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Itchgrass, a tropical noxious weed, found in SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A headache for South Carolina farmers is lurking along a highway near Moncks Corner. Scientists have, for the first time in South Carolina, found itchgrass, a noxious tropical weed that can spread quickly and aggressively colonize farm fields and pastures. South Carolina is the ninth state to report the grass that can literally be…

Democrat Rick Wade challenging Sen. Tim Scott

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A former U.S. Commerce Department adviser and Cabinet officer under former Gov. Jim Hodges is seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Tim Scott. Rick Wade announced in a campaign statement late Friday that the people who represent South Carolina in Congress must be held accountable for their actions….

Man dies in lake in upscale Columbia neighborhood

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A 43-year-old man has drowned in a lake in an upscale neighborhood in suburban Columbia. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says Clyde Williams’ body was found just before noon Saturday after neighbors saw a boat overturned in Lake Carolina. Authorities say Williams lived not far from the lake in a home in the neighborhood…

DHEC urges testing on World AIDS Day

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina health officials are urging residents to get tested for HIV and AIDS. Sunday is World AIDS Day, and officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control say the day is a good reminder to get tested. DHEC’s Janet Tapp says more than 15,000 people in South Carolina are living with HIV…

USC prez’s wife has 2nd cookbook for the young

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The wife of the University of South Carolina’s president wants young people to eat better and learn to grow more of their own food. Patricia Moore-Pastides is building on her passion for Mediterranean cooking in her second cookbook full of recipes inspired by friends, family and students. She uses her background as a public…