At the federal level, Republicans are making housing a major talking point. At the state level in South Carolina, it's a much different story. And one leaving Democrats' ideas in the dark. By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorJan 14, 2026 Housing used to be a beat no one would touch. If there was coverage in the press about housing, at all, it almost certainly had to do with the markets.

South Carolina is growing in population and investment, more than almost any other state. But it’s not growing uniformly, and that puts hollowing-out rural communities far behind the fanfare. By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorJan 2, 2026 South Carolina hit the 5 million mark for population in July of 2017. By the end of 2023, South Carolina was the…

By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorDec. 29, 2025 Predictions are not our thing. But there are some things The Oasis will be looking into as 2025 ends and 2026 looms. It’s tempting (Lord, how it's tempting) to make sweeping predictions about what lies ahead in 2026. But journalistic graveyards are thick with the ashes of end-of-December predictions that look ridiculous by early May.

I didn't want to write an editorial. But it became the only vehicle for me to tell the story behind the story -- one of confusion, frustration, anger ... and silence. By Scott Morgan, Managing Editor,Dec. 14,2025 The rooms are loud, the conversations boisterous. The mood, however, is hardly festive. In private sessions and not-for-public board meetings, nonprofit organizations, advocates, scholars, elected officials, administrators, and social services workers talk freely amongst themselves about survival.

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Juan Velazquez was born and raised in New Jersey. He now lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina. He went to Canada and ended up facing a masked immigration agent, a German shepherd, and the fear of being disappeared, when he came back. By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorNov. 21, 2025 Parked cars. That's what scares Juan Velazquez most. Parked cars with tinted windows.

Mobility-impaired passengers face unreliable schedules, long rides, and drivers who sometimes just don't pick them up for medical appointments (or much else). One medical clinic in the Charlotte area came up with a novel solution for its patients -- pick up the passenger and the tab. By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorNov. 14, 2025 Take a long look at the photo that sits on top of this story.

Affordable housing conferences do a good job of defining the problem. they need to start doing a better job of showing the process of solutions. By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorNov. 8, 2025 Housing conferences have a lot of numbers, but not much plot. Like a phone book. Which used to exist, I promise. The trouble is, numbers can be misrepresentative.

The state wants to broker charitable donations to food banks to counter the effects of SNAP payments stopping as of Saturday. Some don't see how it's going to work so well. By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorOct. 28, 2025 On Tuesday, Gov. Henry McMaster authorized Central Carolina Community Foundation's One SC Fund — a statewide initiative supported by philanthropic donors and funders — to collect charitable donations to directly benefit food banks around South Carolina.

November comes this Saturday, and with it a potential halt to food assistance. By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorOct. 26,2025 Journalism is often an exercise in how to tell people things they need to…

November comes this Saturday, and with it a potential halt to food assistance. By Scott Morgan, Managing EditorOct. 26,2025 Journalism is often an exercise in how to tell people things they need to know without being alarmist. So let's start by saying this: This entire article could be negated five minutes after it's published. But if the federal shutdown is still happening at the end of this week, Halloween will be the last day that low-income South Carolinians can use their SNAP and WIC benefits for who knows how long.

Lower-income parents often do a dark kind of calculus: Change their baby’s diaper, or risk running out. It’s a kind of equation that usually goes unnoticed. By Scott Morgan, Managing Ed…

Lower-income parents often do a dark kind of calculus: Change their baby’s diaper, or risk running out. It’s a kind of equation that usually goes unnoticed. By Scott Morgan, Managing Ed…

When the library closes for repairs, those who rely on it for peace of mind and social connections will lose a main social hub. By Scott Morgan, Managing Editor She sleeps. But not really. Neither …

The 45-year-old library building is in need of upgrades. No one disputes this. But not many seemed to consider what a six-month closure would mean to people who rely on the library for internet, re…