While looking for info on a recent political scandal in my home county (not Charleston), I discovered a wealth of SC political blogs and a social networking site devoted to user-driven newsleads. Here are some tasty samples.

FITSNews – “Conservatism with an edge” blog of Governor Sandford’s former spokesperson, Will Folks/

The Palmetto Scoop – A conservative blog run by several folks including a moose. (Click here for more info.)

South Carolina Hotline blog – the SC Hotline sites are apparently by Jeffrey Sewell

South Caroina Hotline website – Really, nice directory of SC news sites and blogs.

SC Yellow Dog Democrats – Blog of SC Democratic party members (click for their “about” info)

For news with a social networking edge on the local, national, or world level, check out NowPublic.com.