Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, has served in the S.C. House for 32 years and is the longest-serving member of the 124-member body as well as the longest-serving African American and

Senate candidate Jaime Harrison says his grandparents taught him the values he lives by today.

South Carolina State University is asking state lawmakers for $209 million, including $195 million for infrastructure and capital projects.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Congressman Jim Clyburn will be in Orangeburg on Wednesday to make an announcement regarding the future of Railroad Corner.

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democratic candidate for president, will make three visits around Orangeburg County this Saturday.

The South Carolina State football team celebrated its 2021 national championship season Friday with a black-tie gala at the Smith-Middleton-Hamilton gymnasium.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg tours the Orangeburg Massacre Monument at South Carolina State University with President James E. Clark and Massacre survivor Dr. Cleveland Sellers, and visits the student...

South Carolina State University’s overall accreditation has been affirmed for another 10 years.

Classrooms in The T&D Region will get new desks and school supplies through donations announced Thursday by former state lawmaker Bakari Sellers and others.

Congressman James E. Clyburn, the House majority whip, and 11 House Democratic colleagues announced a proposal Thursday to connect all Americans to affordable broadband internet.

The judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh on Friday to life in prison for killing his wife and son has earned attention and plaudits for his even-handed demeanor throughout the trial

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham will be in Orangeburg on Saturday to speak at an Orangeburg County Democratic Party meeting.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham stopped by South Carolina State University on Thursday to encourage students to vote.

South Carolina State head football coach Buddy Pough said his team enters the 2022 season with a confidence he has never see before.

Orangeburg native Maya Grace Slaughter has been named the South Carolina political director for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign.

Oliver "Buddy" Pough, the winningest coach in SC State history, the man who has put so many players into the National Football League, including two of the best currently in

Thomas Howard has spent a number of seasons watching South Carolina State from the opposing sidelines.

Gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham visited the Regional Medical Center on Thursday to discuss Medicaid expansion and rural health care. The stop was a part of the former congressman’s 46-county...

A big freshman class is on its way to South Carolina State University, compelling the university to shift upperclassmen into supplemental housing this fall.

South Carolina State University is asking lawmakers for its share of the state's projected $1 billion in surplus money so that the university can, among other things, add a student

Stephanie Alford, Ed.S., will serve as Orangeburg County School District’s new coordinator of Advanced College/Dual Credit and Early College programs.

Corey Fields Jr. completed 11-of-16 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the offense to a 19-17 victory over the defense during SC State's Garnet and Blue

Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. came to Orangeburg on Saturday to rail against the corporate interests that he claims are harming Americans.

South Carolina State offensive line coach Na’Shan Goddard has been selected to participate in the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.

South Carolina State head coach Chennis Berry has completed his coaching staff with the addition of four new members.

South Carolina State football fans can continue to smile after the Bulldogs had bookend touchdowns on offense to start and finish a 14-7 win at Alabama State on Saturday.

South Carolina State defensive lineman Jeblonski Green has been named second-team FCS All-American by Stats Perform.

The coronation of Faith Dominique McKie as Miss Claflin University for the 2019-2020 academic year will be held in the W.V. Middleton Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 24, at

Retired South Carolina State Sen. John W. Matthews Jr. and his wife Mary have donated $50,000 to South Carolina State University Public Service and Agriculture (PSA).

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made several stops in Orangeburg on Tuesday in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcing it has granted the county $9.75 million for

Denmark-Olar athlete TJ Williams stood to unzip his jacket revealing an SC State T-shirt honoring the team’s recent HBCU national championship.

The South Carolina State University trustees unanimously agreed to keep head football coach Buddy Pough on the sidelines through 2023.

COLUMBIA -- When Frank Martin called Will Muschamp this past week, he had a proposition for him.

Claflin University claimed its first-ever CIAA softball tournament championship Saturday when the Lady Panthers defeated Bowie State 5-2.

COLUMBIA — Benedict College completed at undefeated regular season Saturday with a win over Allen, 54-21.

South Carolina State quarterback Tyrece Nick completed 8-of-12 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Blue offense to a 21-13 victory in Saturday's Garnet and Blue spring

Benedict College football looks to continue its 'season of firsts' Saturday when they play host to Wingate in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

It’s hard to get Jamie Downing off the field. The Bamberg-Ehrhardt senior led the Red Raiders with over 200 tackles this season from his linebacker position, and accounted for more

South Carolina State held its ‘Parade of Champions’ on campus Saturday morning to celebrate the HBCU national champion football team and the 2021 MEAC champion men’s and women’s tennis teams.

South Carolina State introduced “Diesel” as the newest member of its athletic department Wednesday on the campus of SC State University.

State Rep. Justin Bamberg, D-Bamberg, has filed a bill designed to open up broadband internet competition across the state, particularly in rural areas.

PHILLIPS COMMUNITY — All along the South Carolina coast, developers of new homes and vacation getaways are targeting properties owned by the descendants of enslaved people. From Myrtle Beach to...

The South Carolina State University Department of Athletics will enshrine nine new inductees into its Athletic Hall of Fame Friday, Oct. 21, at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center, beginning at 7...

A new summer program will help six South Carolina State University students explore career options in health care fields in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

South Carolina State’s Buddy Pough walked off the field for the final time Saturday in Norfolk as head coach of the Bulldogs. He was able to wrap up his 22-year

Orangeburg County School District trustees have extended Superintendent Dr. Shawn Foster’s contract by two years, citing an “overall excellent evaluation” of his first year of service to the district.

