82-Year-Old Greer Woman Killed by Pickup Truck
GREER, S.C. (AP) _ Troopers say an 82-year-old woman has been killed after she was struck by a pickup backing out of a Greer driveway.
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SC Democrat says taxpayers shouldn’t pay for trips
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House’s leading Democrat says Republican Gov. Nikki Haley should pay for her own security detail when she’s out of state on personal business.
DHEC Layoffs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The new director of South Carolina’s public health and environmental agency tells senators she didn’t start her job intending to fire anyone, but she is laying off nine people in an administrative merger.
Former Hospitality Assoc. Employee to Plead Guilty
A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association has admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group whose director killed himself earlier this year.
Prom Season Boosts Midlands Retail Sales
Instead of buying dresses brand new for prom, some girls are opting to rent or consign.
Health Agency: Employee stole beneficiary information
The South Carolina Medicaid agency reports an employee stole the personal information of 228,435 South Carolina Medicaid beneficiaries.
Amended SC bill on sales tax exemptions advanced
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A pared-down bill eliminating less than one-third of South Carolina’s sales tax exemptions is heading to the House floor.
SC House committee wants to study school buses
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House committee has gutted a bill turning over South Carolina’s state-run school bus system to local districts and created a study panel.
USC business school honors alumni, supporter
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina is honoring three alumni and a major supporter at its annual gala.
Cops: McDonald’s Worker Spit in Customers’ Drinks
Greenville County deputies say a McDonald’s employee spit in the iced tea of two customers after they returned them saying the drinks weren’t sweet enough.
