9 Arrested 50 Identified in Bank Fraud Scam
Nine people arrested and 50 more suspects identified in what Sheriff Leon Lott is calling a major banking scam.
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Upstate pastor chosen to lead SC Baptists
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An upstate pastor has been selected as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The Rev. D.J. Horton was chosen Wednesday at an annual convention in Columbia. He will serve a one-year term and succeeds the Rev. Ralph Carter. Horton is pastor of Anderson Mill Baptist Church near Spartanburg. Since taking over in 2004, he has…
DHEC holding flu vaccine clinic in Swansea
SWANSEA, S.C. (AP) — The state health department is partnering with Lexington Medical Center to vaccinate people against the flu. On Thursday, officials from the hospital and the Department of Health and Environmental Control are scheduled to give flu shots and the flu vaccine mist at the Lexington County Public Library’s Swansea branch. A charge may apply, depending on someone’s…
Inmate charged in 2012 riot at SC prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A South Carolina inmate is facing new charges in connection with holding a guard hostage at a maximum security prison last year. The State Law Enforcement Division said Thursday 24-year-old Brian Rashard Garris had been charged with first-degree assault, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and participating in a prison riot….
Cradel Recalled By CPSC
An important recall to pass along for parents of infants.
Wiretapping in Irmo Leads To Charges
Irmo, SC (SC Law Enforcement Division)-A former administrative assistant at The South Carolina Department Of Juvenile Justice is in some hot water tonight.Leann Cudd is charged with wiretapping.Authorities say she placed her I-Phone underneath the closed door of the Inspector General and used an app to record a conversation between two-other employees, without their knowledge.Cudd was never included in that…
Midlands Residents React to Obama’s ACA “Fix”
Thursday, Midlands residents reacted to President Obama’s speech on efforts to fix the problem-plagued Obamacare.
SC to release state jobless figures for September
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are ready to release the state’s unemployment rate, an announcement that’s several weeks late because of the federal government shutdown. The Department of Employment and Workforce is scheduled to release jobless figures for September on Friday afternoon. The information was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 21. But the numbers were delayed due…
Attorney for Gay Couple: ‘We’re Not Surprised’
An attorney for married, same-sex couple, Katherine Bradacs and Tracie Goodwin, says they are prepared to move forward in their efforts to have the state of South Carolina recognize their union, even though South Carolina bans same-sex marriage.
SLED: 2 SC men face charges in Barnwell death
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina men face charges in the death of a Barnwell woman found in her burning home earlier this month. The Item of Sumter reported (http://bit.ly/18Acq3g ) that 36-year-old Michael Paul Buckmon of Sumter and 23-year-old Matthew Trey Bolen of Williston are facing multiple charges in the death of 56-year-old Donna Dempsey. Barnwell County Coroner…
