43 Mile Yard Sale Stretches Across Three Midlands Towns
Friday morning, shoppers were out in the Midlands hoping to find great deals at ‘The Big Grab Yard Sale.’
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Claflin building environmentally friendly dorm
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Claflin University is building a new $12 million environmentally friendly residence hall. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/15IFDXw ) the historically black university broke ground on the new building Thursday. The dorm will have wings for men and women joined by a common area. It’s expected to be completed for the beginning…
Haley, Commerce to attend international car show
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Gov. Nikki Haley and Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt will be in Germany next week to recruit jobs at the world’s biggest show for the automotive industry. Hitt says he and Haley leave Monday for the 65th International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. The head of South Carolina’s economic development agency says it’s the first…
Monthly Jobs Report Just Released
Columbia, SC (The Labor Department)- It looks like some of our neighbors are still out of work.A new jobs report released today by “The Labor Department” says U.S. employers added 169-thousand jobs last month.But it’s fewer than economists had predicted.Still, the unemployment rate dropped to seven-point-three percent…the lowest in five-years. Categories: Local News, News
1 Dead, 1 Missing on Fort Mill Lake
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) _ Wildlife officials say one man is dead and another missing after a boat capsized on a lake in Fort Mill.
Major Marijuana Growing Operation Busted in Three Counties
State Attorney General’s office arrests eight individuals, seize more than 700 plants, in connection with major indoor marijuana growing operation.
8 arrested in marijuana operation in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says eight people have been charged with trafficking marijuana after an eight-month investigation that led to the seizure of more than 700 plants from indoor growing operations in the Midlands. Wilson announced the arrests Friday, following a joint investigation by local, state and federal law enforcement. He says…
Serial rapist sentenced to 25 years in prison
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A serial rapist has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for brutally assaulting women last year on the Charleston peninsula. The Post and Courier reports (http://bit.ly/17ZtVP9 ) 48-year-old Nathaniel Tyler pleaded guilty Friday to raping three women. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped charges for two other attacks. Prosecutors say the…
SLED getting $900,000 to improve background checks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” State law enforcement is receiving $900,000 from the federal government to improve background checks for guns bought in South Carolina. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles announced the grant Friday. The state Law Enforcement Division applied for it after the Legislature passed a law in May meant to prevent mentally ill residents from buying guns. The…
USC Comes Up Short At Georgia 41-30
For the first time in four years the Georgia Bulldogs have defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 41-30.
