South Carolina’s prison director has won a national award for turning around an agency that was near the bottom in the county in funding, salaries and the rate of inmates who return to prison.
Actor Alec Baldwin says any suggestion that he’s not cooperating with a probe into last fall’s shooting on his movie set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is a lie. He responded via Instagram to stories that discussed why authorities who served him with a search warrant for his phone haven’t gotten it yet.
His lawyers say Murdaugh has no money anymore and can’t afford the $7 million bond. He’s been jailed since his arrest in October, and a different judge in a civil suit froze his assets in November.
South Carolina’s governor is proposing a simplification of the formula the state uses to pay its portion for public schools.
South Carolina lawmakers return to Columbia on Tuesday with a lot of money to spend. The General Assembly has some $4 billion extra to spend between the booming economy, federal COVID-19 relief money and money set aside in case the economy crashed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carolina (5-12) finished on a seven-game losing streak that leaves coach Matt Rhule’s future in question.
Five weeks after Alabama once again asserted its dominance over Georgia in the SEC title game, the Bulldogs drag the weight of a seven-game losing streak against the Tide and a 41-year national title drought into a rematch at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Along with celebrating her 21st birthday, junior Zia Cooke also celebrated another solid game on offense, scoring a team-high 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor.
PJ Hall scored 20 points, Nick Honor made four free throws in the last 10 seconds and Clemson used a late surge to edge North Carolina State 70-65 on Saturday.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named a Columbia-area attorney to become the next chair of the state’s health board.