MINNEAPOLIS — The smallest player on the court came up huge in the biggest moments for South Carolina.

COLUMBIA — A Democratic lawmaker who called the late pastor of Emanuel AME Church a friend is continuing his push to make South Carolina the 49th state with a hate

Orangeburg Preparatory Schools is closing its classrooms to students temporarily in response to the rising number of coronavirus cases.

South Carolina State University is going to provide students with an additional off-campus housing option in Orangeburg beginning in the 2023 fall semester.

South Carolina State University is exploring the possibility of boosting its research status to help it become more competitive in its efforts to receive federal grants.

Dawn Staley helped guide South Carolina to No. 1 and has now earned coach of the year honors from The Associated Press for the first time.

South Carolina State University’s board of trustees has selected Interim President Alexander Conyers as the institution’s 13th president.

Former South Carolina State University president Dr. Andrew Hugine and his wife, Abbiegail Hugine, made a generous donation of $50,000 to establish the Abbiegail and Andrew Hugine Endowed Scholarship...

“I’ve enjoyed entertaining the people – being Spike, being the motivator on the field and being the person who cheers on the team at SC State,” said South Carolina State

A former football recruit of Buddy Pough's to South Carolina's football team spoke to the Orangeburg Touchdown Club on Thursday, having become both an author and a literacy advocate since

South Carolina State University alumna Rosielynn “Lynn” Fox has been named to the top position with a Boeing drone manufacturer.

Sue Berkowitz’s son was born in 1993 with a heart defect. Three years later, Berkowitz and her husband lost their health insurance when her nonprofit employer lost its funding. Private

South Carolina State University will receive $750,000 to rehabilitate Wilkinson Hall, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Tuesday.

COLUMBIA – State Rep. Justin Bamberg, D-Bamberg, has written a letter to the United States Department of Justice, expressing his concern over a proposal to institute new emergency powers amid

South Carolina State is looking to replace its top three leading rushers and leading receiver from an offense that ranked 106th in the FCS last season.

Kendrell Flowers played in two games for Wake Forest before realizing that the Demon Deacons were not going to be a part of his future.

Krispy Kreme is making it a bit sweeter to get your COVID-19 vaccine. Customers with a valid vaccine card will get a free Original Glazed doughnut.

South Carolina State University student Kayla Wilson saw a chance to help students at a local elementary school and collaborated with community partners to make donations to its clothes closet.

South Carolina State University's Marching 101 Band will perform during a virtual celebration honoring the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, according...

After a 0-3 start, South Carolina State is fighting to get back to .500 before opening Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play in two weeks.

The Bruins Den at Orangeburg-Wilkinson proved very much intimidating Wednesday for visiting Brookland-Cayce in the varsity boys Region 5-3A tournament title game.

South Carolina State football met with the media Saturday as they prepare for next week’s season opener against Jackson State in Atlanta.

Diamond Tyler has not let anything or anyone stop her dreams of singing. She will have an even wider stage on which to perform during an upcoming trip to Bulgaria.

South Carolina State redshirt senior Will Vereen caught a pass early in the Bulldogs intrasquad scrimmage Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

COLUMBIA – South Carolina women's basketball senior guard Tyasha Harris is the winner of the 2020 Dawn Staley Award, The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced today.

The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame has opened online voting for their Class of 2023, with nominees including players from Orangeburg and South Carolina State University.

The president of South Carolina State University outlined his strategies for continued fundraising and academic program reviews during a board of trustees meeting held Friday at the Hyatt Regency...

The South Carolina State University 1890 Research & Extension Program kicked off the new year with a statewide literacy tour.

South Carolina State defeated Jackson State 31-10 to win the 2021 Celebration Bowl in Atlanta Saturday afternoon.

Federal officials say South Carolina should make up for decades of underfunding for S.C. State University in Orangeburg, which they say totals nearly $470 million.

South Carolina State University faculty are part of a Clemson-led coalition of South Carolina researchers formed to modernize health care diagnostics and treatment in South Carolina with the use of

With 14 years of coaching experience, Mr. Jarvis Davis is ready for “The Swamp,” where he will now lead the Lake Marion Gators football program.

A Claflin University graduate is opening a new law firm in Orangeburg.

After missing games against Clemson and New Mexico State, South Carolina State receiver Shaquan Davis is excited about getting another opportunity on a big stage in the Celebration Bowl.

Keisha Martin-Houston, a veteran OCSD educator, has been appointed the new principal of Elloree Elementary School.

The South Carolina State University trustees unanimously agreed to keep head football coach Buddy Pough on the sidelines through 2023.

On Saturday, July 24, the life of Curtis B. Carter, the first Orangeburg Black male banker during modern times, was taken away from our midst.

Tyrrea L. Glover has been named interim Title IX coordinator/equal opportunity investigator at South Carolina State University.

South Carolina State defensive end Jeblonski Green said his team is not treating its recent trip to Orlando as a vacation.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina Ports Authority’s reach goes well beyond the Port of Charleston with 25 percent of its economic impact happening in the Midlands.

The last time South Carolina State won an HBCU national championship was 2009. Bowie State has never won one. This time, it was the Bulldogs’ winning the crown. Actually, two

HBCUGameday.com recently released its first-ever preseason football polls featuring FCS and Division II/NAIA teams.

“Perfection” is the way Claflin men’s basketball coach Brion Dunlap explains the game-winning bucket Bryson Dennis scored to give the Panthers an 82-80 home win over Shaw University on Saturday