ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — An Orangeburg middle school teacher has been charged with physically and psychologically abusing her mother. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/1881ZDbs ) that 44-year-old Tracy Brown was charged Thursday with abuse of a vulnerable adult. It was not clear if Brown has an attorney. She has been a teacher for 17 years. Her 70-year-old…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina regulators have dropped plans for a solar energy forum next month after getting complaints from a group of utilities that provide electricity to mostly rural areas. The State newspaper reported (http://bit.ly/1ay78ut ) the Public Service Commission dropped plans for a Sept. 12 public workshop after the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina complained. The cooperatives…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The State Budget and Control Board meets today to review a contract to continue credit monitoring for South Carolina taxpayers less than a month after agreeing to the proposal. The agenda of the special meeting doesn’t say why the board is reviewing the work it did with almost no discussion July 30. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP)…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some 170 students who attend Midlands Tech and are working to transfer to the University of South Carolina are moving onto the big campus. The students are taking part in a program called Gamecock Gateway and begin their classes on the airport campus of Midlands Tech next week. University spokeswoman Megan Sexton says the students are…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The State Budget and Control Board is reviewing the parameters of a contract to continue credit monitoring for South Carolina taxpayers less than a month after agreeing to the proposal. The agenda of the special meeting Friday morning doesn’t say why the board is reviewing the work it did with almost no discussion July 30. The…
Columbia, SC (Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office)-In Spartanburg County four-jail guards have lost their jobs.
KERSHAW, S.C. (AP) _ Lancaster County deputies say they have two men in a shooting death at a Kershaw home.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Hundreds of people have turned out for a free dental clinic at the North Charleston Convention Center.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Richland County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of a man last week. Deputies arrested 21-year-old Tony Lamont Young after getting a tip from CrimeStoppers. It was not clear if he has an attorney. Deputies found 30-year-old Derrick Land in the parking lot of an apartment complex around 1 a.m….
The Twinkie turmoil continues as news spreads that Hostess, the golden snack foods maker, is going out of business.
