Unemployment Rate Rises to 11.1%
Just days into his new position as Executive Director for the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, or DEW, Abraham Turner reveals new steps to reverse jobless rate.
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SC unemployment rises again to 11.1 percent in Aug
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment rate climbed again in August, reaching 11.1 percent.
Rock Hill electronics plant lays off 57 workers
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — An electronics plant in Rock Hill is releasing about 15 percent of its staff.
Cops: Brother stabbed sister in fight over funeral
LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — Laurens County deputies say a man has been charged with murder after an autopsy determined his sister died last month from injuries she suffered when he stabbed her about two weeks earlier during an argument as they planned their father’s funeral.
Otis Elevator hiring 360 workers at Florence plant
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Otis Elevator says it will spend $40 million to open a plant in Florence.
Man already in jail is charged with Aiken killing
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Aiken County sheriff’s deputies say a man wanted in the killing of another man in an Aiken parking lot is already in jail on other charges.
Sinise honors wounded vets at SC’s Lt. Dan Weekend
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Veterans who were severely wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are getting to relax during the four-day Lt. Dan Weekend on the South Carolina coast.
SC man shot to death following dog argument
WATERLOO, S.C. (AP) — Laurens County officials are investigating a shooting death that apparently followed an argument about a dog.
South Carolina State plans fundraising campaign
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University in Orangeburg is planning its first capital fundraising campaign.
2 men sent to prison for defrauding Wells Fargo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two men have been sentenced to time in federal prison for defrauding Wells Fargo Bank of $11.2 million.
