SC Teaching Fellows wins new award for innovation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A scholarship program designed to draw South Carolina’s top high school students into teaching is the first winner of a new award recognizing effective education programs.
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SC Document Retrieval Service Adding 50 Jobs
The medical document retrieval service The Doc Depot Inc. is expanding and adding 50 jobs in Williston.
Inheritance Fraud
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 38-year-old Columbia man has admitted defrauding a finance company by inflating the amount of his mother’s inheritance.
Prosecutors said Darial Chatman pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in federal court and faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine when he is sentenced next year.
Unwatched Pot Causes Fire At Florence Fire Station
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ At least the firefighters at one Florence fire station didn’t have to go too far to answer a recent call.
Authorities say a Florence firefighter left an unwatched pot on a stove which caused a blaze that damaged the station.
Free Health Clinic for Seniors
How does free healthcare sound? Senior citizens have the chance to attend a free health clinic here in the Midlands this week.
SC document retrieval service adding 50 jobs
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The medical document retrieval service The Doc Depot Inc. is expanding and adding 50 jobs in Williston.
Sumter School officials meet Third Army leaders
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — Leaders of the Third Army and the U.S. Army Central Command are hosting school officials from Sumter, who will get a tour of Shaw Air Force Base. .
Mobile Home Park Residents Granted 30 More Days.
After having their water service terminated and receiving un-official eviction notices last week, residents of Parkwood Mobile Home Park in West Columbia are still fighting to keep their homes.
South Carolina: Football’s low grad rate an error
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Athletics officials at South Carolina say a clerical error submitted to the NCAA is behind the report of a 39 percent graduation rate for the football team.
5 US assistant attorneys in SC to be honored
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Five assistant U.S. attorneys in South Carolina are being recognized for their roles in obtaining convictions and recovering more than $1 million from people who falsely received federal stimulus money from the Department of Energy.
