SC House approves abridged bill on sales taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a much smaller bill eliminating less than $11 million worth of sales tax exemptions.
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SC House to take up sales tax exemptions bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House is debating a bill that eliminates two dozen sales tax exemptions worth less than $13 million.
SC House OKs Tax Break to Reuse Vacant Buildings
The South Carolina House has approved a measure aimed at turning abandoned buildings into bustling commercial space.
Social Media Safety
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department spent Wednesday evening giving parents and their internet savvy teens a lesson on social media safety. Police say the goal of the free workshop was to keep people from becoming a victim of the internet.
Ex-SC Hospitality worker pleads guilty
A former South Carolina Hospitality Association employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $500,000 from the group.
And in court prosecutors reveal they found photos “sexual in nature” on her former supervisors computer.
SC House Approves Cancer Screening, Treatment Bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill directing $2.5 million in state cigarette tax collections toward cancer screening.
The House voted Wednesday to send the measure to the Senate, following a 98-0 vote on Tuesday.
State’s Fallen Soldiers’ Families Honored
Republican Senator Jake Knotts treated the families of South Carolina soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice to an afternoon of lunch, thanks and recognition for the seventh straight year.
Police say abused child still too weak for surgery
This video is no longer available. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — 24 year old Catherine Ammons and 27 year old James Watson remain behind bars tonight accused of severely injuring Ammons’ daughter. Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says Ammons used fear as a reason for not stopping the abuse. “If she had done anything about this Mr. Watson would have beat…
Cancer Screening
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill directing $2.5 million in state cigarette tax collections toward cancer screening.
Kershaw Co. Man Accused of Shooting, Killing Brother
In Kershaw County deputies say a night of drinking and drug use lead to a man killing his own brother.
