Tighter Restrictions at Fair Entrance Gates
The South Carolina State Fair is drawing quite the crowd.
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SC pastor announces bid to unseat Rep. Clyburn
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A Sumter pastor says he wants the Republican Party’s nod to run against U.S. Rep. James Clyburn in South Carolina’s 6th District. The Rev. Leon Winn made his announcement at the Sumter County Judicial Center on Tuesday Winn is a 58-year-old Air Force veteran and says he has been the pastor of Rock Hill Baptist Church…
USC warns students about Five Points area
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is warning students that an entertainment district near campus is not safe after midnight. The warning Tuesday comes after a female student was shot and wounded last weekend. The school did not tell its 31,000 students to stay away from the bars, restaurants and shops in the Five Points neighborhood in…
Suspect Charged With Holding Woman Captive for 3 Months
Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they say held a woman captive for three months in his Pelion Home.
SC court reverses death sentence in torture case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s high court has reversed the death sentence of a man convicted in a teen’s 2001 torture and death. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a trial judge should have allowed 34-year-old Steven Barnes to represent himself at trial. Barnes has been on death row since his 2010 conviction. Prosecutors said he beat 16-year-old Samuel…
SC man charged with felony DUI in fatal crash
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 26-year-old St. Matthews man is charged with felony driving under the influence in a crash that killed one of his passengers. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/1ct0ioD ) that Barry Walter Quattlebaum was charged Monday in a Sept. 14 crash that killed 21-year-old Sarah Ann Comer of Hickory Grove. It wasn’t immediately clear…
Bond Denied for Man Accused of Holding Woman Captive
Wednesday, a Lexington County judge denied bond for a man accused of holding a woman captive and assaulting her.
Legislators Call for Change in Wake of 5Pts. Shooting
In the wake of an 18-year-old being shot in 5pts over the weekend by a repeat offender, legislators want changes in the bonding and judge selection process.
Congress Votes to End Shutdown
Congress has passed legislation to end the partial government and avert a default on U.S. debt obligations.
Community Discusses Crime in Five Points
Mayor Steve Benjamin called a meeting with other city leaders, businesses and members of the community to discuss ways to deter crime in fove points .
