The objections of community and political leaders led state officials to withhold a liquor permit for a new nightclub along Richland County’s redeveloping Decker Boulevard.Samantha Cheek, spokeswoman for the S.C. Department of Revenue, said Wednesday a letter denying the license will go out next week to Ruben Guardiola of the Blue Willow Group Corp. of Myrtle Beach. She said the company ope...

When voters went to the polls two years ago, Nikki Haley was a South Carolina state representative mostly known for backing Gov. Mark Sanford's vetoes and stepping on toes in a push to force lawmakers to record every one of their votes.Alvin Greene was toiling away in the Army, an anonymous grunt