COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina public schools chief Mick Zais says he will not seek a second term in 2014. The 67-year-old Republican announced Friday he made the difficult decision after consulting with his family. He says his family has made enormous sacrifices throughout his career and they “mean more to me than anything on this planet.” Zais says…
SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A nonprofit group wants folks to adopt cannons at forts where the Civil War began. Jim Thompson of the Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Trust says the group hopes to raise $50,000 to help the National Park Service finish restoring guns at Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, and Moultrie, on nearby Sullivans Island. The park service has been…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A middle school teacher and a high school principal in South Carolina have each won a national teaching award and its $25,000 prize. Dutch Fork Middle School teacher Kristi Grooms and Brashier Middle College Charter High School Principal Mike Sinclair learned Thursday they won a Milken Educator Award. The award is one of the most prestigious…
With the deadline to enroll for health care coverage under the Affordable Health Care Act just days away, one Midlands organization is extending its hours to help South Carolinians get signed up.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former camper says he was abused at a summer camp run by The Citadel. Documents filed this week in federal court accuse the military college of knowing that one of its counselors was abusing campers in the mid-1990s but didn’t fire him and did nothing to stop it. The camper, now 25, is not named…
Lexington, SC (SLED) -A Lexington County man is in custody facing charges related to child pornography.
Richland County deputies are investigating after they say a man was found shot to death in a Midlands hotel room.
MANNING, S.C. (AP) â A Clarendon County jury has awarded $890,000 in damages to a man after members of the governing board at his condominium wrongly identified him as a registered sex offender. James E. King thinks the situation stemmed from a dispute with the board of directors because he was behind on association fees. Testimony indicated that board members…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina’s largest insurer is opening a retail store in Columbia where people can get help signing up for health plans it’s offering under the federal law. BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is holding a grand opening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the store in the Columbiana Station shopping center. The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Sixteen military families in central South Carolina are going to have a brighter holiday thanks to a partnership between the Midlands Blue Star Mothers and Army Emergency Relief at Fort Jackson. Blue Star Mothers spokeswoman Debee Early says the group of volunteer moms is providing Christmas gifts, ranging from skateboards to clothing, to more…
