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Columbia ordered to pay former car wash nearly $6M. Will it mean city cuts?

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · 21d

Columbia says paying the verdict would impact “its ability to provide essential public services.”

Columbia says paying the verdict would impact “its ability to provide essential public services.”

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · 23d

Join The State reporters at The Tent Coffee Shop in Lexington, SC, on Oct. 10 to discuss local news coverage, growth and other issues. https://bit.ly/4pJLBrO?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=b1249635-cbcc-4e27-a25c-3c2e73f27210&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Meet us for another Coffeehouse Conversation. Share your ideas in Lexington

Jordan Lawrence @jorlaw.bsky.social · 29d

Hey Lexington, we want to hear what you want from your local news. Come on out to talk to @thestate.com reporters covering your community next Friday, Oct. 10! www.thestate.com/news/local/a...

We want to hear from you. Share your story ideas with us in one of the Midlands’ quickly growing towns.

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · 29d

The city of Cayce paid a communications firm more than $26,000 for a campaign to promote its police department after a reporter’s public records request ignited concerns from city officials about a negative news story from those documents.

Read the full story: bit.ly/46Avns8

SC Republicans called to fire over Kirk posts. What they say about free speech

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · Sep 19

SC Republicans who called for Clemson University employees to be fired have previously championed free speech.

SC Republicans who called for Clemson University employees to be fired have previously championed free speech.

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Jordan Lawrence @jorlaw.bsky.social · Sep 19

Always nice when your buds have a genuinely ripping band. @doomsdayprofit.bsky.social have a new album, and it's the sludgy end times soundtrack you've been looking for. doomsdayprofit.bandcamp.com/album/doomsd...

9 track album

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Bristow Marchant @bristowmarchant.bsky.social · Sep 18

More SC church breakup news. This time it's a 140-year-old Columbia Lutheran church looking to break away from the national denomination. www.thestate.com/living/relig...

Columbia church votes to leave its denomination. Bishop blames ‘misinformation’

Why most members of a 140-year-old South Carolina church are considering changing their affiliation.

She chairs a public Midlands school board. Her kids are going to private school

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

Bristow Marchant @bristowmarchant.bsky.social · Sep 15

Why are the children of a public school board chair going to a private school? And is that a problem? www.thestate.com/news/local/e...

Why a public school official in the Columbia area decided to send her children to a private school out of the district.

a woman in a green dress is standing in front of a window and says `` hello , i live here . ''

Jordan Lawrence @jorlaw.bsky.social · Sep 13

I moved to Columbia in December 2013. Tonight, I go to my first Gamecock home football game.

ALT: a woman in a green dress is standing in front of a window and says `` hello , i live here . ''

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Scout Motors is giving out free coffee. Here’s where and when to grab some

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · Sep 4

The company, which has promised to bring 4,000 new jobs to the area, will be giving out free cups of coffee around the Midlands Friday.

The company, which has promised to bring 4,000 new jobs to the area, will be giving out free cups of coffee around the Midlands Friday.

Irmo honors its Little League teams for World Series appearances

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · Sep 4

The Irmo Little League recognizes several teams for their accomplishments in 2025.

The Irmo Little League recognizes several teams for their accomplishments in 2025.

Get coffee with The State and tell us what you think of our Chapin coverage

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Jordan Lawrence @jorlaw.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join @bristowmarchant.bsky.social, @hannahwade2000.bsky.social and I in Chapin at The Daily Grind tomorrow from 12-2 to tell us your thoughts about @thestate.com’s local news coverage! www.thestate.com/news/local/a...

The first in our series of Coffee Conversations is set for Friday, Sept. 5.

Get coffee with The State and tell us what you think of our Chapin coverage

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Bristow Marchant @bristowmarchant.bsky.social · Sep 2

Y'all still have time to join @hannahwade2000.bsky.social, @jorlaw.bsky.social and I for coffee this Friday in Chapin. Sign up using the link so we'll know we'll see you there. www.thestate.com/news/local/a...

The first in our series of Coffee Conversations is set for Friday, Sept. 5.

Indie Legacy Acts, Erudite Pop-Rock, and a Little Bit of Doom Metal: What to See at This Year's Hopscotch

Jordan Lawrence @jorlaw.bsky.social · Aug 30

For only the 2nd time (really the 1st with the festival being fully back in post-pandemic action), I won't be going to the Hopscotch Music Festival this year. But I still have thoughts on what you might see if you're going. I shared them for @indyweek.bsky.social. indyweek.com/music/hopsco...

Hopscotch Music Festival is back Sept. 4-6 for its 15th go-round in downtown Raleigh.

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Jordan Lawrence @jorlaw.bsky.social · Aug 29

One week from today, @hannahwade2000.bsky.social, @bristowmarchant.bsky.social and I will be at The Daily Grind Cafe in Chapin to talk with you about our local news coverage. Come on by! www.thestate.com/news/local/a...

Get coffee with The State and tell us what you think of our Chapin coverage

The first in our series of Coffee Conversations is set for Friday, Sept. 5.

Hackers demanded Midlands school district pay ransom. They refused

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

Bristow Marchant @bristowmarchant.bsky.social · Aug 27

How a Midlands school district stood up to hackers that stole students' data. www.thestate.com/news/local/e...

District officials offered the most detailed insight yet into a data breach that left some former students’ information exposed, and offered next steps to those affected.

New Columbia coffee shop debuts in a trendy development. Here’s where

Jordan Lawrence @jorlaw.bsky.social · Aug 26

I hope y'all weren't wanting to report any non-celebrity-engagement news today.

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christrainorsc.bsky.social @christrainorsc.bsky.social · Aug 26

New Vibez near the river.

The newly opened Columbia shop offers specialty coffees and teas and is located in well-known apartment development.

How former USC football superstar Marcus Lattimore turned pain into poetry

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · Aug 25

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall interviewed USC great Marcus Lattimore whose book is out ahead of a season of high hopes for the Gamecocks. This is part one.

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall interviewed USC great Marcus Lattimore whose book is out ahead of a season of high hopes for the Gamecocks. This is part one.

Coffeehouse Conversations with The State

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Bristow Marchant @bristowmarchant.bsky.social · Aug 25

Join me, @hannahwade2000.bsky.social & @jorlaw.bsky.social for some journalism office hours at the Daily Grind in Chapin next Friday, Sept. 5, from 12 to 2 p.m. www.eventbrite.com/e/coffeehous...

Eventbrite - The State presents Coffeehouse Conversations with The State - Friday, September 5, 2025 at The Daily Grind Cafe, Chapin, SC. Find event and ticket information.

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SC church breakup will be handled by a single court, just not the Supreme Court

Reposted by Jordan Lawrence

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · Aug 22

An Upstate Methodist church sought to have the state’s highest court settle its fight to get out of the United Methodist denomination. But the justices found another solution.

An Upstate Methodist church sought to have the state’s highest court settle its fight to get out of the United Methodist denomination. But the justices found another solution.