Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $290 Million
$290 million is up for grabs in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing.
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Major USC Donors Bringing 700 Jobs to the State.
A facility for Nephron Pharmaceuticals is currently under construction in Lexington County. The project is expected to create 700 jobs.
Mathematics, magic tricks slated for USC event
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mathematics and magic are mixing in a mathematics professor’s presentation at the University of South Carolina.
SC Bill Would Allow Voters to Register Online
A bill allowing South Carolina residents to register to vote online has advanced.
Police Link Two Burglars to 50 Break-ins
NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say they have broken up a burglary ring that broke into around 50 houses in Greenwood and Newberry counties, stealing more than $100,000 in televisions, computers, jewelry and other items.
Investigators say a traffic stop in Saluda County earlier this month helped them break up the ring, when they busted a drug dealer who had some of the items stolen from the home.
SC bill would allow voters to register online
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill allowing South Carolina residents to register to vote online has advanced.
Police: 2 burglars responsible for 50 break-ins
NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say they have broken up a burglary ring that broke into around 50 houses in Greenwood and Newberry counties, stealing more than $100,000 in televisions, computers, jewelry and other items.
SC bill would require drug tests for welfare
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Opponents of a bill requiring welfare applicants in South Carolina to pass a drug test say the costly proposal would violate the constitution.
Okra Strut Finally Finds Home
Years of debate about where to hold Irmo’s Annual Okra Strut have come to an end with the purchase of 14 acres to construct a new park that will house the decades-old festival.
Columbia’s Water Ranks Second Best in the State
Columbia’s water recently won top honors in a statewide taste test at the South Carolina Environmental Convention.
