Man Steals $4,900 Sculpture From Anderson Museum
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ The director of a museum in Anderson says a man stole a $4,900 bronze sculpture by stuffing it under his shirt and walking out.
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Mark Richardson named new trustee at Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University has named Mark Richardson, a former football player for the school and the son of Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, as the school’s newest trustee. Clemson said Thursday that Mark Richardson will take over immediately for trustee Bill Amick. Richardson is a 1983 Clemson graduate and played for the school’s 1981 national championship team….
1 reactor shut down at Oconee Nuclear Station
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A nuclear power plant in Oconee County had to shut down one of its three reactors after a problem in the water system that helps generate electricity. Federal regulators said Unit 3 at the Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca was manually shut down by Duke Energy around 6 a.m. Thursday, about four minutes after…
Concert for student shot in Five Points
Dozens of USC students gathered Thursday night to remember 18-year-old Martha Childress during the “Not So Thirsty Thursday” concert.
Cold weather arriving in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Fall temperatures are finally arriving in South Carolina with some of the coldest weather of the season expected overnight. The National Weather Service has issued freeze warnings, frost advisories and freeze watches for many areas of the state Friday with the exception of the immediate coast. Forecasters say a cold high pressure system will…
USC holds event to study comics, graphic novels
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lovers of comics and graphic novels have a day to learn how to use these literary forms as part of their teaching techniques. Friday’s symposium is scheduled to be held at the Thomas Cooper Library on the University of South Carolina campus. The event’s theme is “Comics Studies in the South.” It’s free and open to…
Red Ribbon Week
Columbia, SC (Governor Haley’s Office)-Today Governor Nikki Haley proclaimed next week as Red Ribbon Week.
Vote to approve $550M of SC road work delayed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A board that pays for major road projects in South Carolina has delayed its decision on how to spend $550 million and may reconsider which projects get money. The Department of Transportation has released a list of seven interstate widening projects it wants to tackle. But on Thursday, the State Infrastructure Bank voted to…
8 plead guilty as part of SC insurance fraud case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Eight people have pleaded guilty in a fraud case involving BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina policy numbers. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said Friday that Malentha Robinson-Taylor, R. L. Robinson-Taylor, Robert Green, Kimberly Donaldson Broughton, Pamela Richardson, Latisha Brown, Cheryl Frazier and Lorraine Porcher pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Nettles says Malentha…
Food Stamp Benefits Changing
Columbia, SC (CNN)- Millions of Americans who rely on food stamps will soon see a change in benefits.
