COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislators on a House budget-writing panel say the museum that will house the Confederate flag taken off Statehouse grounds last summer needs to relocate to attract more visitors. Panel members said Wednesday most people don’t know the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is “hidden” in the back of the State Museum building. The state’s military…
Dr. Jesse Washington, III ORANGBURG, S.C. (WOLO) — Leaders with Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five appointed Dr. Jesse Washington, III to the position of Superintendent at a special-called board meeting. Washington took over as interim superintendent for Dr. Cynthia Wilson, who announced that she was leaving at the end of the September to take a new job as the chief of staff with…
Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton (Spencer Platt/Getty Images; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images) (ABC News) — It’s no secret that Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton have talked privately in the past, but the public will now get a closer look at their correspondence with the pending release of documents from Clinton’s presidency. The Clinton Presidential Library will soon…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The Senate Transportation Committee has unanimously approved appointing Christy Hall to run the Department of Transportation. Hall has been the interim director of the state road agencies since last year, and lawmakers gave her high marks for handling the massive damage to state roads and bridges caused by October’s massive floods. After Wednesday’s vote, Hall’s nomination…
Chapin Police Chief Troy Crump COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A spokesperson for the Town of Chapin confirms to ABC Columbia that Police Chief Troy Crump has been suspended without pay. Crump was suspended for three days following an unspecified “performance of duty issue”. Crump’s suspension began Tuesday and is scheduled to end Friday, officials say. ABC Columbia has reached out…
18 Democrats debate at the “Lesser-Known Candidate Forum” in Manchester, N.H. Cory True/St. Anselm College (ABC News) — The debate calendar has included as many as 22 candidates in the 2016 cycle. But on Tuesday night, another 23 got their moment in the spotlight, debating each other at the “Lesser-Known Candidate Forum” at St. Anselm College in Manchester. The debate,…
Matt Perron COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Palmetto Family Council along with South Carolina legislators gathered at the State House Wednesday to support the launch of the South Carolina Legislative Prayer Caucus. Organizers say the caucus is a bipartisan and bicameral group of state legislators united to defend American’s right to trust God. Attorney General Alan Wilson touched on the…
Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump for President (ABCNews.com) (ABC News) — Sarah Palin’s son was arrested last night in a domestic violence incident, police said, one day before the former Republican vice presidential candidate endorsed Donald Trump for president. Track Palin, 26, was arrested in Wasilla, Alaska, late Monday and charged with three misdemeanors, including assault, interference with the reporting of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The interim director of South Carolina’s roads agency is getting ready to make her case to get the job permanently and also tell lawmakers what she needs. Christy Hall will appear before the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday for her confirmation hearing. She also is expected to tell lawmakers the status of her agency and South…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ In an attempt to combat fraud, South Carolina taxpayers won’t be receiving their state income-tax refunds until after March 1, regardless of how early they file. In a statement, the South Carolina Department of Revenue says that the delay will give the department time to verify wage documents with the Internal Revenue Service and ensure that…
