Business Leaders Ignite a City Celebration
Columbia is growing and expanding and some of the business leaders responsible for that growth say they’re just getting started.
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Man Indicted in Chester County Death
CHESTER, S.C. (AP) _ The Chester County grand jury has indicted a Richburg man in the July shooting death of another man.
Losing candidate protests Lowcountry Senate race
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ A Republican challenger for a Lowcountry state Senate seat won by incumbent Democrat Clementa Pinckney is contesting this month’s election.
Officials Get to Work to Finish Counting Ballots
Wednesday, Richland County officials resumed counting ballots after nearly a week long court system battle between the Democratic and Republican parties.
Haley Issues Executive Order in Hacking Incident
Governor Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is instructing all cabinet agencies to strengthen their approach to cyber security. She has instituted a one-two cyber security punch to fight back, in the midst of a statewide hacking incident that exposed millions of South Carolinians’ tax returns and personal information.
Haley picks new chief for SC Insurance Department
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley has picked a new chief of South Carolina’s Department of Insurance.
SC agency directors, college presidents get raises
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina legislative panel has approved giving state agency directors and college presidents their first state-provided raise in five years.
SC man gets 4 years in racially motivated attack
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 24-year-old Johnsonville man has been ordered to spend four years in prison for a racially motivated attack against a black teenager.
APNewsBreak: SC high court orders ballots returned
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Supreme Court has ordered state police to return ballots and voting machines to Richland County officials so that they can be tallied.
Justices deny appeal over SC religious classes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal over a South Carolina program that allows high school students to earn elective credit toward graduation through off-campus religious courses.
