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Sheriff investigating body found near South Carolina road

Associated Press,

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a body was discovered near a rural road in western South Carolina. The State reports a man’s corpse was found by investigators with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. The Aiken County Coroner’s Office said the body was located Friday night in a wooded area off…
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Hurricane Season is approaching and South Carolina Officials want you to be prepared

by Daris Schneider-Bray
ABC Team,

Hurricane Season begins June 1st and South Carolina Officials are using this week to get prepared. Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed May 26 through June 1 as South Carolina Hurricane Preparedness Week. South Carolina Emergency Management Division wants everyone in the state to “Know Your Zone” ahead of any emergency. Do you #KnowYourZone? You can instantly with the SC Emergency Manager…
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SC student hospitalized after air conditioner malfunctions on charter bus

by ABC News 4
ABC Team,

CHARLESTON,SC (WCIV)- According to a statement from Charleston County School District, one student was taken to the hospital on Friday. EMS was called to the take C.E. Williams Middle School student to the hospital after the air conditioning aboard a charter bus failed. The statement said the students were returning from a class trip to Myrtle Beach. EMS was called…
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Memorial Day travel Plans from SCDOT: Lane closures prohibited on Interstates

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Are you hitting the road this weekend? For the Memorial Day weekend, the South Carolina Department of Transportation announced it will prohibit lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work. The SCDOT says these restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. on Friday, May 24, until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28.  According to SCDOT officials…
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Greenville county teachers get raise after tax hike approved

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Teachers in Greenville County Schools will be paid a starting salary of $40,000 – the highest out of any school district in South Carolina – after school board members unanimously approved a 6-mill tax increase. Under the $668.4 million budget, teachers would get a 5% to 10% raise and reduced class sizes while adding counselors at…
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Teen killed by car in Lexington County identified

Alexis Frazier,

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The Lexington County Coroner has released the identity of the teen who was killed after being hit by a car last Saturday in Lexington County. The incident happened shortly after 10:00 P.M. on May 18, 2019 in the 400 block of Broad Street in Gilbert. According to coroner Margaret Fisher, Damarj Torrel Morris, 18, died due to blunt force…
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City of Columbia Swimming Pools set to open this weekend

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s time to make a splash! The City of Columbia announced that the pools and splash pads will open Saturday, May 25, 2019.  According to Parks and Rec, both Maxcy Gregg Pool and Greenview Pool will open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on opening day (May 25) and from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, May 26. Both pools…
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Timothy Jones’s grandmother takes stand in Day Nine of murder trial

Roberta Thornsberry testifies she would have taken children away if she knew they were in danger
Tim Scott,

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Timothy Jones’s grandmother took the stand in Day Nine of her grandson’s murder trial, saying she never expected him to kill his five children back in 2014. At various times throughout her testimony, Roberta Thornsberry got emotional when looking back at the lives of her five children, even saying she would have taken the kids away from…