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5 days 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.

5 days ago | fitsnews.com | Mark Powell |Michael Blackmon

Before there was Rosa Parks, there was Sarah Mae Flemming. Sarah Mae Who, you may ask? That’s a fair question, because her story is nowhere near as widely known as that of her Alabama compatriot. Nonetheless, Flemming’s profile in courage is not only every bit as moving; it was also an important milestone on the long road to civil rights in our state and nation. Born on her family’s 188-acre farm near Eastover, S.C. in 1933, Flemming was unable to finish high school.

5 days ago | fitsnews.com | Mark Powell |Michael Blackmon

by MARK POWELLOfficials in the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump are quietly letting it be known to Middle Eastern allies that the U.S. will not be joining in the fighting between Israel and Iran. With one important qualifier…Iran must not target American troops. That’s essentially the same message Washington sent last week, just ahead of the beginning of the current conflict. Washington has admitted helping Israel intercept incoming Iranian missiles and drones.

6 days 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).

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Mark Powell |Michael Blackmon

by J. MARK POWELLFrom a star-spangled tribute to the U.S. military in downtown Washington, D.C., to angry protests against autocracy stretching to the Pacific Coast, to a manhunt in the Heartland for a suspected political assassin in Minnesota, it was an eventful Saturday across the nation. And it all unfolded amidst the possibility of a deepening and expanding conflict on the other side of the world.