in Columbia, but the project shouldn’t cost taxpayers additional money.

McMaster signs tax credits for South Carolina railroads, abandoned buildings

August 21, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a measure to extend tax credits for revitalizing abandoned buildings and South Carolina short-line railroads.

Feds sue Norfolk Southern over delayed Crescent trains

July 30, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The federal government has sued Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, saying the company is violating federal law by delaying Amtrak’s Crescent trains that operate between New York and New Orleans.

Allegiance Flag Supply expands South Carolina operations

May 22, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Allegiance Flag Supply, a producer of American flags, is planning a $6.3 million expansion of its Charleston County operations.

South Carolina officials approve $719M for pavement improvements

May 17, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission has agreed to spend another $719 million on pavement improvements across the state.

South Carolina allocates federal money for USS Yorktown cleanup

March 20, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina officials have completed the first phase of a multimillion-dollar environmental remediation project at the historic USS Yorktown at Patriots Point in Charleston Harbor and are planning to spend millions more on the second phase.

Officials: First phase of USS Yorktown toxic waste cleanup completed

March 19, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Federal, state and local leaders announced the completion of Phase 1 of the USS Yorktown Environmental Remediation project and the anticipated start of Phase 2.

South Carolina House passes clean Constitutional Carry bill

February 13, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The South Carolina House advanced a clean Constitutional Carry bill, returning the measure to the state Senate and potentially setting up another showdown.

McMaster: ‘South Carolina’s tourism industry continued to thrive in 2023’

January 24, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

South Carolina’s tourism industry continued to thrive in 2023, meeting or exceeding its record-breaking tourism growth of earlier years, Gov. Henry McMaster said.