Homeless Citizens One on One
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Homelessness on the Rise
The amount of people who are without a place to call home is growing, not only in Columbia but throughout the state. A recent study shows at least 31 percent of people are finding themselves homeless for the first time, many of them living in inhabitable conditions.
Deen Loses Another Major Sponsor
Smithfield Foods has terminated its contract with the celebrity chef after she admitted using a racial slur.
Search For Missing Rafter Continues
(WOLO), Columbia, SC-Equipment problems and the potential for storms have suspended the search for a missing florida man in the chattooga river.
Clemson Trustees Set Tuition 3 Percent Higher
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) _ Clemson University’s board of trustees is raising undergraduate tuition by three percent as it tries to pay for more faculty, technology and facilities.
SC Trails Other States in Children’s Well-being
South Carolina falls from 43 to 45, behind Georgia and Alabama, in its overall ranking of ability to prepare children to succeed, according to the the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.
Pleicones challenging Toal for SC’s top court seat
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Longtime South Carolina Chief Justice Jean Toal is getting a challenger in her quest for a second full term.
Conn. gun maker celebrates move to gun friendly SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to join other leaders to celebrate a Connecticut gun maker’s decision to move south after the state passed stricter gun laws after the Sandy Hook School shootings.
SC ranks 45th in kids’ ability to succeed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina ranks better than just five states in the overall wellbeing of its children.
SC lawmakers differ on what income reports
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A review of economic statements filed by South Carolina lawmakers and state officials has found they claimed $19.5 million in income in 2012.
