"R" is for Richardson, Robert Clinton [b. 1935]
"R" is for Richardson, Robert Clinton [b. 1935]. Baseball Player. Born in Sumter, Richardson played sandlot, high school, and American Legion baseball...
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South Carolina Focus brings you news stories and features from and about the Palmetto State. The program is a production of South Carolina Public Radio.
Staying Safe in the South Carolina Sun
South Carolina ranked first in the United States for child vehicular heatstrokes in 2018, and with Palmetto State temperatures reaching highs of 100 d...
Finding Young Farmers to Bear the Heat and Carry the Pitchfork
South Carolina's farming industry remains a stalwart economic engine. With approximately 25,000 farms over 4.9 million acres of land, the Palmetto Sta...
Pretty Names and Eagle Killers: A Look at Invasive Plants in South Carolina's Freshwaters
South Carolina’s freshwater lakes and ponds are as vibrant as they come, full of pretty plants with pretty names like water primrose and water hyacint...
The Miss South Carolina Pageant Brings Positivity to the Contestants and Their Communities
The Miss South Carolina Teen pageant was held June 28 th and the Miss South Carolina Pageant took place on June 29 th . However, the journeys of pagen...
How the South Carolina Film Industry Stays Relevant Against Stiff Competition
The film industry provides much needed economic impact for South Carolina, netting $61 million in revenue for the state in 2018. The revenue is genera...
South Carolina Moonwalker Recalls Historic Apollo Missions
A half-century ago, as the world watched in awe as Neil Armstrong took that "one small step" into history on the surface of the moon, a voice from Hou...
South Carolina Astronaut's Brother Recalls Dr. Ron McNair
The Palmetto State has produced numerous astronauts and scientists. A South Carolinian, Charles Townes of Greenville, invented the laser, and another ...
How South Carolina Music Producers Make Songs Music to Our Ears
Many famous musical artists have been heavily influenced by their audio producers, but Joe Miller, a music producer who owns and operates the Sounds L...
Lowcountry Diver Remembers Recovering Apollo 8
Bob Coggin was just back from serving in Vietnam as a diver in an underwater demolition team when he got his next assignment from the Navy: train to p...