Tracy Glantz

South Carolina

Video Journalist at The State

Visual Journalist, The State Media Company

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Articles

Hunting for an EV charging station? A new SC law will help with that | Opinion

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

Electric vehicles park at a charging station. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Electric vehicles are becoming an important driver for South Carolina’s economy. As the state continues to attract electric vehicle manufacturing companies that invest billions, we must plan ahead for the day when more and more electric vehicles are traveling South Carolina’s highways. These vehicles will need a place to charge up, but charging stations remain few and far between.
Stop paying South Carolina school superintendents so much to leave | Opinion

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

Robert Lominack, now the Richland District One school board chair, is shown during a meeting of the board in 2024 Tracy Glantz [email protected] Being a public school superintendent in South Carolina — or anywhere in the nation, really — is a high-profile job with a lot of authority, responsibility and stress — and a big paycheck to match. It can also ultimately involve, as we’ve seen too often in the Midlands, a giant severance payout.
Super start: South Carolina upends UCLA in NCAA softball series opener

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

South Carolina celebrates a two-run home run from Lexi Winters (right) in Friday’s super regional game against UCLA at Carolina Softball Stadium. Tracy Glantz [email protected] South Carolina softball is now one win away from punching its ticket to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. The No. 8 seed Gamecocks beat No. 9 seed UCLA 9-2 in game one of the NCAA Tournament Super Regional.
How Ashley Chastain Woodard helped Sam Gress regain confidence, become USC softball’s ace

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

University of South Carolina’s Sam Gress (9) throws pitches during practice at the Carolina Softball Stadium before the NCAA Columbia Super Regional on Thursday, May, 22, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Sam Gress’ journey through college softball is winding, to say the least. The sport took her from her hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Raleigh, North Carolina, and then Charlotte and finally to Columbia this year. It hasn’t always been easy.
USC softball’s historic season continues with super regional against UCLA

2 weeks ago | thestate.com | Tracy Glantz
SC on path to busy hurricane season in 2025, new NOAA forecast shows. Here’s how bad it may get

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

A portion of the West Columbia Riverwalk has been closed since flooding in 2024 caused by Hurricane Helene. April 29, 2025 Tracy Glantz [email protected] South Carolina and the rest of the Southeast could face up to 19 named storms during hurricane season this year, federal forecasters say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday predicted the statistical likelihood of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year.
Dawn Staley makes first comments on MiLaysia Fulwiley’s transfer to LSU

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

University of South Carolina Head Coach Dawn Staley yells to the team during the first half of action at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Sunday, March 30, 2025 in the Birmingham 2 regional of the NCAA Tournament. Tracy Glantz [email protected] South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley made her first public comments Thursday about former Gamecock star player MiLaysia Fulwiley’s decision to transfer.
Honor the fallen this Memorial Day by listening to those who came home | Opinion

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

Volunteers prepared Fort Jackson National Cemetery for a Memorial Day observance by placing American flags on nearly 2,800 headstones at the cemetery in this file photo. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Memorial Day is often framed as a day of national gratitude — a time to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. But at Bullets and Bandaids, we’ve come to understand it as something more personal.
Rep. Nancy Mace has government lawyer to defend her against allegations she lied

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

Republican South Carolina congresswoman Nancy Mace speaks during a visit to the Richland County GOP meeting. Tracy Glantz [email protected] The U.S. Attorney’s office for South Carolina has a new role: defending Rep. Nancy Mace, R-Charleston, a controversial and outspoken member of Congress.
Behind the bigger fight over Columbia’s conversion therapy ban | Opinion

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

Columbia City Council member Tyler Bailey at the Columbia City Hall on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Since the 1970s, South Carolinians have recognized that rule over local governments by the General Assembly has been ineffective and inefficient. However, recent threats by the South Carolina General Assembly over the city of Columbia’s conversion therapy ban have taken a direct shot at the spirit of “home rule” and everything that it stands for.