It was 15 years ago that Jared Fogle, the Subway Guy, lost close to 245 pounds, and he’s visiting Midlands schools to encourage students to take the Fit for Life Challenge and make healthier choices.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Construction crews are shifting lanes again on the Interstate 20 widening project east of Columbia. The South Carolina Department of Transportation says crews will split the westbound lanes starting Saturday from mile marker 83 to mile marker 77. Motorists in the left lane will have to travel to the Interstate 77 interchange without exiting. Anyone wanting…
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — AT&T is back in South Carolina, warning about the dangers of texting and driving. Company representatives are making eight stops throughout the state this week with a simulator that lets visitors try to send a text while behind the wheel. The tour kicks off Thursday with a visit to Brookland-Cayce High School in Cayce. There are…
Nine people arrested and 50 more suspects identified in what Sheriff Leon Lott is calling a major banking scam.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An upstate pastor has been selected as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The Rev. D.J. Horton was chosen Wednesday at an annual convention in Columbia. He will serve a one-year term and succeeds the Rev. Ralph Carter. Horton is pastor of Anderson Mill Baptist Church near Spartanburg. Since taking over in 2004, he has…
SWANSEA, S.C. (AP) — The state health department is partnering with Lexington Medical Center to vaccinate people against the flu. On Thursday, officials from the hospital and the Department of Health and Environmental Control are scheduled to give flu shots and the flu vaccine mist at the Lexington County Public Library’s Swansea branch. A charge may apply, depending on someone’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A South Carolina inmate is facing new charges in connection with holding a guard hostage at a maximum security prison last year. The State Law Enforcement Division said Thursday 24-year-old Brian Rashard Garris had been charged with first-degree assault, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and participating in a prison riot….
An important recall to pass along for parents of infants.
Irmo, SC (SC Law Enforcement Division)-A former administrative assistant at The South Carolina Department Of Juvenile Justice is in some hot water tonight.Leann Cudd is charged with wiretapping.Authorities say she placed her I-Phone underneath the closed door of the Inspector General and used an app to record a conversation between two-other employees, without their knowledge.Cudd was never included in that…
Thursday, Midlands residents reacted to President Obama’s speech on efforts to fix the problem-plagued Obamacare.
