COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top accountant is accused of using campaign money to accompany his girlfriend to the Republican National Convention last year. The state Ethics Commission found probable cause that Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom violated state ethics law. Documents obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday show he faces six charges of using campaign money for personal…
STARR, S.C. (AP) — The first massive Michelin Earthmover tire is about to roll off the assembly line at the tire maker’s new Anderson County plant. Michelin officials are celebrating the completion of the plant in Starr on Thursday. The company says the 12-foot tall, 5-ton tires are some of its most in-demand products for heavy equipment in mines, quarries…
Sumter, SC (WOLO)-Today, officials at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter announced the nativity scene taken down last week, was put back up. The nativity scene was moved to the base chapel.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg State Sen. Lee Bright says he has at least $1.4 million in debt related to a failed trucking business. The Republican seeking to challenge U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in next year’s primary says he is personally responsible for about $500,000 of the debt. The State newspaper reported (http://bit.ly/1guTwmU) that Bright reported his debt and earnings…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A special class of South Carolina inmates is scheduled to hold a graduation ceremony. On Friday, the state Department of Corrections is set to host a commencement ceremony for 12 student-inmates who have completed an associates program through the Columbia International University Prison Initiative. The ceremony is to be held at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia….
Richland County deputies say four people are charged in connection to a meth lab, discovered in Irmo.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina public schools chief Mick Zais says he will not seek a second term in 2014. The 67-year-old Republican announced Friday he made the difficult decision after consulting with his family. He says his family has made enormous sacrifices throughout his career and they “mean more to me than anything on this planet.” Zais says…
SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A nonprofit group wants folks to adopt cannons at forts where the Civil War began. Jim Thompson of the Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Trust says the group hopes to raise $50,000 to help the National Park Service finish restoring guns at Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, and Moultrie, on nearby Sullivans Island. The park service has been…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A middle school teacher and a high school principal in South Carolina have each won a national teaching award and its $25,000 prize. Dutch Fork Middle School teacher Kristi Grooms and Brashier Middle College Charter High School Principal Mike Sinclair learned Thursday they won a Milken Educator Award. The award is one of the most prestigious…
With the deadline to enroll for health care coverage under the Affordable Health Care Act just days away, one Midlands organization is extending its hours to help South Carolinians get signed up.
