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The Columbia western bar closed its doors in the spring. Now a new business has applied to set up shop in the space.

Clemson University’s Board of Trustees has formalized an agreement with the Medical University of South Carolina to expand access to high-quality health services on Clemson’s main campus.

Small businesses in western Carolina can look forward to additional funding after Governor Stein set aside funding for them.

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women’s basketball are hosting a top recruit. McKenna Woliczko is taking an official visit with the Gamecocks this week.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced June 29 he will not seek reelection. Western North Carolina politicians, experts and party chairs weigh in.

The new accreditor will be called the Commission for Public Higher Education, and the University of North Carolina System is at the forefront.

Thunderstorms moving through the Upstate and Western North Carolina has caused thousands of customers to be without power.

On June 12, Western Carolina University Chancellor Kelli Brown announced she would immediately close the university’s Office of Intercultural Affairs, which as recently as last fall had a ...