Midlands farmers faced with corn loss in heat
Midlands’ farmers are holding their breath for any rain to help out their peanut and cotton crops, after the heat and drought takes a destructive toll on their corn crops.
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Officials Remind Public to Be Safe on Rivers
With the continuing hot weather, more people are hitting the river and with the drowning death early Sunday morning on Congaree River, officials remind swimmers to stay safe.
What Does NAACP Boycott Lift Mean for South Carolina Businesses?
With the lowering of the Confederate Flag, comes the lift of NAACP’s travel boycott on the State of South Carolina.
June heat and drought hits Midlands corn crop
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Last month’s heat wave and a lack of rain heavily damaged the corn crop in South Carolina’s Midlands, leaving some farmers banking on cotton and peanuts to make up their losses.
13 people file to run for Pinckney’s state Senate seat
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Thirteen people have filed to run for the state Senate seat that Clementa Pinckney held for 15 years before he and eight of his parishioners were slain last month.
Authorities ID 31-year-old man who drowned in Congaree River
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who drowned in the Congaree River in Columbia.
Man arrested in death of man in Sumter
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Sumter police have arrested a suspect in the death of a man found behind a vacant house last week.
Janet Jackson Brings Unbreakable Tour to Colonial Life Arena
Janet Jackson will bring the “Unbreakable World Tour” to Colonial Life Arena on Sunday, March 6, 2016.
NAACP ends its 15-year economic boycott of South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The NAACP has lifted its 15-year economic boycott of South Carolina a day after the state took down a Confederate battle flag flying near the Statehouse.
State House Crews remove concrete where Confederate Flag once stood
Crews Monday morning worked to remove the concrete where the Confederate Flag once stood on the State House grounds.
