South Congaree Mayor Resigns Among Other Town Officials
Three top officials are stepping down in the town of South Congaree.
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DHEC Staffers Fired in Light of Tuberculosis Tests
Staff members of the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control have been fired over their handling of the tuberculosis case at a Greenwood County school.
Maxcy Gregg Reward
WOLO) Columbia, SC-Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin today announced that he is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the statue stolen from Maxcy Gregg Park in November 2012 and the arrest of those responsible.
Forest Acres Burglary
(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Officials are investigating a burglary, on the 1700 block of Atascadero Drive, between 8:30am and 12:15pm Thursday.
Remodeled USO Center Now Open
Thursday the new remodeled USO center opened inside Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
Senate passes $113 million capital spending bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have approved a bill designating $113 million from this year’s rainy day fund.
Beautifying Businesses to Draw More Business
Close to a dozen companies along the North Main Street Corridor in downtown Columbia are receiving federal grant money to spruce up their store fronts, in an effort to bring in more dollars to downtown Columbia.
House passes bill defining local seafood
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has given key approval to a bill to make it illegal for a store or restaurant to claim that seafood is local when it comes from outside the waters of South Carolina, Georgia or North Carolina.
Spur, part of incentive, almost done in Orangeburg
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A new rail spur that is part of a more than half million dollar state incentive package for a company in Orangeburg is almost complete.
SC Hells Angels ringleader sentenced to 17 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A leader of a South Carolina chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for his role in a drug and weapons crime ring.
