South Carolina Subscribed Articles

Voting is Gullah! Wait, what? Please keep reading….

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in December 2025.

Blog Post

Lola Campbell, a sixth-generation Hilton Head Islander, shared her family’s Gullah heritage and its influence on her life at the League's December 9 Holiday Luncheon. She highlighted the Gullah culture’s resilience, emphasizing the importance of overcoming fear, rejecting harmful behaviors, maintaining faith, and utilizing talents. These values, instilled in the Gullah community, underscore the significance of voting as a means of creating positive change.

League of Women Voters of Maine Successfully Intervenes in Justice Department Lawsuit in Defense of Voter Privacy

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Public Statement

School Board restricts five more books

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in December 2025.

News

On December 9, the Beaufort County School Board voted to restrict five more books: The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryz and Crake by Margaret Atwood, November 9 by Colleen Hoover, Perfect by Ellen Hopkins, and Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaipur. A parental signature will be required for a student to checkout any of these books from the school libraries. These books were among 92 challenged books previously returned to shelves by review panels of parents, community members, teachers, librarians, and educators. State Regulation 43-170 provides a parent appeal process.

Pick Your Winter Faves & We'll Tell You How to Empower Voters in 2026

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Blog Post

Because who doesn't love a seasonal quiz?

There are some years we’re certain will go down in the history books — 2025 was one of them.

It was a year of challenges to both our democracy and our spirit. It was also a year when everyday voters showed up by the millions to fight for a country by and for the people.