No. 3 Clemson vows better defensive performance vs Gamecocks
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables just can’t forget what happened against South Carolina a year ago.
Author: Associated Press
DPS director will not be back for third term
SC DPS website Columbia, S.C. (AP)–The director of the South Carolina agency that oversees state troopers says he will not be nominated for a third term. State Public Safety Department Director Leroy Smith wrote an email to his employees Tuesday saying he is disappointed his eight years at the agency is coming to an end. Smith was appointed director in…
10-year-old killed by another 10-year-old playing with gun
(AP) – Authorities in Lancaster County say a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed by another 10-year-old boy while playing by themselves on November 15th. Deputies say the boys were playing in a Lancaster home when one fired the 9 millimeter gun at the other then carried him out of the home. Authorities say the parent who hid the gun…
SC has not hired advocate pushed for after nuclear debacle
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina agency hasn’t yet hired an attorney to argue for consumers over rate hikes and other utility matters, nearly 18 months after the position was created. Lawmakers created the consumer advocate position as part of several reforms over utilities and power generation in the wake of billions of dollars lost when construction was ended…
Biden files papers for South Carolina presidential primary
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Former vice president Joe Biden talks with officials after speaking at a rally in support of striking Stop & Shop workers in Boston, Thursday, April 18, 2019. ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden has made his presidential bid official in South Carolina. The former vice president filed his paperwork as a candidate in next year’s Democratic primary…
Harris files papers for South Carolina presidential primary
By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kamala Harris has officially signed her papers to be a candidate in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary. Harris signed documents just ahead of a Saturday night round table discussion in Columbia. The California senator is stumping in the state in what her campaign is calling a “Black Women’s Weekend of Action,” a trip focused on the contingency…
Couisnard, Kotsar propel South Carolina over Gardner-Webb, 74-69
Jermaine Couisnard converted a three-point play with just over a minute to go Friday as South Carolina slipped past Gardner-Webb, 74-69.
Jerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years, same as before
A judge dashed the hopes of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for a shorter prison term Friday, resentencing him to the same 30 to 60 years imposed against him in 2012 for sexually abusing children.
Boston leads South Carolina’s 80-point rout of SC Upstate
Freshman Aliyah Boston scored a career-high 18 points, senior Ty Harris also had 18 and fifth-ranked South Carolina routed South Carolina Upstate 112-32 on Thursday night.
Santee Cooper wants to keep the state owned utility from being sold
Moncks Corner, SC (AP) —The leaders of state-owned utility Santee Cooper have approved a plan to convince lawmakers it should not be sold. The company’s plan to reform will remain private for now. Several other private companies have put forward bids to either buy or manage Santee Cooper. Now, state lawmakers will have to review the bids and determine the…
