The City of Charleston is the best city in the world, Travel+Leisure magazine says. Charleston bested Barcelona, Spain; Cape Town, South Africa; Florence, Italy and others in the 15-city list that only included two other American cities, Savannah, Georgia, and New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Town of Bluffton is among the 25 best cities and towns in the nation for retirees, according to Forbes magazine’s unranked list, "The 25 Best Places to Retire in 2016."
The National Civic League has selected the City of Hartsville for a 2016 All-America City Award. It is the second time since 1996 the city has received the designation. Other South Carolina cities and towns that have won include Aiken in 1997, Charleston in 1977-78, Columbia in 1951 and 1964, Florence in 1965, Mount Pleasant in 2010 and Rock Hill in 1969.
The Association of South Carolina Mayors elected 2016-17 officers and board members: President Foster Senn, Newberry, and Vice President Linda Page, Mount Pleasant. New board members elected for a three-year term are Wayne McCall, Travelers Rest; Mary Jane Darby, Edisto Beach; Kenneth Gist, Woodruff; and Jason Stapleton, Williston. John Howard, Lancaster, was elected to fill a one-year unexpired term. Returning board members are Dennis Raines, Mauldin; Francenia Ellis, Furman; Tony Scully, Camden; Terrence Culbreath, Johnston; and Steve McDougall, Lexington.