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 have 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…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Farmers and buyers say this year’s rainy summer has taken its toll on South Carolina’s pecan crop.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley has declared the week before Halloween as Red Ribbon Week in South Carolina. Her statewide proclamation coincides with the national campaign designed to raise awareness to the dangers of illegal drug use. Red Ribbon Week dates to 1985, when people began wearing red ribbons to honor an undercover agent in the U.S. Drug…
As the weather gets cold outside, the Columbia Fire Department wants to make sure you don’t become a statistic.
Aiken, SC (Aiken Co. Sheriffs Office)-Authorities say a man has been arrested after he hit Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt. Deputies say Hunt was in an area Wednesday where several recent burglaries were reported and saw someone who matched the description of the suspect. Investigators say the sheriff started to question the man and he started to run away,…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of a mother and toddler who died in a fiery crash on Interstate 26 near Orangeburg. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/17exOhI ) that Orangeburg County Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle said the victims were 21-year-old Deshonta Beaufort of Huger and her 23-month-old son Salamo Bell. The two died…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A senior executive vice president with BB&T Corp. is scheduled to discuss the issue of building a brand for a bank with students at the University of South Carolina. The university says Thursday’s talk by Ricky Brown is slated for 4:30 p.m. at the Darla Moore School of Business. The speech is free and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The Midlands chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America is holding a discussion about post-traumatic stress disorder among military veterans. Thursday’s scheduled event is to be held at the Cayce Memorial Post 130 of the American Legion in Cayce at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Chapter spokeswoman Ann…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Taxpayers can start signing up for a second year of state-paid credit monitoring resulting from last year’s massive hacking of South Carolina’s tax collection agency. Enrollment for consumer protection services through CSIdentity Corp. begins Thursday. It’s free to the millions of residents and business owners whose unencrypted personal data was stolen last September from the Department…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies plan to serve some ice cream with a message they hope will help area youth stay away from drugs. On Thursday, Sheriff Leon Lott is taking part in the 7th annual DARESCREAM Night at a Baskins Robbins ice cream parlor in Columbia. Lott is dishing out ice cream, and he and some of…
