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AT&T hiring for dozens of new jobs in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AT&T is hiring for dozens of new jobs in South Carolina. The telecommunications company said Tuesday that it will hire about 60 new technician and retail positions. The openings are a mix of technician and retail positions across the state. Officials say AT&T invested nearly $140 million in its wireless and wired networks in South Carolina…

5 deaths in a year at Orangeburg County jail

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A fifth inmate has died at the Orangeburg County jail in about a year. Authorities told The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg (http://bit.ly/1h5bJpy ) that 34-year-old Thurston Massey was found slumped over in a cell around 6:15 a.m. Monday after he was arrested on a driving under the influence charge. Orangeburg County Administrator Harold Young says…

Couple found dead in Saluda County home

SALUDA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Investigators say the deaths of a man and a woman in a Saluda County home appears to be a murder-suicide. Deputies said both victims appear to have been shot. The brother of the woman called 911 after finding his sister’s body in the man’s home. Investigators say the victims were dating and were in…

SCDOT releases list of bridges to be repaired

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation has put together a plan to replace 90 bridges across the state with extra money set aside by lawmakers. The agency released the $53 million plan Tuesday. It is giving the public until Nov. 6 to comment on the bridges it plans to replace and the ones that aren’t on…

AG drops probe into SC retirement commission chair

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina’s top prosecutor has dropped a probe into allegations that the chairman of the agency that invests public workers’ pension money benefited from a commission investment in forestland. Deputy Attorney General Allen Myrick said in a letter dated Oct. 8 that state prosecutors declined to pursue the matter further. More than a year…