News and Views from Around the Stare: April 13, 2025

 

Columbia: Despite rain and a chance for storms, a large crowd showed up to see National Conservative Talk Show Host Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA, at the University of South Carolina campus Monday. The event was cut short because of rain, but a great interaction was had with several students who disagreed and agreed with Kirk. 

Pickens County: The South Carolina Forestry Commission announced Tuesday the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge wildfires are 100 percent contained. More than 10,000 acres were burned in the largest wildfire in South Carolina history.

Lowcountry: The South Carolina Regional Development Alliance reports that the first quarter of 2025 has brought significant growth to South Carolina’s Lowcountry counties. 

SC Supreme Court: South Carolina’s highest court rejected the last major appeal from Mikal Mahdi Monday to spare his life. Mahdi is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Friday for the ambush killing of an off-duty police officer.

Aiken County: The Masters, pimento cheese, green jackets, and tax breaks? How real estate lobbyists got the Masters exemption, a 14 day a year rental income exemption, into the US Tax Code.

Food and Drink: Charleston: Restaurants worried about profitability with tariffs on wine and that diners may just stay home, which could ruin an already stable wine industry. Not the wine! And yes, I want cheese with my whine!

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