COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina’s Medicaid agency is making changes to expand access to health care. Health and Human Services Director Tony Keck says getting people healthier starts with making health care more convenient. Recent changes include covering visits to walk-in clinics in CVS pharmacies and encouraging doctors to make appointments beyond normal business hours. Keck says…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A Lexington man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting a 64-year-old man to death as he answered the door at a Gaston home. Solicitor Donnie Myers said Thursday 22-year-old Shawn William Sharpe was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of murder, burglary and armed robbery. Deputies say Sharpe went…
Thursday afternoon, Benedict college released the name of the student found dead on campus this week.
You will definitely need a car to get around a giant garage sale here in the Midlands.
Chobani says it’s issuing a recall of some its Greek yogurt cups that were affected by mold after some customers reported illnesses.
Columbia, SC (Associated Press)- The father of a Cherokee girl at the center of an adoption dispute is fighting the Oklahoma governor’s order that he return to South Carolina to face charges of parental interference.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Police say a 16-year-old Sumter High School student has been arrested after a gun and a loaded magazine were found in a book bag. School police officers investigating an unrelated case said they got a tip the student had the gun at school Thursday. Authorities say a .45-caliber handgun was found inside the teen’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” More South Carolinians are using seat belts. A new study from the National highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that seat belt usage in South Carolina increased from 86 percent in South Carolina in 2011 to 90 percent last year. South Carolina’s seat belt usage rate was 70 percent in 2005, the year that South…
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A former Lexington County sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of criminal domestic violence. Thirty-two-year-old Daniel M. Creamer of Lexington was sentenced to 30 days in jail or a $1,000 fine plus six months of counseling. Prosecutors say Creamer attacked his girlfriend in February in their home. The sheriff’s department says Creamer was relieved of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The South Carolina State Fair is offering a unique movie-making opportunity to ten teams of filmmakers. The fair is teaming up with the Indie Grits Festival for the 48 Hour Film Blitz next month. Ten teams will gather at the fair on Oct. 11 and will be given a film genre, props and a…
