Author: Associated Press

3 finalists named for Sumter School District chief’s job

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) – Three finalists have been chosen to fill the superintendent’s seat for the Sumter School District. The Sumter School Board says the finalists are Cynthia Ambrose of Charleston County School District; Ronald Hargrave of Scotland County Schools in Laurinburg, North Carolina and Penelope Martin-Knox of Baltimore County Public Schools in Towson, Maryland. The Sumter Item reports the…

State agents investigate after 6 trash trucks burn

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – State agents are helping investigate after six trucks burned at a trash company. Jamison Fire Chief Kirk Davis said the Wednesday night fire didn’t appear to be intentionally set. But Davis told The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg that with hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment damaged, he thought it was a good idea to…

South Carolina bill seeks to ban felons from being sheriffs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – In a state where eight county sheriffs have been convicted of crimes in office over the past decade, South Carolina lawmakers want to tighten the qualifications to be a top law enforcement official. The proposal would bar someone from running for sheriff in any of the state’s 46 counties if the person has been convicted, pleaded…

Group urges Amazon CEO Bezos to continue with NYC HQ plan

A group made up of business leaders, elected officials and others is sending an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos urging him to reconsider the decision to abandon plans for a headquarters in New York City

A group of business leaders, elected officials and others haven’t given up on Amazon building a headquarters in New York City, and are sending an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos urging him to reconsider the decision to abandon the effort. In the letter, expected to appear in The New York Times on Friday, the group acknowledged the loud opposition…