DJJ Opens New Job Training Center in Columbia
The Department of Juvenile Justice’s new house is not a home. In fact, state officials want it to be a facility young inmates use as they pass through on their way to success.
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Couple found dead in Saluda County home
SALUDA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Investigators say the deaths of a man and a woman in a Saluda County home appears to be a murder-suicide. Deputies said both victims appear to have been shot. The brother of the woman called 911 after finding his sister’s body in the man’s home. Investigators say the victims were dating and were in…
New DJJ ‘House’ No Home for Young Inmates
On the outside, the building looks like a house that could make a lovely home. However, the inside is very different, as it is a new job training facility for youth who are in trouble with the law.
75 Bronze Vases Stolen From Florence Cemetery
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say someone stole about 75 bronze vases from a Florence cemetery.
SCDOT releases list of bridges to be repaired
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation has put together a plan to replace 90 bridges across the state with extra money set aside by lawmakers. The agency released the $53 million plan Tuesday. It is giving the public until Nov. 6 to comment on the bridges it plans to replace and the ones that aren’t on…
AG drops probe into SC retirement commission chair
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina’s top prosecutor has dropped a probe into allegations that the chairman of the agency that invests public workers’ pension money benefited from a commission investment in forestland. Deputy Attorney General Allen Myrick said in a letter dated Oct. 8 that state prosecutors declined to pursue the matter further. More than a year…
Columbia shooting suspect’s family apologizes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The parents of the man accused of shooting a University of South Carolina student earlier this month has apologized to the victim. Juanita Smith told The State newspaper (http://bit.ly/1cduBTy) that she hates the situation and is praying for 18-year-old Martha Childress every day. Twenty-year-old Michael Juan Smith is accused of shooting and wounding Childress…
Wet summer hurts South Carolina’s pecan crop
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Farmers and buyers say this year’s rainy summer has taken its toll on South Carolina’s pecan crop. Golden Kernel Pecan Co. owner David Summers told The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg (http://bit.ly/1ahP06w ) that he expects to only crack and shell about 300,000 pounds of pecans this year. He normally processes about 1 million…
Community Steps Up to Help Animal Shelter in Risk of Closing
After news broke that a local animal shelter may be forced to close because of financial hardship, ABC Columbia News as an uplifting update.
Haley meets with SC military commanders
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Commanders from South Carolina’s major military installations say they are pinching pennies and in some cases training less in order to deal with the uncertainty brought on by recent federal budget cuts. They voiced their concerns Wednesday during a meeting with Gov. Nikki Haley in Columbia. A commander from Shaw Air Force Base says…
