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Feds give South Carolina airports more than $5.7M in grants

August 12, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded South Carolina airports more than $5.7 million in Airport Improvement Program grants.

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.

Millions announced for South Carolina airport projects

July 29, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The federal government is sending more than $6.1 million in taxpayer money to four South Carolina airports as part of grants for rehabilitation and construction projects.

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 lawmakers could consider measure to combine health agencies

May 14, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina lawmakers could consider a measure to merge several state health agencies into a new, cabinet-level agency when they return to Columbia next month.

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.