COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Fourteen staff members of the agency that invests retirees’ pension money are receiving a combined $1.4 million in bonuses for the portfolio’s performance. The Retirement System Investment Commission approved the performance payments last week for the agency’s investment staff. The amounts range from $30,000 to $300,000. Treasurer Curtis Loftis cast the lone no vote…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina State University President Thomas Elzey’s plans to restructure the administration are taking effect. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/GCDebw ) that the university trustees approved the plan Thursday to create several new positions. The plan calls for adding a provost, who would report to the president and be in charge…
Columbia, SC (South Carolina State Fair Officials)-Change of plans…some Gamecock fans may be looking for a new place to park tomorrow.
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say they used a combination of surveillance cameras, text messages and Facebook postings to find the man who shot a 25-year-old man.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The University of South Carolina is settling a dispute over a disappointing power plant that was supposed to generate electricity from scrap wood chips. The State newspaper reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/1a1iTEK) that Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls is agreeing to pay $14 million owed on the nearly $20 million plant, remove biomass equipment inside and give USC…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. says it will release more water from Lake Murray northwest of Columbia so that rain can give parts of the lake bottom a good cleaning. The utility that runs the reservoir behind its hydroelectric dam says it will start allowing more water to flow downstream early next month….
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Authorities say they used a combination of surveillance cameras, text messages and Facebook postings to identify a suspect in the death of a 25-year-old man to death in Fountain Inn. Fountain Inn Police Chief Keith Morton said the cameras captured the fight that led to the shooting of Barry Norman. Police arrested of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina’s capital city is launching a new program to raise the profile of its historic sites. Columbia’s planning division said last week it had created a plaque program to identify over 160 buildings, structures, and sites that have been designated as official City of Columbia Individual Historic Landmarks. Officials say the landmarks are…
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina transportation officials say work should begin next month on $41 million worth of improvements to the Interstate 95 and U.S. Highway 301 interchange near Santee. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/17adN88 ) the work will create a full interchange at Exit 97 and extend U.S. 301 to connect with a…
KERSHAW, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 60-year-old woman has been killed after a wreck involving a broken down car and two other vehicles. Troopers said the wreck happened Saturday night on U.S. Highway 521 north of Kershaw. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office says Dorothy Miller was outside of the broken down car when she was struck and killed. Authorities…
