Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) testified today in front of the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Subcommittee in support of legislation which would require all convicted drunk drivers to ‘blow before they go’ by using an ignition interlock on their vehicle. They believe legislation, S 746, authored by Senator Joel Lourie, would help save lives and stop drunk driving.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed a bill that sets up the office of the state inspector general to investigate allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in state government.
ALLENDALE, S.C. (AP) _ The wife of University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides and USC’s mascot Cocky are leading an event on nutrition and reading for 300 families in Hampton and Allendale counties.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The head of South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division confirms to The Associated Press his agency is investigating a report that investment companies were told they could improve their chances of handling state pension investment work if they paid a friend of the state treasurer.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Blind students from across South Carolina will be competing in the Braille Challenge in Columbia.
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — The Department of Motor Vehicles is permanently closing its Santee office.
The Red Cross is hosting “The Columbia Lifesavers Blood Drive” Thursday.
This may be the heart of the winter season, but you’d never know it by the unusually mild weather. Temperatures that are keeping area pest control companies working overtime.
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — More than 1,000 police officers and hundreds of others have gathered in Aiken for the funeral for a South Carolina officer killed last weekend.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A measure suspending the authority of South Carolina’s environmental agency to make dredging decisions is heading to the governor’s desk.
The joint resolution is designed to help lawmakers’ efforts to undo a water quality permit granted by the Department of Health and Environment Control, which allows Georgia to expand the Savannah port.
