Will Folks

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Editor and Founder at FITSNews

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2026 S.C. Governor's Race: Alan Wilson Officially 'In'

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

We’ve been covering the 2026 South Carolina governor’s race for so long here at FITSNews it’s easy to forget that none of the contenders we’ve been discussing has actually entered the race yet…That will change next Monday (June 23, 2025) at around 6:00 p.m. EDT when the Palmetto State’s four-term attorney general Alan Wilson announces his candidacy at an event in his hometown of Lexington, S.C. Wilson, 51, will reportedly make it official during a gathering at Hudson’s Smokehouse in Lexington.
South Carolina's 'Senator Boobs' Flips Off Liberal Protesters

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

Freshman South Carolina state senator Tom Fernandez hasn’t exactly distinguished himself since being elected last fall to represent the citizens of S.C. Senate District 39 (which includes parts of Berkeley, Dorchester and Orangeburg counties).
FITSNews Interview: Camden Mayor Vincent Sheheen

2 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

It’s been a brutal few decades for small towns in South Carolina – and across the nation. Gravitational trends including globalization, automation, corporatization, illegal immigration etc. have wreaked havoc on these once vibrant local communities. Built from the ground up in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with blood, sweat and old-fashioned American ingenuity – their collective collapse has been greeted by twenty-first century “leaders” with unoriginal, ineffectual responses.
Wes Climer And Dick Harpootlian's 'Shot Heard Round The State'

2 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

South Carolina state senator Wes Climer joined former senator (and veteran Palmetto State attorney) Dick Harpootlian in Columbia, S.C. on Monday (June 9, 2025) to announce the filing of legal action against Climer’s colleagues in the S.C. General Assembly.
Sources: Cindy Crick Tapped As New Upstate Prosecutor

3 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster has reportedly chosen Upstate criminal defense attorney Cindy Crick to succeed Walt Wilkins as solicitor for the S.C. thirteenth judicial circuit – which includes Greenville and Pickens counties. Wilkins is stepping down after fifteen years on the job – news which was first reported by FITSNews two weeks ago. McMaster has yet to publicly announce Crick as his selection, but familiar with the situation have confirmed the choice to FITSNews.
S.C. Legislative Panel To Hear Ethics Complaint Against Freedom Caucus Leader

3 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

The legislative ethics committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing this month to take action on a complaint filed against former state representative Adam Morgan – the first chairman of the S.C. Freedom Caucus. The complaint – news of which was exclusively reported by FITSNews last month – was filed by Morgan’s rival in the 2024 GOP primary election for the Palmetto State’s fourth congressional district, fourth-term congressman William Timmons.
Nancy Mace's Former Fiancé Blasts Her 'Pride Flip-Flop'

3 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

Like an unmanageable forest fire, the acrimonious war of words between U.S. congresswoman Nancy Mace and her former fiancé – Charleston, S.C. entrepreneur Patrick Bryant – has burned hot, high, far and wide.
Is Lindsey Graham Vulnerable In A 'Republican' Primary In South Carolina?

3 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

Much of the recent talk in South Carolina political circles has focused on which Democrats are running – or could run – against incumbent U.S. senator Lindsey Graham in next fall’s election for this seat. Certainly there is über-woke progressive pediatrician Annie Andrews – who appears to be the early favorite of the liberal activist crowd and the left-leaning legacy media.
Parts Of South Carolina’s Interstate 95 Could Become Slightly Less Embarrassing

3 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

One of the most heavily traveled modern thoroughfares in the United States turns into the equivalent of a bombed out Baghdad airstrip (c. 1991) as soon as motorists cross the border into South Carolina. Interstate 95 – which runs 1,906 miles from Maine to Miami – is the East Coast’s principal north-south highway system. And in South Carolina, it’s a friggin’ disaster.
Former Tea Partier Joins Democratic Party, Heads To South Carolina

3 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

At a time when America continues to trend further to the ideological right, former U.S. congressman Joe Walsh – an erstwhile Tea Partier and early supporter of Donald Trump is headed in the opposite direction. Walsh joined the Democrat party this week, bucking the national trend in a move some believe is a precursor to a campaign announcement.