REAL NEWS from WSPA:

Woman Arrested After Allegedly Stuffing Sandwich Down Pants
Deputies arrived on scene and say that Turner was heard screaming at the cashier to “give her the sandwich.” When the deputy noticed the grease stain on Turner’s pants, he asked Turner to remove the food, but Turner said she did not have anything in her pants.

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editor’s note,  alternate headlines:

• There’s the beef
• “Is that a sandwich in your pants, or are you… oh, it’s a sandwich”
• Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions in my panties
• more?
  

by William Moultrie

Charleston – One of the country’s oldest colleges is turning to one of the world’s newest technologies in an effort to attract more technologically ‘hip’ students.  The College of Charleston is currently testing a process that would allow students to complete part of their initial enrollment application via twitter. Read the full story

by William Moultrie

Columbia – Ending years of speculation and accusations, Will Folks’ influential South Carolina blog, FITSNews.com, has finally been revealed to be secretly financed by a previously undisclosed source.

FITSNews has a well-earned reputation for playing favorites among palmetto state politicians. The slant is unapologetically conservative, but frequently launches scathing attacks on Republican candidates and office-holders, leading to speculation that his opinions are for sale. Read the full story

by William Moultrie

Washington – Following yesterday’s glitch-plagued re-launch of GOP.com, the Republican National Committee (RNC) today launched several state-specific versions of their flagship website, including one solely for South Carolina residents. Read the full story

by William Moultrie

Anderson – The Coca-Cola company, headquartered in nearby Atlanta, has chosen Anderson as a test market for their latest product, Throwback Coke. Read the full story

by William Moultrie

Charleston – Rumors have been circulating for weeks now that an area publication exists entirely to provide a job-seeking forum for a single person – the publisher himself. We sought to track down this individual and get to the bottom of the story, but as it turns out, he was right here all along.  I sat down with theDiscust publisher Brian Barrie to address these rumors.
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by Ashley Phosphate

Columbia – South Carolina’s tourism industry may get a boost from the Sanford scandal, officials said today. “We envision an opportunity to boost tourism because of the governor’s sex scandal,” said George Upshaw, the state’s tourism director. Read the full story

by William Moultrie

Columbia – Yesterday, seven of the largest daily newspapers in South Carolina ran the same full-page ad asking Governor Mark Sanford to remain in office. The ad ran on Sunday in Columbia’s The State, Charleston’s Post & Courier, the Greenville News, the Florence Morning News, the Myrtle Beach Sun News, the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, and the Beaufort Gazette. Read the full story