Myrtle Beach council calls for removal of Statehouse flag
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Beach City Council has called for removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia.
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Memorial scheduled for victim in Charleston church shootings
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A minister from Emanuel AME Church in Charleston is to be remembered at a memorial service.
Sheriff: Police officer hit girlfriend, shattered phones
LUGOFF, S.C. (AP) — Kershaw County deputies say an Elgin police officer has been charged with domestic violence after he hit his girlfriend, put a pillow over her face to keep her from screaming, threw her to the ground then smashed two phones to try to keep her from calling for help.
Kentucky woman drowns off South Carolina beach
GARDEN CITY, S.C. (AP) — A Kentucky woman has drowned while swimming over the weekend near Myrtle Beach.
Video Local shop owner gets heat about Confederate flag
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) — An Orangeburg business owner is facing backlash from the community, for something that’s standing in his parking lot. The problem is, the Confederate flag does not belong to Edisto River Creamery. “I’m not lying. read the the public records,” part owner Tommy Daras says. “It’s not my flag and it’s not my memorial.” Daras says the…
Man Arrested accused of fighting Flag Protesters
An Irmo man has been arrested after police say he got into a fight with anti Confederate Flag protesters at the State House Monday.
New law means Uber rides will continue in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — People in South Carolina can continue catching a ride through the Uber app under a law signed by Gov. Nikki Haley.
Jeb Bush calls Confederate flag a “racist symbol”
Republican frontrunner Jeb Bush made it very clear Monday that he thinks the Confederate flag is a racist symbol and Governor Nikki Haley is doing the right thing by having it removed.
Elgin Police Officer Charged with Domestic Violence
Kerhsaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says Monday afternoon Douglas Barton, an Elgin police officer, was arrested and charged with 2nd degree domestic violence.
Clemson Trustees Call for Flag’s Removal
The Clemson University board of trustees has called for the removal of the Confederate flag from state house grounds.
