Everything about this barbaric, state-sanctioned atrocity—from the choice to the method itself—is abjectly cruel. We should not just be horrified—we should be furious.” ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man convicted in a double murder ... such as the colonial era and the Civil War, when it was used against deserters. “Even though [a firing squad] was used ...

At least three-quarters of South Carolina’s House members approved the more than 100 sections of the state’s $14 billion ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. of Columbia, South Carolina, triggered a mine in France on March 15, 1945, ...

Sigmon’s execution took place at the Broad River Correctional Institution, in Columbia, South Carolina, where all executions in the state are carried out. Sigmon received his special requested ...

There was a different twist on history during the March 6 First Thursday History Presentation at the Jamestown Public Library. Jamestown resident Jim Lutzweiler critiqued the book “The Demon of ...

South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina -- A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, was pronounced ...

The remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Arthur W. Crossland Jr., who was killed during World War II, will be interred March 14, 2025, ...

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.