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The South Carolina Lowcountry is a term used to describe the state's coastal counties, generally south of and including, Charleston. The region includes the South Carolina Sea Islands. The commonly accepted counties of the Lowcountry are Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, and Colleton counties.

Applied more broadly, the term can also refer to all areas in the state below the fall line, including Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Sumter, Clarendon, Lee, Williamsburg and Horry counties.

The Lowcountry does not contain any major economic centers; though one might select Hilton Head Island as the place of most significance, it is difficult to access from the rest of the Low Country and as a resort community has little else of commercial significance. Most business that cannot be conducted locally is transacted in Charleston or Savannah, Georgia.

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Commerce Dept. honors CSO's Stahl

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

Charleston Symphony Orchestra Music Director David Stahl was honored by the S.C. Department of Commerce on Saturday.

New safety chief stressing ethics

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

COLUMBIA — The head of the state Department of Public Safety says he has been meeting with Highway Patrol troopers to instill ethics standards during his first 90 days on the job in the wake...

Islands to share water for a while

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

A broken water main beneath Charleston Harbor has forced Sullivan's Island to tap into the Isle of Palms system. The two islands could be sharing drinks for about a month. Engineers with the Charles...

Carr chosen for helm

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

A city native who runs a fire department 10 times the size of Charleston's was nominated to become the next fire chief Monday by Mayor Joe Riley and was warmly received by city firefighters and electe...

Financial Meltdown

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

WASHINGTON — In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, le...

Charter school skating on thin ice

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

It's been a rough five years for Greg Mathis Charter High School. The North Charleston school has seen at least five directors during that time, and its test scores have been among the worst in Charl...

Looking for Palin frames

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

When the nation turns its eyes on Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden for Thursday's vice-presidential campaign debate, some TV viewers might be watching and wishing they had a pair of those trendy ri...

Father, son wounded in stabbing

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

A father was stabbed several times after he tried to step between his son and a group of people who came to their West Ashley home Sunday afternoon, the Charleston County Sheriff's Office said. Denni...

Shortage fuels frustrations

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

ATLANTA — Motorists are rising before dawn so they can be at the filling station when the delivery truck arrives. Some are skipping work or telecommuting. Others are taking the extreme step ...

Police seeking car that struck man

Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

Charleston police were searching for a blue Ford sedan thought to have struck and killed a man Saturday evening on Savannah Highway in West Ashley.

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