Maj. Gen. Turner to be speaker at SC State
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The incoming director of the state’s unemployment agency is returning to South Carolina State University to give a speech at his alma mater.
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SC water park extends its summer schedule
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Waves Water Park will continue operating daily for another week.
SC’s Haley touts point-of-sale law
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says a new property tax break will help spur growth in the state’s second-home industry.
Charlotte airport closes runway for repairs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The center runway at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport is temporarily closed for a $26.5 million renovation.
Medal of Honor recipient Charles Murray dies in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A World War II hero who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly stopping an attack on U.S. troops by 200 Germans in World War II has died at his Columbia home.
Man found shot to death at Columbia gas station
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been killed after a shooting outside a Columbia gas station.
‘Malfunction Junction’ to Get Safety Facelift
Three popular interchanges in the Midlands are the focus of a safety program by the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
Teachers Have First Day Fears Too
Whitney Goldys, a first year teacher at Catawba Trail Elementary, says being a teacher is amazing. But, she says teachers are also nervous on the first day of school.
New School Opens
Catawba Trail Elementary near Sandhills, opens its doors as the newest Elementary school in Richland Two.
Educators Protest Refusal of Federal Funding
About 50 people have gathered outside the headquarters of the Department of Education to protest the South Carolina school chief’s refusal to pursue what could have been $144 million in federal money to keep teaching jobs.
