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The same low-pressure system that brought heavy snow across the Ozarks will cross South Carolina and bring light snow along the western mountains. It will also bring mainly rain across the southern Midlands through the Low Country. On Wednesday, the upper Midlands and the Pee Dee will likely see some ice build-up as the system crosses the Palmetto State.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 18, 2025: we look at what’s on tap this week at the Statehouse; we catch up with USC Law Professor Derek Black to discuss his new book on Black literacy traced over the centuries in the South; comments from Sen. Lindsey Graham who was in Europe and the Middle East; and more!

Happy Tuesday. We hope everyone had an enjoyable Presidents' Day weekend. Welcome to Week 6 of the South Carolina legislative session. Of note: Gov. Henry McMaster will make a Cabinet appointment announcement at 2:30 p.m. and on Wednesday he's headed to DC for the National Governors Association and Republican Governors Association winter meetings, per his schedule.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 15, 2025: we look at the abortion debate that played out in state Supreme Court this week; in Washington Congresswoman Nancy Mace made serious allegations from the House floor; Sen. Lindsey Graham continued his work on budget reconciliation to advance the Trump administration agenda; and more!

Happy Friday. You and we made it through Week 5 of the legislative session. It's also Valentine's Day. So, after you read The State House Gavel, put down your phone and go tell everyone about how much you love The State House Gavel.

Correction: Harper Cridland-Hughes is a student in Greenville, not Beaufort, as it says in the audio story.

Deciding what is and is not appropriate for children to read in school falls upon local school districts, until it doesn’t. If parents concerned that materials in public school libraries are inappropriate – typically because of what they consider to be too-mature content – they can ask that the school board review the materials.