Fort Jackson set to open drill sergeant barracks
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Fort Jackson is putting the finishing touch on its new Drill Sergeant School with the opening of living quarters for the order-barking trainers.
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Fort Jackson putting on early Thanksgiving meal
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — About 1,200 soldiers graduating from basic training at Fort Jackson are getting an early Thanksgiving meal.
Occupy Protestors Challenge Governor’s Eviction
Occupy Columbia protestors say they are excercising their right to free speech without a limit on the time of day. Hundreds returned to the state house grounds Monday evening to challenge Governor Niki Haley’s eviction order put in place last week.
SC Company to Open Solar Energy Plant
Global Energy Franchise says it is opening a solar panel plant in Cherokee County.
Composer Charged With Child Pornography
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ An award-winning composer and former fine arts instructor at a private school in Charleston has been charged with making child pornography.
Fernando Rivas pleaded not guilty Monday to child pornography production.
Kershaw Woman Uses Bible to Smuggle Weapons
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) _ Deputies in Lancaster County have arrested a Kershaw woman they say used two Bibles to try to smuggle weapons, drugs and a cell phone to a prison inmate.
School Shuts Down Twice in Three Weeks
Twenty-one days after a suspicious package is discovered at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, authorities are called to the school again to address a second suspicious package.
SC federal prosecutors seize $12M in 12 months
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have seized nearly $12 million in civil and criminal cases in 12 months.
SC student studying at Stanford is Rhodes Scholar
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A student from Columbia studying at Stanford University in California has been chosen as a Rhodes Scholar.
Gearing up for Thanksgiving Travel
If you are headed to Grandma’s or anywhere else this Thanksgiving Holiday, you won’t be alone.
Triple A estimates 42 million people will take to the roads this week.
