Author: Associated Press

15-year-old’s body recovered after bridge-jumping accident

HICKORY TAVERN, S.C. (AP) – The body of a 15-year-old boy has been recovered from a South Carolina creek following a bridge-jumping accident. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the county coroner’s office say emergency crews located the body of Max Hofbauer in Rabun Creek near Hickory Tavern on Thursday evening. Officials say Hofbauer was with friends when…

Furman shuts down fraternity after parties spread COVID-19

Image: Furman University@ Twitter Greenville, S.C. (AP)– A fraternity at a South Carolina university has been suspended for at least four years after it hosted a pair of parties that led to the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement, Furman University says Kappa Alpha held parties at their fraternity house on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22 and nearly 60%…

Federal charges filed against two men accused of killing of SC mail carrier

KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) – Federal charges have been filed against two men who prosecutors said killed a mail carrier while she was driving her route in rural South Carolina. (Courtesy: Williamsburg County Detention Center) Trevor Seward Trevor Raekwon Seward and Jerome Terrell Davis are charged with murder against a government employee and several other charges. Jerome Terrell Davis (WCDC) Indictments…