Perry picks up influential South Carolina backers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has picked up influential endorsements from two of South Carolina’s top financial donors to back his White House bid.
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Shooting at Rock Hill motel captured on video
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Rock Hill police say they have found the suspect in a fatal motel shooting after a car ran a red light shortly after the slaying.
Canadian firm to open housing plant in Orangeburg
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A company that makes houses that can be put together in about two days is building a plant in Orangeburg County that will bring 300 jobs and an investment of about $10 million to the area over the next five years.
SC horticulturalists head to Europe for camellias
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Gardeners from Magnolia Plantation and Gardens are going to Europe to take cuttings from ancient camellias.
Innovative Composites plans 300-job plant in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Toronto-based materials company plans to spend $9.3 million on a new facility in Orangeburg that will create 300 new jobs.
Wilmington’s oldest building, 2 others for sale
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The oldest building in Wilmington is for sale, as well as two other nearby buildings in the city’s downtown historic district.
Boogieing for Breast Cancer
More than 3 hundred employees at Lexington Medical center put on their dancing shoes in an effort to raise awareness of Breast Cancer
SC, NC regulators OK Duke-Progress merger accord
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina regulators have approved a merger agreement for Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy Inc. as they create the nation’s largest utility company.
Tornado watch, rip current warnings posted for SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As tropical systems move past South Carolina, weather watches and warnings have been posted in portions of the state.
Charleston church damaged by August earthquake
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The sanctuary of a Charleston church has been closed because of damage from last month’s earthquake in Virginia.
