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SC hospice worker saves bedridden man from fire

WEDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A Wedgefield family of six is without a home but no one was hurt thanks to quick-thinking hospice worker Rosalind Wilson. The Item of Sumter reports (http://bit.ly/19WcGPC ) the Agape Hospice nursing assistant was giving a bedridden man a bed bath when she smelled something burning. Wilson says the grandmother was outside doing yard…

SC man runs over accomplice, shot dead by officers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina deputies say one man died after a hail of bullets and a second is struggling to survive after an officer interrupted an attempted burglary. Richland County Sheriff’s Capt. Chris Cowan said Friday a deputy on duty near a Columbia motorcycle and ATV dealer heard a pickup truck crash through the building’s glass…

SC author Pat Conroy judges student writers at USC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Famed South Carolina author Pat Conroy is judging an essay writing contest for high school juniors and seniors. The students are being asked to write about how they think the state of South Carolina could be improved. The first round was held earlier this month and the second session is being held Saturday on the University…

SC home movie day feted at theater, discussion

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina’s Moving Image Research Collections and the Nickelodeon Theatre are teaming up to host a local version of National Home Movie Day. The collection’s interim director Heather Heckman says the event Saturday at Columbia’s Nickelodeon on Main Street is a celebration of amateur films and filmmaking. Attendees may bring in their own…

Columbia holding Alzheimer’s awareness walk

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting South Carolina residents to take part in a walk in the name of fighting Alzheimer’s disease. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is happening on Saturday in Columbia. Organizers say they expect more than 700 walkers to take part in the event at Finlay Park. A ceremony is also part of the…