Jeffrey Collins
@jeffreycollinsap.bsky.social
Reporter - Associated Press. Columbia, South Carolina
Consistency. Always key. (Nov. 13, 2017-2025)
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Consistency. Always key. (Nov. 13, 2017-2025)
Northern Lights are out in Columbia. You don’t even need the camera to see the faint red.
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Northern Lights are out in Columbia. You don’t even need the camera to see the faint red.
This was all true. But, wait, there is going to be a plot twist….
November 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This was all true. But, wait, there is going to be a plot twist….
Not sure you will find a more devastating loss this year than what Denny Hamlin just suffered after that late caution. And I’m talking all around from on the track to off.
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Not sure you will find a more devastating loss this year than what Denny Hamlin just suffered after that late caution. And I’m talking all around from on the track to off.
One of the students at my wife’s school asked her if it was ok to trick-or-treat without a costume because he didn’t have one. That’s how she ended up at Target last night.
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
One of the students at my wife’s school asked her if it was ok to trick-or-treat without a costume because he didn’t have one. That’s how she ended up at Target last night.
And the blood gets thin after more than a quarter century in South Carolina. Im shivering a little on this federal court stakeout.
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
And the blood gets thin after more than a quarter century in South Carolina. Im shivering a little on this federal court stakeout.
Always for you Littlest. Paying it forward. Unit 16. ❤️
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Always for you Littlest. Paying it forward. Unit 16. ❤️
Looks like a new generation of SC Statehouse reporters will get The Lee Bright Experience.
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Looks like a new generation of SC Statehouse reporters will get The Lee Bright Experience.
Much to my surprise, onboarding a new employee this morning.
October 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Much to my surprise, onboarding a new employee this morning.
And the suit that started it all.
October 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
And the suit that started it all.
A playoff with Dabo’s old coordinator wonder twins (and no Dabo) would be something especially where everyone was to start this season.
And this is very, very doable for Virginia.
And this is very, very doable for Virginia.
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A playoff with Dabo’s old coordinator wonder twins (and no Dabo) would be something especially where everyone was to start this season.
And this is very, very doable for Virginia.
And this is very, very doable for Virginia.
A photo by the immensely talented Grace Beahm Alford of The Post and Courier was the lead art today of the AP’s morning newsletter.
October 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A photo by the immensely talented Grace Beahm Alford of The Post and Courier was the lead art today of the AP’s morning newsletter.
In case you are wondering how today’s South Carolina Senate subcommittee hearing on abortion bill S-323 is going to go, even SC Citizens for Life, who has fought for stricter abortion laws for 40 years, is against this one.
Bill: www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025...
Bill: www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025...
October 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In case you are wondering how today’s South Carolina Senate subcommittee hearing on abortion bill S-323 is going to go, even SC Citizens for Life, who has fought for stricter abortion laws for 40 years, is against this one.
Bill: www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025...
Bill: www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025...
206 minutes until the best month of the year!!
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
206 minutes until the best month of the year!!
Look at who I found at the end of the road 🫶
September 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Look at who I found at the end of the road 🫶
Hitting up all the finest dining this week. Leg 2 _ off to NC.
September 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Hitting up all the finest dining this week. Leg 2 _ off to NC.
Running to the subway to make my 710p flight and right before I headed downstairs found out it was delayed 80 minutes. So I headed to Little Italy in Chinatown and made lemons into pizza to mix metaphors
September 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Running to the subway to make my 710p flight and right before I headed downstairs found out it was delayed 80 minutes. So I headed to Little Italy in Chinatown and made lemons into pizza to mix metaphors
Thank you Mel Schaffer and family. I hope that 75th birthday was fabulous.
September 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thank you Mel Schaffer and family. I hope that 75th birthday was fabulous.
I’ve always wanted to sit in a bench in Central Park and watch the world go by. Silly dream. Sometimes those are the best when they happen. 🍎
September 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I’ve always wanted to sit in a bench in Central Park and watch the world go by. Silly dream. Sometimes those are the best when they happen. 🍎
After 25 years and 187 days, I finally found AP HQ.
September 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
After 25 years and 187 days, I finally found AP HQ.
As I keep refreshing a particular case with a deadline looming in 15 minutes, I appreciate the most recent entry. Is it like a James Brown’s encore? Is it a horror film? Is it a Waterboy like story of redemption?
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
As I keep refreshing a particular case with a deadline looming in 15 minutes, I appreciate the most recent entry. Is it like a James Brown’s encore? Is it a horror film? Is it a Waterboy like story of redemption?
Tiny dog charged my car barking furiously. And this is the road I drove in on. So all is good.
September 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Tiny dog charged my car barking furiously. And this is the road I drove in on. So all is good.
I’m willing to at least entertain an argument this was the pinnacle of the 80s, pop culture, musical collaboration — whatever point needs to be made.
September 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I’m willing to at least entertain an argument this was the pinnacle of the 80s, pop culture, musical collaboration — whatever point needs to be made.
As always for you Littlest. Unit 15. And I have a friend with me today. Between the two of us we've given 2 gallons.
August 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
As always for you Littlest. Unit 15. And I have a friend with me today. Between the two of us we've given 2 gallons.
My favorite shirt I've seen in a long time. Thanks to Matt Mitchell and his SEC Roll Call for introducing me to it. And welcome back college football!
August 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My favorite shirt I've seen in a long time. Thanks to Matt Mitchell and his SEC Roll Call for introducing me to it. And welcome back college football!