AP: Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin leaving office, but maybe not forever
By Meg Kinnard
Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia and one of the state’s highest-profile Democrats, will not seek a fourth term in office.
The South Carolina Senate has hired a military doctor to be the new director of the state’s beleaguered health and environmental agency.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks with fellow House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, following a meeting called by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Democrats are demanding that the GOP leadership remove her from committee assignments because of her history of using social media to endorse outlandish conspiracy theories and violent, racist views. (AP Photo/J….
Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia and one of the state’s highest-profile Democrats, will not seek a fourth term in office.
AJ Lawson scored 22 points, Seventh Woods added 12 and South Carolina beat No. 22 Florida 72-66 on Wednesday night, potentially making the Gators’ return to the rankings a brief one.
A South Carolina Senate committee has approved the retired military doctor tapped to direct the state’s beleaguered health and environmental agency.
One man is arrested after six people, including five young children, were shot to death early Tuesday at a home in Oklahoma.
Hunter Tyson scored 16 points, Clyde Trapp had 14 and Clemson beat North Carolina 63-50 on Tuesday night, snapping the Tar Heels’ three-game win streak.
A bill that would ban most abortions in South Carolina took its first steps in the House Tuesday.
Amazon said Tuesday that Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO later this year, a role he’s had since he founded the company nearly 30 years ago.
South Carolina senators are set to consider the retired military doctor tapped to lead the state’s beleaguered health and environmental agency Tuesday.