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‘Small Business Week’ Declared in Columbia

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, along with Ike McLeese, president and CEO of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, presented a proclamation, declaring May 21st-May 25th Small Business Week in an effort to show leaders’ support of small businesses and encourage customers to shop locally more often.

SC State Names 3 Finalists for Interim President

Two of South Carolina State University’s three candidates to be interim president are from outside the school.

Man Kills Girlfriend, Then Self in SC Restaurant

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a man shot and killed his girlfriend at a Batesburg-Leesville restaurant, then turned the gun on himself.

Police say 30-year-old Shaquanah Jones-Brannon reported her boyfriend was harassing her just hours before the shooting around 11 a.m. Monday. Officers were looking for 27-year-old Jamael Goodman, but he was driving a different car and hid his dreadlocks under a hat.

Unemployment in SC Continues to Drop

As businesses, small and large, look to take advantage of the strengthening economy, many are looking forward to the 15th Annual Columbia Black Expo, hoping to continue a decrease in the state’s jobless rate.

Will you buy into Facebook?

Facebook went public Monday, but are people here in the Midlands willing to buy into the company?

Ground Beef Recall

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Two South Carolina companies are recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of ground beef which possibly are contaminated with E.coli.

2 Dead in Apparent SC Murder-Suicide

ANDREWS, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say the death of a couple in Williamsburg County was an apparent murder-suicide.

Williamsburg County Sheriff Michael Johnson says the couple was driving Wednesday night on a road near Andrews when a witness noticed the vehicle was swerving and then pulled over.