A historic $14.5 million waterfront plantation in Berkeley County that served as a filming location for Netflix’s “Outer Banks” final season is now on the market. Clemson University texts reveal how trustees anxiously courted Michigan State President Kevin Guskiewicz over three months before he abruptly backed out in July, forcing the board to quickly pivot to former University of Georgia Provost Ben Ayers. O’Charley’s Restaurant + Bar, a Nashville-based casual dining chain that operated for 55 years, has suddenly closed all corporate locations, including its last South Carolina restaurant and the Underground Chuck’s concept in Charleston.
We’re going to catch you up on these and other top stories from The Post and Courier for Thursday, Sept. 10.
Inside this rare $14.5 million SC estate the actors broke into on ‘Outer Banks’
Richmond Plantation, a 154-acre English country-style manor originally built in the 1800s and rebuilt in 1927 by New York financier George A. Ellis, sits on the Cooper River in Berkeley County and served as a filming location in the final season of Netflix’s “Outer Banks.” The property, owned by Charleston hotel developer Mike Bennett since 2013, features five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, a grand dining hall, library, carriage house, guest house and boathouse. The estate, designed by renowned architectural firm Clinton and Russell and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, is the only English country-style manor of its kind in South Carolina.
Clemson University texts reveal uncertain courtship of would-be president
Clemson trustees made an offer to Michigan State President Kevin Guskiewicz worth up to $9.2 million, secured his signature on a term sheet and celebrated what they believed was a successful recruitment by late May, new communications from Clemson reveal. However, Guskiewicz hesitated over leaving unfinished business at Michigan State, where trustees were also fighting to keep him with a higher salary offer, and ultimately announced July 6 that he was staying at MSU for personal reasons. Within hours, trustees reached out to Ben Ayers, who they quickly hired for a package worth up to $7.8 million.
O’Charley’s abruptly closes all South Carolina restaurants, including Underground Chuck’s
O’Charley’s Restaurant + Bar, a Nashville-based casual dining chain that operated for 55 years, suddenly closed all corporate locations as of Sept. 9, including its last South Carolina restaurant in Summerville and the Underground Chuck’s location in West Ashley that had been there less than a year. The chain, which opened in 1971 and operated nearly 250 restaurants at its peak, has been shedding locations since 2016 and left only a handful across the Southeast and Midwest by this month.
Anna Poliakoff sews different pieces of fabric together on a piece from her “She The People” collection with her mom Robin at their home, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, in Charleston.
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West Ashley teen’s ‘She the People’ designs will be in New York Fashion Week runway show
Sixteen-year-old Anna Poliakoff from West Ashley has designed a six-piece collection titled “250: She the People” that will be featured in a New York Fashion Week runway show produced by Flying Solo on Sept. 13, exploring why women have historically been chosen as symbols of liberty and equality while often being denied those rights. Poliakoff, who began sewing at age 5 and took a couture class in Philadelphia, created pieces inspired by allegorical women including Lady Liberty, Columbia, Marianne and Britannia. The West Ashley resident hopes to pursue fashion full-time after college and dreams of owning a couture house one day.
SC Republican pollster shows health care costs could be a defining issue in 2026 elections
A survey of 600 registered South Carolina voters conducted by Republican-aligned pollster Walter Whetsell shows 63 percent say healthcare costs rank as very important in their voting decisions, with 65 percent concerned about rising out-of-pocket costs and 43 percent strongly favoring Medicaid expansion. The poll, sponsored by CoverSC, a Medicaid expansion advocacy organization founded in 2024, found that 75 percent of voters including nearly two-thirds of Republicans say rising costs are pressuring their family budgets, with independents showing the most pronounced concerns about healthcare affordability. South Carolina remains one of 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid, leaving approximately 200,000 people without access to subsidized healthcare coverage under current eligibility requirements.
This news briefing was created with the assistance of AI to summarize stories. The briefing was edited by a Post and Courier journalist before it was published.
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