US Attorney announcing logo contest winners
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top federal prosecutor is scheduled to announce winners of a contest for school children to design a logo for gun violence prevention publications.
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US poet laureate addressing dinner at USC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — America’s poet laureate of 2011 is set to address the annual Thomas Cooper Society dinner at the University of South Carolina, where he will receive the community organization’s highest award.
Clyburn hosting lecture on health disparities
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first orthopedic surgeon to travel to space is scheduled to deliver a lecture on health disparities during an event hosted by U.S. Rep. James Clyburn.
Richland sheriff invites staff to “Relay for Life”
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is inviting members of his department and the community to join him in a “Relay for Life” to fight cancer.
Sheriff: Suspect Strikes Deputy with a Car
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says deputies shot at a suspect after he struck one of their own with a car.
82-Year-Old Greer Woman Killed by Pickup Truck
GREER, S.C. (AP) _ Troopers say an 82-year-old woman has been killed after she was struck by a pickup backing out of a Greer driveway.
SC DHEC director defends layoffs to senators
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The new director of South Carolina’s public health and environmental agency tells senators she didn’t start her job intending to fire anyone, but she is laying off nine people in an administrative merger.
SC agency says information leaked on 228K people
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The agency that runs South Carolina’s Medicaid program says an employee improperly transferred information about more than 228,000 people to a private email account.
Signal lantern from Confederate sub conserved
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A small lantern thought to have been used to signal from the Confederate submarine Hunley has been conserved.
SC Democrat says taxpayers shouldn’t pay for trips
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House’s leading Democrat says Republican Gov. Nikki Haley should pay for her own security detail when she’s out of state on personal business.
