2,000 Added to Voter List Lacking ID
South Carolina has added more than 22,000 inactive voters to a list of people lacking state issued photo identification that a new state law requires.
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30 arrive for start of Occupy Charleston protest
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The protests against Wall Street and high unemployment have come to Charleston.
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Fatal SC Shooting
YORK, S.C. (AP) _ A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting he shot and killed his uncle at a home in Clover.
The Herald of Rock Hill reports, 25-year-old Otavis Bigger of Gastonia, N.C., pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter.
SC Primary Court
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to take a case challenging the state’s authority to conduct the GOP’s first-in-the-South presidential primary in January.
Papers are due in court next week, but no hearing date has been set.
Dangerous Drugs Could Be in Your Home
Once again, DEA officials and law enforcement agencies across South Carolina are working together to get unused and expired prescriptions out of the wrong hands.
Manufacturer bringing 200 jobs to Blackville
BLACKVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A company that makes product display cases is bringing more than 200 new jobs to Barnwell County.
Report: SRS worker OK after plutonium exposure
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Officials say a Savannah River Site worker contaminated with plutonium after his finger was punctured in an accident last year will fully recover.
Hopkins man sentenced to prison for embezzlement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina bank official has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling more than $300,000 from the institution.
SCDOT board to reconsider I-73, I-85 bonds
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s highway commissioners will be asked again if they want to drop plans to borrow $344 million for several road projects including construction of six miles of Interstate 95 in Dillon County and an interchange project on Interstate 85 in Greenville.
NC, SC credit unions reap windfall over bank fees
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Credit unions in North and South Carolina are getting a big bump in traffic since behemoth neighbor Bank of America riled depositors by announcing a $5 monthly debit card fee.
