Latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Midlands

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  The original Emancipation Proclamation is going on display in Nashville as the Civil War-era document that changed the lives of countless African-Americans makes its only stop in the Southeast on a 150th anniversary tour.

Monday, January 21, 2013  President Barack Obama promised to uphold the Constitution in a public swearing in ceremony that signals the beginning of his second term in office.

Friday, December 28, 2012  This New Year's as the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, one observance will be held on the South Carolina coast where the reading has special resonance.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln makes its nationwide release in theaters Friday. The movie touches on the Emancipation Proclamation as well as the 13th Amendment which abolished slavery. These two documents helped to shape history right here in the Palmetto State.