Fort Jackson remembers victims of Sept 11 attacks
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Military and civilians at Fort Jackson are to gather to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Midlands 9/11 Memorial Almost Complete, Short $22K
After a year of planning and raising funds, the First Responders Memorial project announces the unveiling ceremony on September 11, 2011, at 3:00pm.
31 Underage Drinking Citations Issued At Columbia Party
A twenty-first birthday party turns into an underage drinking bust in Columbia, after 31 people who were all under 21 were caught drinking, one of those was just 17 years old.
President Obama Pushes Jobs Plan in Address
President Obama took the bully pulpit tonight before a divided Congress and disillusioned electorate, laying out a $450 billion legislative package meant to spur job creation and put more money in the pockets of consumers, and do it quickly.
SC’s Scott sets 4th town hall with GOP candidate
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s freshman U.S. Rep. Tim Scott has set another town hall meeting with a Republican presidential candidate.
Haley: SC unemployment tied to grads, retirees
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says college graduates, cash-strapped retirees and middle-aged workers dumped from their jobs by the recession are at the heart of the state’s nearly-worst-in-the-nation unemployment rate.
Many DUI cases cleared from backlog, many remain
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Courts across South Carolina have cleared more than 11,000 drunken driving cases from backlogs that stretched back more than a decade.
80 Clemson employees leaving voluntarily
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Dozens of Clemson University employees have accepted the school’s incentive packages to leave their jobs this month.
USC providing one-time, merit-based bonuses
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides says most of the school’s workers are eligible for merit-based bonuses.
SC National Guard heads to Vermont to aid cleanup
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Engineers from the South Carolina Army National Guard are heading to Vermont to assist in storm cleanup operations in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
