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The Governor's Gala

After an eight-year hiatus, the inaugural gala is back. Wednesday, more than 2,000 attendees crowded the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia for Gov. Nikki Haley’s $250-per-couple ball.
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Tell us: What did you use to scrape off your windshield?

A perk of living in South Carolina is that you don’t need an ice scraper — until this kind of storm hits. We asked readers what they used to scrape the windshields of their cars. Some of their answers:

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Haley takes oath

Nikki Haley took the oath of office as governor of South Carolina just after noon today, becoming the state’s first woman and non-white governor. With video

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Clemson player charged with disorderly conduct

Clemson freshman football player Brandon Thomas was arrested over the weekend and charged with public disorderly conduct in Spartanburg.

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Four Gamecocks enroll early

Kaleb Broome, Kelcy Quarles, Brison Williams and Martay Mattox are on campus and in class at South Carolina.

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Vikings are goal-oriented

The Spring Valley Vikings had two major goals at the start of the 2010-11 season: to win the Crescent Bank Holiday Classic at Myrtle Beach in December and to capture the Class 4A state title in March.