How the SC State Fair is helping education
The South Carolina State Fair is working to help education in the state by awarding 50 scholarships to students across the state every year.
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Plans for new Murrells Inlet walk unveiled
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (AP) — Plans have been unveiled to create a walkway more than a mile long on the marsh behind restaurants and shops on the south end of Murrell's Inlet.
College of Charleston workers get bonuses
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Employees of the College of Charleston will get bonuses of up to $3,000 by the end of the year.
The Citadel to unveil statue of class ring
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Citadel is unveiling a statue of the school's celebrated class ring.
Civil Air Patrol won't take Horry County calls
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Myrtle Beach unit of the Civil Air Patrol will no longer take assistance calls from Horry County after its commander was arrested by county police for taking a laser pointer from a 12-year-old.
4 shot dead in South Carolina homes, incl. gunman
LIBERTY, S.C. (AP) — Four people have been found shot to death at two adjacent homes in South Carolina and investigators believe the gunman is among the dead.
Greenwood man gets 15 years for fatal shooting
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A 20-year-old Greenwood man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a shooting death that started as a fight between rival gangs.
Greenville man who wounded deputy sentenced
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A 73-year-old Greenville County man has been sentenced to five years in prison for wounding a sheriff's deputy during a raid.
SC transportation agency expects more $ problems
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Transportation Department officials in South Carolina are expecting more cash flow problems later this year.
Wall Street protests spread to Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — About 30 people are rallying in downtown Spartanburg as an offshoot to the four weeks of protests of banks and financial institutions in New York City.
Cops: Man shoots into bar after being kicked out
SMYRNA, S.C. (AP) — York County deputies say they arrested a man who shot into a bar three separate times after he was kicked out and told never to return.
Southbound Interstate 85 reopens after fiery wreck
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Traffic is back to normal in the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 in Gaston County after a fiery crash killed a South Carolina truck driver.
Olar holds 9th annual Model T's to Olar festival
OLAR, S.C. (AP) — The tiny Bamberg County town of Olar will hold its ninth annual Model T's to Olar Festival that celebrates its early connection to the Ford Motor Co.
SC family brings State Fair to homebound patriarch
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Scott Jacobs' broken down body finally couldn't take it anymore, and the latest blow from Lou Gehrig's Disease came with cruel timing: He would have to miss the South Carolina State Fair in October for the first time in 55 years.
Shaw Air Base to get $7.6 million fitness site
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — Air Force and Army personnel are going to be even fitter with a new $7.6 million exercise center opening at Shaw Air Force Base in central South Carolina.
SC to turn on delayed Statehouse security system
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state plans to turn on a security system for the Statehouse complex that former Gov. Mark Sanford mothballed years ago by refusing to let state police take up posts to operate.
SC agency sets new rules, bars obscuring statues
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is barring groups holding events at the Statehouse from obscuring statues and monuments after the NAACP erected a backdrop at a rally that blocked the view of a George Washington statue.
Spartanburg man accused of tattooing minor girls
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 22-year-old Spartanburg man has been released on bond after his arrest on charges of tattooing two underage girls.
Kroger Recalls Ice Cream with Unlisted Peanuts
Kroger is recalling ice cream sold in 10 states because it may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label.
Man Shoots Into Bar After Being Kicked Out
SMYRNA, S.C. (AP) _ York County deputies say they arrested a man who shot into a bar three separate times after he was kicked out and told never to return. Authorities said 57-year-old Myers Duncan of Blacksburg was charged Tuesday with six counts of attempted murder and discharging firearms into a dwelling.
