Hi. Im jessica, and it is a pleasure to be here today with the Honors College students and the university of South Carolinas 421 course with the south made exhibiting South Carolinas industrial past. I want to start with a quote. This quote comes from a very prominent american historian. A guy named ed ayres who wrote, while the coal mines and textile mills have become a visible and memorable part of southern history, the souths largest industry has remained virtually ignored. Lumbering is often written off as if little consequence and little dramatic interest. Yet, lumbering more often than any other industry captures the full scope of economic change in the new south. Its limitations as well as its impact. And we are about i dont know, a third of the way through the semester and i think you guys are already convinced of this. But, i thought it might be interesting to share with you a little bit more about how we got to this place. So, about five or six years ago the National Park Ser
3 3 thank you efren. Both south and North Carolina are expecting a mixed bag of moisture that includes possibly rain, sleet, and snow. According to duke energy, when rain starts to freeze it builds up. Once there gets to be about a quarter of an inch thats when tree branches fall right onto power lines causing Power Outages. 3 speaking of outages. Heres a look of the current sceandg. Thats one of the largest utility providers in the midlands. As you can see everything appears to be good at the moment. Well continue to monitor this situation throughout the morning and if you do need to report an outage to sceandg. You can call 18883334465. 3 another probelm with potential threats of icy rain is that the roadways can become very dangerous to drive on. The Highway Patrol says to be smart and to be prepared. Assist that person3 the Highway Patrol says they have already have troopers in place to patrol 3 because of the cold temperatures. You need to be careful while heating your homes. Heat
There is no try. The big three, back from a galaxy far, far away. The star wars cast revealed, in the photo thats going galactic gangbusters overnight. Why the force is strong with this one. Yoohoo and good morning, america. After that massive twister outbreak, the danger, now, is flooding across the south. At least one dead overnight. Look at these pictures right here. You see a hummer submerged in florida, almost totally submerged. Fast food restaurants in North Carolina completely surrounded by water. All this as the cleanup is just beginning in 12 states. Youre looking at drone footage showing Severe Damage at an apartment complex in alabama. We want to get right to our extreme team. Ginger is standing by. We want to get to gio benitez in pensacola, where flash floods are taking a toll. Good morning to you, gio. Reporter good morning, lara. Good morning, george. This is quite an incredible storm. Take a look behind me. This car here has been sort of floating around all night long.
For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. Scientists are trying to learn their secrets and to protect them.
For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. Scientists are trying to learn their secrets and to protect them.