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UofSC’s president-elect addresses comments about binge drinking, sexual assault

He also tells everyone to call him "Bob", says he wants to move forward from his military career
Kimberlei Davis,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – President-elect Lt. General Robert Caslen held his first press conference Monday since being voted in as the University of South Carolina’s next president. The university’s Board of Trustees voted 11-8 in favor of Caslen on July 19th. During the press conference at the USC School Law Caslen address comments he made about binge drinking and sexual…
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District Court sets limits on student-led prayer in SC

by WLOS staff
ABC Team,

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WLOS) — A South Carolina District Court has set limits on student-led prayer in the state. AHA's legal team celebrates a new federal #VICTORY in lawsuit first filed in 2013! Monica Miller, our senior counsel… Posted by American Humanist Association on Friday, July 19, 2019 According to a Greenville County Schools representative, on Thursday, the court issued a permanent…
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Deputies investigate shooting in Richland County

Alexis Frazier,

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOL)-Deputies are investigating a shooting that put one man in the hospital Saturday morning. The incident happened at 12:37 a.m. in the 400 block of Rockhaven Drive. The victim told deputies that he was going to visit a friend and when he got out of his vehicle, he heard a loud pop. Deputies say the then realized…

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More school districts join no snow days pilot project

Associated Press,

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) – More school districts are joining a South Carolina experiment to have kids learn at home on days when roads are too icy for school buses. The Independent Mail reports that there weren’t enough snow days last year for the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee to decide whether the “eLearning” days work. Five districts participated. Ten will…
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USC’s next chapter begins after debate among Board of Trustees

Some pointed to General Caslen's leadership and experiences as to why he should be elected
Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Some members of the University of  Board of Trustees say the thought of losing General Robert Caslen to another school would hurt USC’s national prominence.  “The damage has been done, and one of my concerns is this man, this great man, will be gone, if we do not offer him immediately,” said Richard A. Jones of the…
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Former jailer arrested for sexual conduct with a minor

ABC Columbia Staff,

PICKENS COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – A former Pickens County Detention Center officer is accused of sexually assaulting a minor. Raymond Whitmire, 50, is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor after investigators say he knowingly and willfully sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl in February. Whitmire is being held at the Pickens County Detention Center. Categories: Local News, News Tags:…