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Tree allergy season has started, and many South Carolina residents have already felt its effects. There are many reports of cars with a yellow coating and horizons with a yellowish tint. The yellow pollen comes from Pine trees, but other pollen from oak, bayberry, pine, hickory, walnut, ash, mulberry, cedar, and willow trees cause especially bad allergies during spring.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 22 2025: we look at week three of the tort reform debate, which resulted in some movement on the massive bill S. 244; state Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver talks anecdotally of the impact of the no cell phones in schools ban; an anti-DEI bill gets changed and moves to the House floor; and more!

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. It’s a joke that rings true for Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra Conductor Ryo Hasegawa and the young musicians he leads.

After months of waiting, Gov. Henry McMaster's nominee to run public health, Dr. Edward Simmer, had his first confirmation hearing in the Senate, where he sharply defended himself against critics of his response to the COVID pandemic.

Crews continue to make progress in containing the Covington Drive fire in Myrtle Beach, which began in a residential fire pit on March 1. According to the South Carolina Forestry Commission, the fire that covered 2,059 acres is now 80% contained.

Margaret Thompson is fighting from the basement. “It’s an uphill fight to the bottom,” she said. “That's why I'm here, with minimum wage. I haven't made minimum wage since 1968.”