Beaufort County Bans Texting While Driving
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ Drivers in Beaufort County have been banned from texting while driving.
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Decorated US navy surgeon to speak at 9/11 dinner
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A decorated U.S. Navy surgeon is sharing his story at a Sept. 11 anniversary dinner. Dr. Richard Jadick is the keynote speaker at a sold-out event Wednesday in Columbia that’s raising money for Lexington Medical Center’s health care programs. Jadick earned the Bronze Star with a combat “V” for valor for saving approximately 30 Marines during…
USC marks 50th year of university’s integration
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two of the three students who integrated South Carolina’s flagship university 50 years ago are retracing their steps. Robert Anderson, James Solomon and Henrie Monteith became the university’s first African-American students since reconstruction on Sept. 11, 1963. Anderson died in 2009, but the others are taking part in several commemorative events to mark the anniversary on…
SC lawyers offering wills help to first responders
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some law firms in South Carolina are teaming up to help first responders with their estate planning. Attorneys from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough and McAngus Goudelock & Courie are offering free services on Wednesday to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks. Through the Nelson Mullins Wills for Heroes programs, first responders from Richland County can get…
Speakers honor first responders at Sept. 11 event
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials from the Columbia area are honoring the fallen firefighters, law enforcement personnel, K-9 troopers and U.S. military men and women on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Wednesday’s event takes place at 5 p.m. at the memorial to the fallen next to Columbia’s Metropolitan Visitors Center. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and South…
SC VA holds conference on anti-suicide resources
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Dorn Veterans Administration Medical Center is scheduled to hold a health summit to battle suicide and help military veterans learn more about services the center can provide. Medical Center spokesman Kevin McIver says Wednesday’s event is being held at the Medallion Conference Center in Columbia from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Veterans and their families…
Orangeburg elects 1st African-American mayor
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Voters in Orangeburg have elected Michael C. Butler as the city’s first African-American mayor. Butler won a four-year term with 53 percent of the vote. Mayor Paul Miller received 46 percent. Miller has been mayor since 2001. Butler’s new terms begin Oct. 1. Butler ran on a platform of revitalizing the city and working on economic…
Mom Praises God Over Child’s Shrinking Brain Tumor
After an MRI showed a local child’s brain tumor vanishing, his mom is praising God.
Duke Energy to Raise Power Rates 10 Percent in SC
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Regulators have approved a rate increase of about 10 percent over the next two years for Duke Energy customers in South Carolina.
Owens Air Exercise Thursday
Columbia, SC (South Carolina Air National Guard)- The South Carolina Air National Guard is conducting an air defense exercise September 12th in the vicinity of Owens Field, Columbia.As part of the routine exercise, fighter jets assigned to the SCANG’s 169th Fighter Wing might be seen escorting a single-engine aircraft belonging to the South Carolina Civil Air Patrol between 10 a.m.to…
