Shaw Air Base to get $7.6 million fitness site
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — Air Force and Army personnel are going to be even fitter with a new $7.6 million exercise center opening at Shaw Air Force Base in central South Carolina.
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SC to turn on delayed Statehouse security system
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state plans to turn on a security system for the Statehouse complex that former Gov. Mark Sanford mothballed years ago by refusing to let state police take up posts to operate.
SC agency sets new rules, bars obscuring statues
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is barring groups holding events at the Statehouse from obscuring statues and monuments after the NAACP erected a backdrop at a rally that blocked the view of a George Washington statue.
Kroger Recalls Ice Cream with Unlisted Peanuts
Kroger is recalling ice cream sold in 10 states because it may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label.
Man Shoots Into Bar After Being Kicked Out
SMYRNA, S.C. (AP) _ York County deputies say they arrested a man who shot into a bar three separate times after he was kicked out and told never to return.
Authorities said 57-year-old Myers Duncan of Blacksburg was charged Tuesday with six counts of attempted murder and discharging firearms into a dwelling.
Moonshine Bust
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Orangeburg County deputies say they have arrested three men who operated an illegal still, cranking out up to 100 gallons of moonshine a week.
Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said his officers had the still under surveillance for a while and were finally able to catch the men stirring the pot on Tuesday.
Walking to Beat Alzheimer’s
The Alzheimer’s Association of South Carolina prepares for a 5K event at Finlay Park to assist those like Robert Miller, who battle the disease daily.
AAA honors safest towns in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The town of Cameron, city of Hanahan and town of Mount Pleasant are the grand winners of South Carolina’s safest communities awards by the Foundation for Traffic Safety of AAA Carolinas.
SC State’s White Cane Day shows what blind can do
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A man who lost his eyesight when he was accidentally shot 20 years, but went on to get his master’s degree and lead a chapter of the National Federation of the Blind is speaking at South Carolina State University.
6 hurt on ride at SC State Fair
Six people suffered minor injuries when a piece of metal from a ride at the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia broke off and fell.
