Georgetown Fire was Not Arson
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) _ State investigators have determined a fire that destroyed seven buildings on Georgetown’s waterfront was not intentionally set.
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JFK’s Connection to Columbia
Ahead of Friday’s somber 50th Anniversary of the JFK Assassination, we took a look back at his connection to Columbia.
Taboo Owner: “We don’t have any money”
Owner/operator of Taboo, the only X-rated novelties store in the city limits of Columbia says he’s broke, and therefore, needs a financial hardship business license extension.
Vista Lights Brightens The Night
It’s an annual tradition that brings out young and the young at heart for an official kick off to the holidays.
SC to announce October unemployment numbers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are preparing to release the state’s unemployment rate for October. The Department of Employment and Workforce said it will release the latest jobless figures Friday. The September unemployment rate in South Carolina was 7.9 percent, marking the first time in five years the jobless rate had dipped below 8 percent. The national unemployment…
Thanksgiving holiday travel up slightly in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AAA Carolinas expects to see a small increase in travel for Thanksgiving. The motor club says it predicts about 630,000 people in South Carolina will drive 50 miles or more from home to celebrate between Wednesday and the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It also estimates that 90 percent of South Carolina’s Thanksgiving travelers will drive to their…
Policies, Procedures ‘Stronger’ Says Election Official
In the wake of the Richland County Election Commission apologizing again, officials say they have identified the problem and assure voters it will not happen again.
Dillon woman sentenced for Social Security fraud
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Dillon woman has been sentenced to five years’ probation for Social Security fraud. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says Emma Bowens was sentenced this week in federal court in Florence. She was also ordered to pay nearly $24,000 in restitution. Bowens had previously pleaded guilty. Prosecutors say she had been living with her mother, Tenner Townsend,…
SC child taken 20 years ago safe in Australia
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina woman located in Australia is facing extradition back to the United States for taking her infant daughter from the Isle of Palms 20 years ago. Federal authorities announced Thursday that Dorothy Lee Barnett faces charges of international parental kidnapping and making a false statement on a passport application. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles…
Dog Fighting Arena Busted In Sumter County
Columbia, SC (Associated Press)- 13-adults and one-juvenile are arrested after authorities say they discovered a dog-fighting arena in Sumter county.Several law enforcement agencies conducted a raid yesterday at a Rembert home in the 51-hundred block of Springhill road.they were able to rescue 19- pit bulls.authorities also confiscated guns, an unknown amount of marijuana and three-thousand dollars. Categories: Local News, News
