It was nearly dusk this particular day in 1995 and William Franks Jr. was traveling to Cashiers, N.C., weaving around those curvy, mountain roads.

The annual fight to pass a state budget between conservatives, ultra-conservatives and Democrats in Columbia is heating up to a slow boil.

Recently I saw a man in a horse-drawn wagon traveling along a major highway.

For many years, critics claimed the New York Yankees were the best team money could buy.

It is the middle of May and the end of another school year is quickly approaching. Like all families, we are almost to the point of closing the book on the 2012-13 school year.

“If it is not one thing, it is another.”

I’ve heard that there are strategies available that can help married couples increase their Social Security benefits when they retire. My wife and I are approaching retirement age and would like to understand these options. What can you tell us?

Annie Rholetter will never forget that phone call at 9:45 p.m. July 7, 2012.

When I made the call to dive into the field of journalism, I made the conscious decision to earn my keep through sports.

Well, I’ve done it again. I’ve been thinking. I sometimes believe thinking may be bad for me.