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Thursday, May 23, 2013  South Carolina is celebrating its 225th birthday as a U.S. state.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Man who provided voice of Charlie Brown of 'Peanuts' fame arrested on threat, stalking charges

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The South Carolina peanut board donated more than a thousand jars of peanut butter to the Harvest Hope Food Bank.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Charlie Brown voice actor Peter Robbins pleaded not guilty Wednesday in San Diego Superior Court to two counts of stalking and 10 counts of making criminal threats.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  South Carolina has planted a record peanut crop in 2012.  The state Department of Agriculture says that South Carolina farmers planted a record 105,000 acres of peanuts this year. That's more than 10 times the number of acres planted in the state just a decade ago.

Friday, October 26, 2012  A big peanut harvest is likely to reduce prices on peanut butter and other products for consumers stinging from high grocery prices.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Kroger is recalling ice cream sold in 10 states because it may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label.

Saturday, February 07, 2009  As far back as 2007, salmonella-laced products were shipped by a Georgia peanut company that knew the peanuts probably were tainted.