The State News: South Carolina

Name: The State News: South Carolina
Rating: 4.4 (2494 reviews)
Author: The McClatchy Company

By: The McClatchy Company App

Local articles in Columbia SC

Overview

Version:

11.1.18

Last updated: 2026-09-08

Ranking

#37,570 ▲ 95

Overall

Features & Capabilities

The State News: South Carolina delivers trusted local journalism from Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and communities across the South Carolina Midlands. Stay informed with daily coverage of breaking news, crime, weather, business, politics, community developments, and statewide stories, plus national and world headlines curated by local editors.

Follow local, college, professional, and high school sports, watch live news videos, browse photos, read opinions and editorials, and explore digital newspaper editions. Personalize your experience with favorite topics, article search, bookmarks, dark mode, AI-generated article summaries reviewed by the newsroom, and commenting and sharing tools. The app also includes access to previous newspaper issues, puzzles, and games.

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By:

The McClatchy Company

Rating:

4.40

(2,494) 20 new ratings

Version:

11.1.18 Last updated: 2026-09-08

Version code:

890850163

Creation date:

2012-03-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

145.02MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-22

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Ranking

# 37,570 ▲ 95

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Developed by:

The McClatchy Company

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-state-news-south-carolina/id511921363

Website:

https://www.thestate.com/

User Reviews

User reviews show a mixed sentiment: the app delivers solid content and digital access to The State, appealing to loyal readers, but it is plagued by instability, delayed local coverage, heavy paywalls/ads, and a frustrating reading experience (small text, poor layout on iPad) with unreliable notifications.

Pros

Content is good and reliable; readers describe the journalism as solid and balanced.
Long-time readers appreciate the paper’s digital transition and value having The State accessible online.
The app represents and preserves The State’s presence for the community in a digital format.

Cons

Frequent crashes and ongoing instability (launch crashes, error fetching feeds).
Local news coverage is stale or not timely (articles can be days to months old; behind TV/national news).
Paywall and aggressive subscription prompts; ads disrupt reading experience.
Poor readability and display on devices (text too small, iPad display not filling screen; e-edition missing).
Push notifications are unreliable or not linking to the full stories.

Recent reviews

I started reading The State over 50 years ago and I’m glad to see it survive the transition to digital. But the skimpy local coverage is disappointing, and I am frustrated that sections like Business and Local have 4-6 month old articles it the top of the feed.