Congress Votes to End Shutdown
Congress has passed legislation to end the partial government and avert a default on U.S. debt obligations.
Local News
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 .
Michigan Bound Plane Returns to SC After Smoke Smell
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A Delta flight bound for Detroit has returned to Greenville after a report of the smell of smoke inside the plane.
Lights On Rally
Camden, SC (Kershaw County School District)-Baron DeKalb Elementary (BDK) will hold ant auction and open house October 17th as part of the national Lights On Afterschool rally.
SC taking part in southeastern earthquake drills
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — People across South Carolina are taking part in activities to prepare them for an earthquake. The Great Southeast ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is happening on Thursday and is part of Earthquake Awareness Week. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says more than 232,000 people in the state have registered to participate in the drills that begin at…
Columbia hosting small business health care forum
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia is offering small business owners a chance to learn about changes to health care. The City of Columbia will host the first of two Affordable Care Act Forums for Small Business Owners on Thursday. Small business owners with five or more employees can attend the free event. Panelists from organizations including BlueCross Shield of South…
Man charged in July 4 crash that killed 1
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) — A 21-year-old St. Matthews man is facing charges in a wreck that killed one of his passengers and left another paralyzed. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/19MbScd ) that Frank Clinton Hair was charged Monday with felony driving under the influence resulting in death and felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury. Authorities…
Pelion man charged with holding woman 3 months
PELION, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Pelion man and accused him of holding a woman for three months, repeatedly sexually assaulting her. Deputies arrested 52-year-old Paul Thomas Rawl Jr. on Tuesday. Sheriff James Metts said Rawl is a convicted sex offender who kept a 52-year-old woman hostage with threats of violence. Rawl is charged with…
SC money races close for superintendent, lt. gov.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The latest campaign filings show that South Carolina’s lieutenant governor and education superintendent face tough challenges in 2014. Democratic state Rep. Mike Anthony raised more than twice as much as Superintendent Mick Zais in the third quarter and had more cash available. Anthony had $19,200 in cash as of Sept. 30. Zais had $13,200…
Man Accused of Holding Woman Captive Has Domestic Violence Past
This week Paul Thomas Rawl was denied bond after police say he held a woman captive for months and repeatedly assaulted her, but this isn’t Rawl’s first brush with the law or Criminal Domestic Violence charge.
