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McMaster, Clark to Receive Honorary Degrees

ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The SC State University Board of Trustees unanimously approved to award honorary degrees to South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and President James E. Clark during a called meeting Monday. McMaster will receive the Honorary Doctor of laws, while Clark will be awarded the Honorary Doctor of engineering and technology The two degree recipients will receive their degrees,…

SC Mom Charged with Murder, Arson of 2 Children And Husband

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a woman in connection to a fatal house fire that killed her two children and husband. Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery said that Sharon Coleman, 34, was arrested for Arson 1st Degree and 3 counts of Murder on Monday. This arrest is the result of an investigation into a…

Caffeinated Bagel?

CNN– How about a java jolt with your breakfast sandwich. Here’s a new espresso bagel from Einstein Brothers. The caffeinated bagel has 32 milligrams of caffeine according to the company. Categories: Local News, National News

South Carolina to Get 1st Marker Recalling KKK Terror

YORK, S.C. (AP) – The first historical marker in South Carolina to mention the Ku Klux Klan is being unveiled at a York County church. The plaque at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church will discuss how the KKK terrorized Elias Hill and more than 150 other freed slaves during Reconstruction. There were beatings and lynchings. The marker says Ellis and the…

Man Arrested in Murder of Bennettsville Woman, Deputies Still Searching For Missing Child

MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WPDE)- Marlboro County deputies, Bennettsville police, DNR, SLED and the FBI gathered at Bennettsville Intermediate School Sunday afternoon to start searching for eight-year-old Iyana Lowery. They have four wheelers and some boats. Lowery was discovered missing after her mother Ella Lowery, 36, was found dead in her home on Craig Circle in Bennettsville on Friday morning. Dwayne…