SC unemployment falls to 9.3 percent
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s jobless rate has fallen for the sixth straight month, but state officials say the drop is mostly because thousands of people stopped looking for work.
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Giving Youth a Fighting Chance
It’s not your typical martial arts class. This new program is designed to help steer at risk youth in the right direction. The instructor says it’s giving them a fighting chance to change their bad behavior.
Fallen Aiken Officers’ Loved Ones Receive Quilts
The loved ones of two Aiken police officers killed in the line of duty recently have received quilts for comfort.
SC River Site Debuts New Green Power Plant
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, S.C. (AP) _ Officials at the Savannah River Site have opened a $795 million power plant that uses materials like wood chips and shredded tires to provide 30 percent of the electricity for the old nuclear weapons plant near Aiken.
Ellington Officially Gives Up Football
South Carolna’s two-sport standout Bruce Ellington is giving up football to concentrate on basketball. Ellington said Monday that basketball was his first love and he wanted to focus on that sport full time.
SC Senate To Elect New Leader
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina senators will choose a new leader this week after Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell is sworn in as the next lieutenant governor.
Man gets 10 years for boating crash that killed 2
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a drunken boating crash that killed two people on another vessel on Lake Murray.
McConnell’s rise to lt. gov. may elevate the job
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Sen. Glenn McConnell stands to become the most influential South Carolina lieutenant governor in modern times, though it’s a job he never wanted.
Local 9 year old works to protect K-9 officers
After learning of the death of Richland County K-9, Fargo, Madison Burrows says she wanted to help keep the other K-9 officers in South Carolina safe.
Ard’s opponent: Cheating had big impact on race
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The man who former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard beat in a runoff to get the Republican nomination in 2010 says Ard’s manipulation of campaign finance laws had a big impact in their race.
