South Carolina Hurricane Matthew damage News

South Carolina Governor Looks to Tackle State’s Flooding Woes

Gov. Henry McMaster started his Saturday in a South Carolina town devastated by flooding twice in three years to try to help make things better in the short and the long term. McMaster and other volunteers helped clean trash and …

South Carolina Gets Additional $65M in Matthew Aid

South Carolina will get an additional $65 million in federal aid to help the state rebuild after Hurricane Matthew. The State newspaper of Columbia reports the Department of Housing and Urban Development grant is part of a $2.3 billion nationwide …

County Farmers in South Carolina Uncertain of Future After Devastating Disasters

The Double R Farm in South Carolina has produced abundant crops for four generations of Rabon family farmers here, and despite the double whammy of record rains during the October harvest last year and last month’s hurricane, they are determined …

South Carolina’s 2 Extremes: Part of State Recovers From Flood, Other Part in Drought

As one part of South Carolina continues to recover from flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew, another area is suffering a drought. The Greenville News reports Upstate residents are being asked to conserve by limiting nonessential use of water, such as …