Mayor wants affordable housing in $1B Greenville project
The mayor of Greenville says affordable housing must be included in a $1 billion redevelopment project near the city’s trendy downtown area.
Author: Associated Press
‘Prayer Zone’ signs crop up near South Carolina schools
“School Prayer Zone” signs are cropping up near some schools in South Carolina.
Former DOT Commissioner charged with soliciting prostitution
John Hardee / RCSD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO, AP)– A former Department of Transportation commissioner is charged with soliciting prostitution. According to the Richland Co. Sheriff’s Department John Hardee was arrested Thursday night. This comes one day after the former commissioner was sentenced to 45 days of house arrest and 18 months of probation for telling someone to destroy e-mails before…
Rookie Slye kicks Panthers past Bears in preseason opener
With Elliott Fry and Eddy Pineiro battling for the Chicago Bears kicking job, the best kicking effort in Thursday’s preseason opener came instead from Carolina Panthers rookie Joey Slye.
Braves hit 4 homers in 11-7 win to take series from Twins
Ozzie Albies homered twice in his second straight four-hit game, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Freddie Freeman both went deep, and the Atlanta Braves again powered their way past the Minnesota Twins 11-7 on Wednesday.
Child found dead in car, two arrested
Source: Colleton Co. Detention Center WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) –Authorities in South Carolina say they’ve arrested two people in connection with a child found dead in a car. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office stated in a news release that investigators responded Monday to a report of a child left in a vehicle on a road 60 miles (97 kilometers) outside of…
81-year-old South Carolina photog opens civil rights museum
A South Carolina photographer has single-handedly opened a civil rights history museum, putting some of his work on display and offering first-hand accounts of the events he witnessed years ago.
Man found dead in wrecked car on I-20 didn’t die from crash
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say they found a body in a wrecked car on Interstate 20 in South Carolina, but the man didn’t die in the crash. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said 48-year-old Marcus Wilson’s body was found after his vehicle wrecked into a guardrail on I-20 near the state Highway 555 exit around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday. Watts…
3 found dead in SC home; cause of death unknown for 2 women
CLOVER, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say three people have been found dead inside a South Carolina house, but they haven’t figured out what killed two of them. York County Coroner Sabrina Gast said 45-year-old Thomas Gardner was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the home in Clover on Wednesday. Deputies said they found two other bodies in the…
Sheriff: Inmate with 10 cellphone violations planned killing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A sheriff says an inmate serving a murder sentence in a South Carolina prison orchestrated the revenge killing of a woman from behind bars using contraband cellphones. Laurens County Sheriff Don Reynolds said there is little doubt 27-year-old Michelle Dodge would still be alive today if federal officials allowed cellphone signals to be jammed at state…
