GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette has kicked off her bid for governor in 2026, highlighting several years of what she considers pushing outgoing Gov. Henry McMaster’s agenda, and an already-formed connection with President Donald Trump.

Evette was first elected lieutenant governor of South Carolina in 2018; she officially announced her campaign for the state's top job in Greenville

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette announces her bid for the Republican nomination for South Carolina Governor at The Smokestack at Judson Mill on Monday, July 14, 2025. She says her background in business and her early,

Anderson “Chase” Childers, 38, of Dallas, Ga., was killed Sunday after becoming caught in a rip current. "In a heroic act, he saved a family of five in a moment of crisis in Pawleys Island on Sunday afternoon, putting their lives above his own," according to a GoFundMe to support his family.

A former Cobb County police officer died trying to save others from drowning off the South Carolina coast. Police said Anderson “Chase” Childers, 38, and another person dove into the water off Pawleys Island to help several swimmers caught in a rip current on Sunday afternoon.