More than 150 years ago, the legend of Alice Flagg of the Hermitage began. This young lady from the banks of the inlet in Georgetown County has touched the lives of many, including the Chandler boys – who grew up sleeping in Alice’s room. Variations to the history are plentiful, but there is evidence to prove…she did exist.

South Carolina author and ghost tour guide, Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger, takes SCETV viewers on a journey to the 1840s for a love story; and brings the folklore alive through research-driven storytelling and beautiful imagery.

Did you know that 1 in 4 children in S.C. lack nutritional food on a regular basis? Many schools provide free lunch during the week, but what’s a child to do when there is no food available for the weekend? A Graniteville-based chocolatier has teamed up with a local foodbank in the Central Savannah River Area to not only bring smiles through their sweets but full bellies, as well.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christine Holmstedt about preventing carotid artery disease as well as research related to treating asymptomatic carotid artery disease.  Dr. Holmstedt is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Emergency Medicine and the Medical Director of Tele-Neuroscience at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Ian Kane about preventing accidental poisoning in children.  Dr. Kane is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and a Pediatric Emergency Physician at MUSC Children’s Health.

There’s nothing as sweet as honey. We visited a bee colony in the Upstate to see just how important the honey bee….and its honey…is in everyday life.

People from all around the world have been descending on the South, and South Carolina in general, for their unusual and delectable cuisine. We went down to Charleston to try a product made only in the Lowcountry.

Ghost of Madeline, Newberry, S.C.

The legend of Madeline, the young woman who climbed the bell tower of Keller Hall at Newberry College, and while searching for her fiance', John, she slipped and fell to the ground with the bell tower rope wrapped around her neck, and was strangled. A local doctor said she died of a broken heart. Students at the college have told stories of seeing Madeline in a sheer, white dress.

Bride of West End, Newberry, S.C.

It’s a car lover’s dream at the Sumter Cut Rate Drugstore and Soda Fountain, the second oldest restaurant in the state since 1935. Each year the restaurant hosts the Annual Caffeine and Gasoline Car & Motorcycle Show. The event benefits the Sumter County Military display, and the remainder of the proceeds is used to buy grocery store gift cards for military personnel and veterans. ETV Sumter shows us what the event is all about. This year the event takes place on October 27.

“Whatever you want to happen in your life, help make it happen for somebody else…and it will happen for you.”

Columbia native, Kevin Felder, started writing songs as a middle-schooler. Today, his music can be heard internationally. Through the ministry of Christian rap, Big Redd imparts positive lyrics for his audience. 

Felder also serves as station manager for Millennial FM.  

Video edited by Charles Dymock.

Two episodes of By The River play this week and you’ll want to tune into both.  First, at 8:00 p.m. Thursday on ETV, Bernie Schein is featured, along with his book, Famous All Over Town. Schein is a character himself, and viewers who are unfamiliar with him will quickly discover that. Bernie’s the kind of person you want to invite to any dinner party - the conversation never stops with him!  Bernie lets us in on a few of Beaufort’s worst-kept secrets and takes a serious turn when talking about the impact his best friend Pat Conroy had on the world.