The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in South Carolina.
Incumbents State government Governor: Henry McMaster (R)
Events March March 1 - Grammy nominated singer songwriter Angie Stone is killed in a car accident.Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash". AP News. The Associated Press. March 2, 2025. Archived from the original on April 6, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025. March 2 – 2025 Southeastern United States wildfires March 7 – The state of South Carolina carry's out the execution of Brad Sigmon by firing squad. This was the first execution by firing squad since 2010, when Ronnie Lee Gardner from Utah was executed by firing squad. March 16 - Grammy nominated singer songwriter Jesse Colin Young dies.Farber, Jim (March 17, 2025). "Jesse Colin Young, Singer Who Urged Us to 'Get Together,' Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2025. March 25 – 2025 South Carolina House of Representatives District 113 special election
April April 15 – The Hub City Spartanburgers Minor League Baseball team plays its first game. April 26 – 11 people are injured in a shooting in Myrtle Beach. The suspected gunman is shot and killed by police. April 30 – Limestone University, located in Gaffney, announces it will close at the end of the semester after a $6 million funding drive failed.
May May 25 – 11 people are injured, ten by gunfire, in a shooting on a charter boat in Little River.
June June 3 - 24-year-old Bishopville City Councilman Keishan Scott is elected to the State Legislature. He is the youngest member of the State Legislature and the youngest to be elected to the body since 2016. June 11 – State Representative RJ May is charged with ten federal counts of child pornography. June 24 – 20 people are struck by lightning at a park on Lake Murray in Lexington, including 12 children. All of the injured sustain non-life-threatening injuries.
August August 11 – State Representative RJ May resigns from office amid federal child porn charges. August 16 – Governor McMaster directs the South Carolina National Guard to deploy 200 troops to Washington, D.C. to support the federal takeover of law enforcement in the capital.
October October 4 – Three people are injured in a fire at an Edisto Island home, including former State Senator Arnold Goodstein. His wife, circuit court judge Diane Goodstein, is not home at the time. October 12 – Four people are killed and 20 injured in a shooting at a St. Helena Island bar.
November November 4 – 2025 Columbia mayoral election: Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann wins reelection.
Deaths November 3 – Barbara R. Hatton, the first woman to serve as president of South Carolina State University"Barbara Hatton Obituary". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2025. Archived from the original on November 17, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Legacy.com.
See also 2025 in the United States
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