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  • Did you know?

    Amanda Curtis|Dec 10, 2020

    The name of the pilot episode of “The Dukes of Hazzard” was “One Armed Bandits.” The General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard is a ‘69 Dodge Charger. It’s estimated the show wrecked a total of somewhere between two and three hundred Chargers. Boss Hogg’s famous car was the white 1970’s convertible Cadillac Deville. Dixie was the name of Daisy’s Jeep CJ-7. The Dukes of Hazzard show took place in the fictitious Hazzard County, Georgia. The first five episodes were filmed in Covington, Georgi...

  • Did you know? Election edition

    Amanda Curtis, Contributing Writer|Nov 5, 2020

    During the “Bleeding Kansas” election in 1855, over 5,000 so-called “Border Ruffians” entered Kansas to sway the election in order to force pro-slavery legislation. Even though the number of votes cast was more than the number of eligible voters in the territory, the governor approved the election. In the 1872 United States election, President Grant ran against a dead man. His opponent, Horace Greeley, died during the election process. Up until 2012, it was illegal in South Carolina to buy alc...