Opponents took aim Monday at SCE&G’s $9.8 billion plan to build two nuclear reactors at its Jenkinsville plant. On the first day state regulators began hearing the Columbia-based utility’s case for building the reactors, nearly two dozen people — from a former Marine to a peace activist — charged the project is too expensive and too risky.
Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" was named the top-selling single.
Like a child with a new toy, Belle played hard with the telephone poles planted in her yard. And like many a child, she broke a couple of her new toys.
When Dabo Swinney rode in from the airport after taking a job as a Clemson assistant coach six years ago, one of the first exits he passed was for Pelham Road, a coincidence that caught the Pelham, Ala., native’s eye.
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Outback Bowl president Jim McVay watched South Carolina's 31-14 loss to Clemson on TV. So he saw the four interceptions thrown by Gamecocks quarterback Chris Smelley, the big plays surrendered by the USC defense and the disappointment on the USC sideline. And McVay still believes USC would be a good fit for his bowl.
Saturday’s Class 2A state championship game clash between Central and Dillon might as well be dubbed “The Old School Bowl.” It’s a game that both coaches said should be decided up front.