The State News: South Carolina

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About this app

The State local newspaper app delivers trusted local journalism serving Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and communities across the South Carolina Midlands. Explore daily local news coverage of issues affecting local residents in Columbia, Richland County, and Lexington County, including news reporting on crime, weather, local business, sports, and community developments shaping life across the Midlands.

The State local newspaper is your source for local, daily news from Columbia and surrounding Midlands communities. Our newsroom reports on events and decisions impacting Richland and Lexington counties, with local investigative reporting, statewide coverage, and national headline news.

LATEST LOCAL NEWS FROM A TRUSTED LOCAL NEWSPAPER
• Daily local news and stories from Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the SC Midlands
• AI generated summaries on all news articles reviewed by our newsroom
• The State newspaper opinions, editorials and columns
• Edition, a digital newspaper delivering a complete daily report of local, statewide, national, and world news curated overnight by our editors

LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and major news coverage
• View photos & videos from local news reporting and community events across Columbia and the Midlands

LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college and high school sports teams in South Carolina
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers

PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds
• Search for news articles, videos, games and more
• Bookmark news articles to read later
• Read newspaper articles your way with support for dark mode and light mode

Other News Features
• Browse articles by category
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email
• Comment on news articles
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper
• Recharge and unwind with puzzles and games

STAY AHEAD WITH THE STATE LOCAL NEWSPAPER APP
The State covers South Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you.

Stay connected to local daily news across Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the South Carolina Midlands with The State local newspaper app.

Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy
Read our Terms of Service here: https://www.thestate.com/customer-service/terms-of-service/text-only/
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Local Columbia and wider SC breaking news, politics, business, weather & sports.
Updated on
Jul 3, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

265 reviews
Sammie Gary
February 20, 2026
WOW! Finally, I enjoy the app! Love the the new design! No fret to enter the app ‐ a very rewarding venture now! Thanks You so much! No anxiety to view and all contemplating of giving up on the app has been erased!!👍🏾
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McClatchy
March 4, 2026
We’re thrilled to hear you’re enjoying the new design and that using the app now feels rewarding instead of stressful. Knowing that your anxiety about opening the app is gone and that you’ve decided to stick with it is exactly the outcome we hoped for. Customer Care team
Abigail
December 20, 2021
I got this app (and paid for the subscription) for south carolina news. I don't care about Kansas news, so stop putting it at the top of my feed. I stopped paying for the subscription after it went up 10 dollars a month! I know journalists have to get paid, I respect that, but a 10 dollar jump? I can afford 17, I can't afford 27. The notifications are also broken. If I see an interesting headline in my notifs then can't read the story because it just takes me to the homepage, now I'm frustrated.
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McClatchy
December 21, 2021
Thank you for your feedback. We are aware of an issue affecting push notifications and are working to resolve it.
A Google user
December 26, 2019
I did certainly enjoy seeing our local news every morning with my coffee. It's what started my day. But Since the app has been updated, there is a subscription fee to read some of the news stories??? What happened and why?? My rating has gone down! I'm no longer happy with this app!
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What’s new

Adds support for Edition banner ads
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App support

Phone number
+18008883566
About the developer
The McClatchy Company, LLC
mobile-team@mcclatchyinteractive.com
1601 Alhambra Blvd Ste 100 Sacramento, CA 95816-7165 United States
+1 202-664-9574

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