Governor Henry McMaster appointed the next director of the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS).

Gov. Henry McMaster is set to make a cabinet agency announcement Tuesday afternoon. The Office of the Governor said McMaster ...

South Carolina has spent billions of dollars to attract EV manufacturers like Scout Motors, battery makers and incentivize ...

Gov. Henry McMaster suspended Williamsburg County Sheriff Stephen Gardner from office on March 12 after Gardner and a former ...

Both the sheriff and a former county supervisor were charged with laundering more than $20,000, among other crimes, according ...

Hundreds of proponents of a lawsuit reform package packed the SC Statehouse lobby this week. What does the bill actually do ...

A South Carolina convict who brutally killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 is scheduled to be ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

South Carolina governor announces 462 new jobs and economic benefits for the Lowcountry amid rapid growth, infrastructure ...

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster wants nearly $30 million to hire and train school resource officers for schools that ...

South Carolina has executed Brad Sigmon, the fourth inmate to be put to death by the state since executions resumed in ...