The South Carolina coast was bought up by wealthy northerners at the turn of the 20th century and several of those millionaires left a lasting touch on the low country. Hobcaw Barony, at the terminus of the South Strand, is a 17,500-acre research reserve due to the vision of its last owner, Belle Baruch. Daughter [...]
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S.C. Academy of Authors Honors Three Writers The S.C. Academy of Authors will celebrate writers Percival Everett, Sue Monk Kidd and the late Gamel Woolsey, inducting the three into the state’s literary hall of fame in a March 18 ceremony at USC Aiken. Percival Everett, who grew up in Columbia, is the author of 17 [...]
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