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Current Updates on the Death Penalty in South Carolina

Gabriela Griggs

Information on the current state of the South Carolina death penalty and a spotlight on the developing case of the murder of Logan Federico. By Gabriela Griggs Staff Writer …

October 16, 2025 Issue

The Johnsonian

Concerts, Chalk Art and More: Rock Hill Rings in the Start of Spring With the Annual Come-See-Me Festival

Riley Brodie

The Come-See-Me festival is an annual showcase of Rock Hill’s highlights. A great deal of events take place with enough variety and engagement for the whole family. This year, the…

South Carolina Performs First Execution in Over a Decade, with Five More Likely to Follow

Evi Houston

Following legal deliberations addressing expired lethal injection drugs and the legalization of a firing squad and electric chair, the state is prepared to administer capital punishment every five weeks if…

Bill proposed in SC legislature to ban DEI training and statements

Marley Bassett

A bill was proposed in the South Carolina legislature earlier this month that would ban mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training at universities and prohibit universities from requiring or…

What’s happening in South Carolina politics

Marley Bassett

Since most of the state government was sworn in this past month, many elected officials have hit the ground running in terms of implementing, crafting and enforcing policy for South…

COVID-19 testing centers closing

Devyn Brown

Starting this month, South Carolina will reduce the number of public COVID-19 testing sites and end the daily reporting of cases. The decision to close testing sites was made…

Abortions to continue being available through Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against the heartbeat bill

Taylor Sallenger

U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis ruled that abortions can continue in South Carolina during the Planned Parenthood lawsuit against the heartbeat bill. This was an extension to the previous…

SC not prioritizing public school teachers in vaccine distribution

Bryn Eddy

South Carolina public school teachers have been advocating to be moved up in line for receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. However, their efforts were impeded on Tuesday, Feb. 16, during a state House panel where other essential workers demanded they also be made a priority…

Hello, hall of fame

Lily Fremed

It’s official—the inductees for the 2020 Winthrop Hall of Fame have been announced. Started in 2003, the Hall of Fame currently has ninety members, and four more about to join.…