Civil rights lawyer, federal judge Perry dies
Matthew Perry, a civil rights lawyer who went from sitting in the courtroom balcony because he was black to having the federal courthouse in Columbia named in his honor, has died. He was 89.
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Mexico reopens markets to peaches from Southern US
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. (AP) — An agreement signed this year by the U.S. and Mexican governments is allowing sweet, juicy Southern peaches to be sold in grocery stores south of the border for the first time in 17 years.
New DSS director sets tall order for improvement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina’s social services agency wants to speed up the time it takes to find safe, permanent homes for the thousands of abused and neglected children put in the state’s care.
SC store employee accused of filming in bathroom
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities accuse a Hilton Head Island convenience store employee of hiding a video camera in a toilet paper holder in the women’s bathroom and filming for at least a month.
Work begins to combat erosion at SC’s Harbour Town
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The owner of South Carolina’s only golf course on the PGA tour is working to combat erosion that’s threatening to send Harbour Town’s most famous green into the ocean.
Fundraiser held for 2 boys injured in train crash
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg County community is raising money to help pay the medical bills of two boys severely injured when a children’s train ride derailed earlier this year.
2 people arrested in death of SC man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have charged two people in the death of a South Carolina man found lying face down in his driveway in June.
SC high school football player dies after practice
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a high school football player in Darlington County collapsed and died after a morning practice.
SC teen dies after swerving to avoid a deer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old South Carolina boy died after he swerved to miss a deer and crashed his truck.
Aircraft wreckage found along rim of Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Northern Arizona authorities say they’ve located what appears to be aircraft wreckage along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
