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FILE - In a July 18, 2013 file photo shows Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, S.C.,where the Civil War began and which is operated by the National Park Service. Tourism leaders attending a meeting of the Southeastern Tourism Society on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, got a sneak peek at plans to celebrate the Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Campaign will celebrate birthday of national parks

Bruce Smith · October 15, 2014 9:14 pm

Maritime official says port congestion a problem

Maritime official says port congestion a problem

Bruce Smith · September 12, 2014 6:23 pm

Panama Canal expansion completion now in 2016

Panama Canal expansion completion now in 2016

Bruce Smith · September 9, 2014 2:25 pm

FILE - In a July 29, 2014 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley listens to a question while meeting with reporters in Atlantic Beach, S.C. The governor has called on the town to end the Atlantic Beach Bikefest following violence in the Myrtle Beach area last Memorial Day. To Haley's left is Duane Parrish, the director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Parrish said on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014 that Atlantic Beach would be eligible for both advertising and building money for an event to replace the Bikefest. He also said publicity about the violence likely has hurt tourism this summer in the Myrtle Beach area. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Atlantic Beach could get ad and building money

Bruce Smith · August 4, 2014 5:27 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2012 file photograph a development along the Intracoastal Waterway in Mount Pleasant, S.C., is seen. On Monday, July 25, 2014, the nonprofit group Climate Central released a new report that sea level rise is expected to contribute to extreme floods along the South Carolina coast in the next four decades. The report concluded that $24 billion in property and 54,000 homes are at risk. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Report: Higher seas mean extreme floods in SC, NC

Bruce Smith · July 21, 2014 6:36 pm

Vacationers enjoy the shore at Folly Beach, S.C., on July 1, 2014. On Friday, July 18, 2014 the Obama Administration announced it was opening the Eastern Seaboard to oil and gas exploration for the first time in decades. Environmental groups have expressed concern that offshore energy rigs and the potential for spills could harm South Carolina's $18 billion tourism industry. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

Carolinas opinion mixed on offshore drilling

Bruce Smith · July 18, 2014 8:14 pm

Sheheen, Haley campaign spar over small business

Bruce Smith · July 17, 2014 9:56 pm

FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo, a container ship moves through the Charleston, S.C., harbor. The South Carolina Ports Authority announced on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 that during May 2014 the Port of Charleston handled almost 92,000 shipping containers, an increase of more than 15 percent over May of last year and the busiest month at the port in more than seven years. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, file)

SC ports see best month in more than 7 years

Bruce Smith · June 18, 2014 7:38 pm

FILE - In a Feb. 26, 2014, file photo, coal ash is loaded into a truck at the Jefferies power generating station just outside Moncks Corner, S.C., operated by Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility. On Monday, June 2, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed that South Carolina reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by more than half by the year 2030. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

SC utility: Emissions reduction will hurt economy

Bruce Smith · June 2, 2014 7:40 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2011 file photo, a tugboat sails down the Savannah River in Savannah, Ga. A joint board of officials from South Carolina and Georgia were told on Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Charleston, S.C., that it appears the river can handle ships both calling on the Georgia ports as well as at a planned $3.3 billion container ship terminal on the South Carolina side of the river just downstream from the city. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file)

Savannah River can apparently handle new port

Bruce Smith · May 22, 2014 4:57 pm

In this March 20, 2014 photo, a container ship makes its way into the Port of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., said on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 that a new federal Water Resources bill will smooth the way for deepening the Charleston Harbor shipping channel and be a big boost for smaller ports like the Port of Georgetown, S.C. The U.S. House approved the water bill conference report on Tuesday with the Senate to take up the measure later this week. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

New federal water bill good news for both SC ports

Bruce Smith · May 20, 2014 8:48 pm

SC Ports agency approves fiscal 2014 plan

SC Ports agency approves fiscal 2014 plan

Bruce Smith · June 18, 2013 7:34 pm