SC’s Riverbanks Zoo offers free entry to veterans
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia’s Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens is offering free admission to all military men and women on Veterans Day.
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Columbia hosting 33rd annual Veterans Day parade
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia is honoring the nation’s veterans with a parade on Veterans Day.
Joint Base Charleston hosts annual Run the Runway
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Joint Base Charleston is using its runways as the site for its annual hosting its third annual Run the Runway on Veterans Day.
SRS hosting deer hunt for wounded warriors
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — The company that manages a former nuclear weapons complex near Aiken is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Energy and several other organizations for a two-day deer hunt especially for wounded veterans.
SC Economic Advisers Predicting More Money
South Carolina legislators will have to decide what to do with an additional $770 million.
Port Expansion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The board overseeing South Carolina’s environmental agency has approved a compromise with the Army Corps of Engineers over a permit to dredge the Savannah River.
The agency’s board voted unanimously Thursday to accept the agreement, putting Georgia and the federal government a step closer to deepening 35 miles between the Atlantic Ocean and the port of Savannah, Ga.
Marion Man Killed With Ice Pick in $14 Robbery
MARION, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a teen has been charged with murder after he killed a 66-year-old Marion man in his home with an ice pick in a robbery that got him $14.
Marion County Sheriff Mark Richardson said 18-year-old Shaquille Davis was arrested Wednesday in the Sept. 21 death of Walter Prince.
Solicitor Program Targets Bad Check Writers
The Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Worthless Check Program is a free service to any merchant, business or individual who has received a worthless check.
Man gets 35 years for killing club security guard
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 29-year-old Harleyville man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a security guard who had kicked him out of an Orangeburg County nightclub moments earlier.
USC suspends 2 fraternities after allegations
The University of South Carolina has suspended two fraternities, although the school isn’t saying much more than that.
