Welcome to 2021. While we may breath a sigh of relief and bid 2020 a fond farewell, this is no time to take the threat of COVID-19 pandemic any less serious.

One of the less noted storylines from this pastNovermber’s election was the continued movement of states toward allowing marijuana for medical use. It’s time for South Carolina to join them.

Against the backdrop of the pandemic, people are drinking more.  TOP Data analyzed consumer tracking data of visits to liquor stores, online beer shopping data and a 1,000-person survey. 

Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and a quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial on Sept. 21, 1897.

This year has been full of unforeseen challenges. The pandemic has forced us to adjust many aspects of our daily lives as we adapt to a new normal.

Last week was Winter Weather Preparedness Week in South Carolina. Emergency officials urged residents across the state to prepare for winter and possible icy weather over the next three months. 

Imagine you’re traveling out of state to visit family. When you’re 15 minutes from grandma’s house, you decide to let her know you’ll be arriving soon. 

There is no denying the significance of Black Friday for merchants and consumers. It is a key date on the calendar for millions in preparing for the Christmas season. 

After being sworn in as the 23rd mayor of the City of Florence last week, Teresa Myers Ervin shared with those in attendance a message she said she received after winning the election.

Whether they fought in war or served in peacetime, veterans deserve our respect and gratitude.

Personal finance education has never been more relevant than it is today in the COVID-19 era.

The pink ribbon is easily recognized as the symbol for breast cancer awareness and the color pink has become well established with the cause.

When I sat in the dental hygienist chair last week, she attached what I call the “bib” around my neck as they all do.

David Beasley technically did not win the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 9. It was awarded to the World Food Program, the United Nations agency based in Rome that South Carolina’s former governor directs.

According to a report by Military.com, the Marines’ top hierarchy is weighing a proposal to close Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to speed up the military branch’s effort to have modern training sites that fully allow male and female...