Greenville assistant principal faces sex charges
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — An assistant principal at a Greenville County elementary school has been arrested charges of having sex with a student 25 years ago.
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‘Bath salts,’ fake marijuana now a felony in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police in South Carolina can now charge people with a felony for having synthetic marijuana or psychoactive drugs marketed as “bath salts.”
Pickens man found dead at lake boat ramp
SENECA, S.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in Oconee and Pickens counties are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Pickens man whose body was found at a Lake Hartwell boat ramp.
Software company plans to add 265 jobs
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A company that makes human resources software for service industry businesses plans to create almost 270 new jobs.
SLED aiding probe of Georgetown church fire
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — The State Law Enforcement Division is helping Georgetown fire officials investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed a church over the weekend.
Governor Rick Perry becomes official Candidate in SC
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is making himself an official South Carolina presidential primary candidate.
State Rep. Eric Bedingfield said he notarized Perry’s candidate papers Monday.
Survivors of WWII’s Leyte Gulf gather in SC
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A handful of survivors of the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf, considered the largest naval battle in American history, have gathered on the South Carolina coast for a reunion.
SC GOP responds to counties’ primary challenge
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Republican Party said in a court filing that the state Supreme Court should dismiss a challenge to its presidential primary brought by counties in a dispute over reimbursements.
SC Medicaid agency may add 70,000 kids to program
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina’s Medicaid agency wants to make it easier for low-income children who already qualify for health care coverage to enroll.
SC Medicaid agency may reinstate dental coverage
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Medicaid agency may reinstate paying for tooth extractions in 2012-13.
