Fort Jackson holds competition for best 2015 sergeants
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Some of the Army’s top soldiers are competing at Fort Jackson for the honor of being named the service’s 2015 Sergeants of the Year.
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Teen struck and killed at dangerous Sumter crossing
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old woman has been struck and killed by a car on a stretch of highway in Sumter with a sign warning pedestrians not to cross.
Boating Safety for Year-Round Boaters
Just because Monday marks the official end of boating season doesn’t mean the end of boating on Lake Murray.
Man ran over following argument in Lugoff
Richland County deputies are investigating after a man was run over by a four-wheeler.
2 state prison employees OK after being taken hostage
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say inmates took two employees hostage at a maximum security state prison in South Carolina, but the incident ended without the workers suffering serious injuries.
Town of Chapin celebrates Labor Day
The 36th Annual Labor Day Festival and Parade in Chapin got underway Monday.
Many children returned to school without Common Core results
With new backpacks, pens and pencils and clothes, millions of children are back in school or heading there after summer vacation. Many are excited, some are anxious — and still waiting for the results of the new tests they took last spring aligned to the Common Core academic standards.
March participants say Haley has more to learn about race
A pastor affiliated with the church where nine black members were gunned down says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is misguided when she talks about the state having racial harmony.
Road Safety Checkpoints set up for Labor Day
State Troopers are working Monday to make sure Labor day is a safe one on South Carolina highways. Safety checkpoints are being manned across the state.
SC Corrections Director defends prison industries program
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some civil rights leaders say South Carolina and other states that use inmate work programs to help private companies are practicing a modern form of slavery.
