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Morgan Island: The South Carolina 'Monkey Island' that's completely off-limits to humans

Off the coast of Beaufort, South Carolina, lies a small, marshy island that looks like dozens of others scattered along the state's Lowcountry. But Morgan Island hides a strange secret: it is home to thousands of rhesus macaques, and not a single permanent human resident. Commonly known as "Monkey Island,"…

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Saltwater Serenity: The Allure of Fishing with Peter Lawson-Johnston in Charleston's Lowcountry

Fly fishing, particularly saltwater fly fishing, offers that rare combination of sport, adventure, and beauty, an intricate dance between human skill and nature's unpredictability.

International Business Times

The US food bank keeping Gullah Geechee farming traditions alive: ‘Our local food is like no other’

The Lowcountry Food Bank has provided culturally relevant foods like okra, squash and yams to the Gullah Geechee people in South Carolina for 20 years

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Alex Murdaugh confronted by theft victims at sentencing: ‘What kind of animal are you?’

Victims of Murdaugh’s fraud scheme spoke at his sentencing on Tuesday

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Holiday dining at home: Lowcountry cornbread, pecan and shiitake stuffing by chef Brandon Rushing

Rushing’s mentor, chef Philip Bardin, was one of five original chefs who put Charleston’s culinary scene on the map and helped inspire the flavors of Lowcountry cuisine.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lawyer Alex Murdaugh's fall from high society life to become Netflix double murderer

Alex Murdaugh has been found guilty of killing his wife and son at their sprawling countryside estate. But this story stretches back even further and includes even more bodies in South Carolina's Lowcountry, in the US

Daily Mirror

Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering wife, son in June 2021

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, the fourth-generation heir to a powerful South Carolina legal, law enforcement and political family, was found guilty Thursday of murdering his wife and son in a case that brought the glare of national and international media attention to a long-secluded but corrupt corner of the…

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Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh to get documents that could challenge T-shirt evidence in South Carolina murder trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The attorneys of accused double murderer Alex Murdaugh will get access to documents that could challenge a key piece of evidence South Carolina prosecutors will use in its attempt to prove the once-prominent Lowcountry attorney brutally murdered his wife and son.

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New HBO series explores Murdaugh family’s grip on Lowcountry, deaths and financial crimes

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The HBO miniseries on the Murdaugh murders, “Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty,” was released on HBO Max Thursday, and it’s the most recent addition to the Southern Gothic saga that has gripped South Carolina.

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Built on backs of slaves: New mapping shows clearer picture of SC’s historic rice fields

YEMASSEE, S.C. — More than 236,000 acres of rice fields spanning 160 miles once covered coastal South Carolina, according to a recent mapping project that used modern tools to document the massive footprint of the Lowcountry’s antebellum rice culture.

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From an SC jail, Alex Murdaugh tried to get his son back into law school

Sitting in the Richland County jail on financial fraud charges, once powerful Lowcountry lawyer Alex Murdaugh fretted about getting his surviving son, Buster, back into the University of South Carolina’s law school.

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Coastal flavors of pan-fried catfish

This recipe from Chef Stephanie Harris-Uyidi’s newest cookbook showcases Lowcountry cuisine

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Cunningham clinches Democratic nomination for SC governor, will face Republican McMaster in November

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Lowcountry Congressman Joe Cunningham won the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday as he used his money advantage to defeat state Sen. Mia McLeod and three other candidates in the race.

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'Take a drug test': South Carolina's Katie Arrington challenges Rep. Nancy Mace after pot conference

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Escalating her criticism of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's focus on cannabis reform, Republican Katie Arrington said Friday that her opponent in the 1st Congressional District should not only take a drug test but make the results public, insinuating that Mace may have been "high" while representing South…

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