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Thursday, June 13, 2013  State Commerce officials will be in Paris next week without Gov. Nikki Haley to tout South Carolina's growing aerospace industry.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  This year's Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston took in nearly $3 million at the box office.

Friday, May 31, 2013  The United Way wants to say "thank you" to state workers in South Carolina with a food truck rodeo.

Friday, May 24, 2013  The 37th season of the internationally known Spoleto Festival USA is under way.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A familiar concert is revamped and ready to come back to the Midlands.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The Spoleto Festival USA is unveiling its poster for the 37th season of the arts festival.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  May Williams wasn't happy with her bowling score. She couldn't even make her age. Maybe it was because of the hubbub around her 102nd birthday party.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Indy Grits has quickly and quietly become the coolest event in our famously hot city.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Southern Baptist Convention is making a multi-million dollar push to plant more churches in New England, a region skeptical of the South and increasingly indifferent to religion.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  She's eight months into her first pregnancy, and Jennifer Warren is not backing down from a good workout, instructing Zumba three days per week.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A 27-year-old Orangeburg man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing a man who bumped into him on the dance floor of a Calhoun County nightclub.

Monday, February 25, 2013  University of South Carolina students filmed their own version of the viral hit song and dance Harlem Shake on the Horseshoe.

Friday, January 18, 2013  "The Crash Reel," a documentary about Kevin Pearce's return from his life-altering accident, is set to premiere Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Miss Oklahoma and Miss South Carolina have racked up prizes in the first day of preliminary Miss America competition in Las Vegas.

Monday, December 24, 2012  Review from The Hollywood Reporter about Billy Crystal and Bette Midler's new comedy: "Parental Guidance."