As the bill to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds heads to the House, those in favor of letting the flag fly say they're feeling a renewed sense of frustration, while those asking the flag be removed say this is one small step towards unity.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An Orangeburg County man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for shooting and wounding a Drug Enforcement Administration agent last year.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Allen University has created a scholarship fund to honor three alumni who were shot and killed last month at a Charleston church.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group of religious leaders from several different denominations are meeting at the South Carolina Statehouse to celebrate the grace shown by the families of the nine people killed during Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston.
On Monday, the South Carolina Senate voted 37-3 to pass the 2nd reading of the flag bill that would remove the Confederate Flag from the state grounds.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For five years, Gov. Nikki Haley dismissed questions about the Confederate flag that flies on Statehouse grounds, saying she respected the 2000 compromise that took it off the dome.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two weeks after bringing at least a thousand people to the Statehouse for a rally to call for the removal of the Confederate flag, the same group has come back to the capitol.