Couple donates $2M as part of Winthrop effort
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Winthrop University’s new fundraising campaign is gathering momentum with the announcement of a $2 million donation from a graduate and her husband.
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Haley: SC came out ahead with Georgia port permit
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina came out ahead when the state’s environmental board approved a permit allowing the deepening of the Savannah River channel to the Port of Savannah.
New Public Safety Director
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s Department of Public Safety has a new leader.
Maj. Leroy Smith took the helm Tuesday of the agency that oversees the state Highway Patrol, Transport Police and Bureau of Protective Services.
SC Welcome Centers Kick off Recycling Program
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Visitors to South Carolina are getting a chance to help keep the Palmetto State clean during stops at the state’s nine welcome centers.
The South Carolina Welcomes You to Recycle program kicked off Tuesday at the York County Welcome Center on Interstate 77.
Regulating Number of Household Pets?
Richland County residents may soon have to limit the number of pets in their home to three, if changes are made to the county’s animal care ordinance.
Squirrel knocks out power to Anderson hospital
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Officials are blaming a squirrel for a power outage at an Anderson hospital for 90 minutes.
DOJ won’t oppose new SC state Senate lines
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has told state legislators it won’t oppose South Carolina’s redrawing of state Senate election district lines.
Thousands of tires found in Calhoun County
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) — Calhoun County officials say they have found thousands of old tires in some woods.
SC agency: Businesses to keep unemployment credit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment agency says businesses will continue to receive the full federal credit on their 2011 unemployment taxes, meaning they won’t see a big spike in what they pay.
Romney criticizes Obama comments to CEOs in Hawaii
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama for saying the United States had grown “a little bit lazy” in trying to attract business to the U.S.
