Black vets highlight SC Black History Month event
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — A forum on the accomplishments and struggles of black veterans is scheduled for the USS Yorktown as part of Black History Month.
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SC homeless students to get backpacks, supplies
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The national charity Feed The Children is distributing 1,900 backpacks and supplies to homeless school children from South Carolina.
Fire Safety Tips When It Comes to Heating Your Home
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department wants to make sure you don’t become a statistic.
Haley announces job training initiative
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is announcing a partnership with a company that does college admission tests to match unemployed workers with the businesses who need them.
Furman Adds Lacrosse
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Furman is adding men’s and women’s lacrosse to its roster of sports.
Haley Announces Job Training Initiative
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Gov. Nikki Haley is announcing a partnership with a company that does college admission tests to match unemployed workers with the businesses who need them.
House panel draft no longer ties retirement to age
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Public workers would have to work two years longer, but they won’t have to turn 62 to retire with full benefits under tweaks made to a House panel’s draft for shoring up the state’s pension system.
SC House debating another anti-union measure
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House is poised to approve a bill Republicans say further strengthens the state’s already tough anti-union law.
Remembering the Orangeburg Massacre
Hundreds came out to the campus of South Carolina State University to remember the Orangeburg Massacre which claimed the lives of three students and injured dozens more.
SC House GOP Caucus targets tax, pension reform
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — House Republicans say they will focus this year on tax reform, shoring up the state pension system, and maintaining the state’s first-in-the-South status for presidential primaries.
