COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina guard has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in a case connected to the jailhouse beating of a handcuffed homeless man. Court documents show 38-year-old Robin Smith is scheduled to plead guilty next week to using excessive force. He faces up to 10 years in prison. Smith was a guard at…
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The unclaimed remains of 10 military veterans will be interred this week during a ceremony at the Beaufort National Cemetery. The state coordinator for the Missing in America Project, Steve Goulet, tells The Beaufort Gazette (http://bit.ly/1cvX84u ) that the unclaimed, cremated remains will be interred Friday. They include veterans from Charleston, Horry and Lexington counties who…
Columbia, SC (SC State University)-The city of Orangeburg wants to keep teens from making “bad” choices. Tomorrow, The Department Of Public Safety is joining forces with South Carolina State University to offer a gang prevention and intervention summit. current and former gang members…along with convicted felons…are expected to share their personal stories with more than 14-hundred local students. Categories:…
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After a deadly weekend in the city, mayor Steve Benjamin holds a public forum to discuss solutions.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Treasurer Curtis Loftis is distributing iPads to South Carolina schools under a contract with the investment firm running his office’s college savings program. Loftis spokesman Alex Stroman said Thursday the Republican treasurer has handed out 115 iPads at 15 schools over the last two months as part of his financial literacy education efforts. His…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Treasurer Curtis Loftis has distributed iPads at the following schools over the last two months. The devices were bought by an investment firm contracted to run the state’s college savings program. Home schools: âone space€one space”Home School Resource Center, Lexington âone space€one space”Upstate Home School Co-Op, Taylors Private schools: âone space€one space”Mason Preparatory School,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” State health officials say a survey of South Carolina teens shows cigarette use among high school students has dropped significantly in the past two years. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Thursday that their South Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey found about 15 percent of high school students have smoked. In 2011, nearly…
Columbia, SC (Lexington Co. Coroner)-Lexington County Coroner Harry O. Harman has identified the individual who was killed in the single-vehicle accident at approximately 12:01 AM on Thursday, November 21st.
