Gov. Nikki Haley and the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announced today that Newberry County is eligible to receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) after FEMA approved them for individual assistance.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The leader of the South Carolina Senate says there’s no need for a special session of the Legislature to deal with flooding, since officials do not have estimates on the extent of the problems.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials have released records that show that most of the dams in Richland County that broke in this month’s torrential rains had been cited repeatedly in state inspection reports for deficiencies.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities they’ve arrested a suspect in the death of a 76-year-old Richland County woman found dead after an apparent robbery.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s office is hosting a disaster assistance forum to connect flood victims with officials who can assist them.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina legislators are holding a meeting to talk about the impact of flooding in the Columbia area.
The University of South Carolina football team practice for two hours on Tuesday afternoon at the new practice fields with music blaring from the speakers. It was the squad’s first practice under interim head coach Shawn Elliott.
Residents hear directly from the agency heads managing how Richland County, and the state, will recover from historic flooding.
On Tuesday, former USC offensive line coach Shawn Elliott received an enormous promotion. Click the video to watch Mike Gillespie’s story on USC’s newest head football coach.
On Tuesday, Richland County Deputies used 4-wheelers to survey the damage near several South Beltline neighborhoods after it was hit hard by floods last week.
