SC State University Names Acting President
South Carolina State University has named an acting president until the school can choose an interim president.
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Candlelight Vigil Planned for Missing Toddler
A candlelight vigil will be held this weekend for missing Columbia toddler Amir Jennings.
Burning Cross Left at Swansea Home
Investigators are working to find out who set a cross on fire in front of a home in Swansea.
Duley Pleads Guilty, Sentence Delayed
A South Carolina judge has delayed sentencing for 30-year-old Shaquan Duley, an Orangeburg woman who admitted to suffocating and strangling her two toddler sons before sending her car, children strapped inside, into a river back in August, 2010.
International teachers visiting at Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Teachers from around the world are at Clemson University this semester to learn more about teaching in America.
McConnell Says He Won’t Run for Senate This Year
Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell says he won’t run this year to reclaim his seat in the South Carolina Senate.
Final preparations underway for Five Points St. Patrick’s Day Festival
Final preparations are underway as Five Points gets ready to turn green for St. Patrick’s Day.
Gas Prices Projected to…Decline
The price of Carbob, a key ingredient used in some fuel, has gone down consistently for the past month, and economists say that trend could make its way eastward to the Palmetto State, causing gas prices to drop.
Charter Schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Senate is debating a charter school bill that Superintendent Mick Zais calls his top legislative priority.
The state schools chief wants to increase the number of charters statewide.
SC House Wants to Ban ‘Pink Slime’ in Schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House wants to ban public schools from buying meat containing the common beef filler dubbed “pink slime.”
The House approved an amendment to its budget plan barring state money from buying food for students treated with ammonia hydroxide.
