By Gene Zaleski, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Dec.

By Thomas Brown, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Jan. 9--Construction continues at Claflin University, this time to provide spaces for worship and conversation that students will remember for the rest of their lives.

By Lee Hendren, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Nov.

By The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Jan. 20--The long-desired dream for an inland port in Orangeburg County may soon become a reality.

By James T. Hammond, The State, Columbia, S.C. Oct. 30--In South Carolina, two historically black schools illustrate different -- but many say equally important -- strategies to solidifying a niche in a hypercompetitive higher education marketplace. The key is admissions.