State employees to be paid for work missed due to flood
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has announced that state employees will be paid for the time that they missed work during flooding two weeks ago.
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Haley names DMV director to lead disaster recovery efforts
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley has put the Department of Motor Vehicles’ director in charge of coordinating disaster relief efforts from this month’s floods with government agencies and nonprofits.
Jury finds manager guilty of fraud in military moves
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal jury has found the former manager of an Augusta, Georgia, company that moves military members guilty of defrauding the government by increasing the weight of their belongings so the company could get paid more.
State roads slowly reopening in SC after historic storm
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Contractors and road crews are making progress reopening state bridges and highways in South Carolina after this month’s historic rains.
SCDOT Continues Road Repairs
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is slowly opening more roads in the Palmetto State after hundreds were closed by this months historic rainfall.
Jury: Columbia bar must pay $3.85M after fatal DUI crash
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County jury has found has returned a $3.85 million negligence verdict in connection with a Columbia sports bar’s role in serving liquor to a drunk man who several hours later caused a fatal crash that killed a 6-year-old girl.
Game Time Set For USC-Texas A&M
The University of South Carolina football team will have a noon Eastern time (11 am local) kick when they travel to College Station for the first time in school history, to face the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday, October 31.
USC Women To Hold “Pre-Show Party”
South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley announced today that her team will host “The Pre-Show Party” presented by All South Federal Credit Union on Wed., Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena. Free for all fans, the event will include an opportunity for fans to pick up or purchase season tickets, an autograph session exclusively for new and returning season-ticket holders, a season preview from Staley and a live painting performance from Jared Emerson.
Fry Named Groza Star Of The Week
University of South Carolina junior placekicker Elliott Fry is one of three players recognized as “Stars of the Week” according to the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl.
SC Parks campaign urges folks to become ‘Ultimate Outsiders’
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A new fall promotion by South Carolina’s parks agency urges folks to visit all 47 of the state’s parks and become what the campaign calls an “Ultimate Outsider.”
