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Haley’s campaign: 200 people attended fundraiser

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Gov. Nikki Haley’s re-election campaign says about 200 people attended her private fundraiser with three other Republican governors. The fundraiser Monday evening at a Greenville home followed a public rally with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The events served as Haley’s official announcement of her long-expected…

Gov. Haley A Passenger In A Vehicle Crash In June

Columbia, SC (S.L.E.D)- State agents say South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was a passenger in an SUV that crashed into a concrete pole during a fundraiser in North Carolina two months ago.  State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel said Haley, the SLED agent driving her and two passengers weren’t injured in the June 27 wreck.  A North Carolina Highway…

Cayce school getting free supplies

CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — A school in Cayce is slated to get a special delivery this week. On Wednesday, a load of new, free school supplies is being delivered to C.A. Taylor Elementary School. Earlier this month, the City of Cayce announced it would provide free school supplies to the school in Lexington School District Two that put the most…

Haley calls for bells to ring to honor King in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley has declared Wednesday as “Let Freedom Ring Day” in South Carolina to honor the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The proclamation signed by Haley encourages people across the state to ring bells at 3 p.m. to commemorate the moment 50 years ago that King ended his…

Former SC youth pastor accused of assaulting woman

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A former Orangeburg church youth minister has been charged with assault and battery after a woman accused him of groping her. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported (http://bit.ly/14D9Jja ) that City Judge Barney Houser set a $10,000 bail for 36-year-old Patrick Hattler in Orangeburg Municipal Court on Tuesday. Houser ordered Hattler to have no contact…

Haley reimburses for campaign travel

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley’s campaign has reimbursed taxpayers $7,600 for out-of-state fundraisers over the last fiscal year, as per an agreement with agencies that provide her security detail. Campaign spokesman Rob Godfrey said Tuesday checks were mailed to three separate agencies last month. They covered agents’ costs for nine private fundraisers during trips to California, Florida, New…

Life sentence upheld for man in daughter’s death

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court has upheld a life prison sentence for a Rock Hill man convicted in his daughter’s 2001 death. The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the sentence of Billy Wayne Cope. Cope was convicted in the rape and murder of his 12-year-old daughter, to which he confessed several times. A neighbor was also sentenced…