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Wet summer hurts South Carolina's pecan crop

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ Farmers and buyers say this year's rainy summer has taken its toll on South Carolina's pecan crop. Golden Kernel Pecan Co. owner David Summers told The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg (http://bit.ly/1ahP06w ) that…

Haley meets with SC military commanders

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ Commanders from South Carolina's major military installations say they are pinching pennies and in some cases training less in order to deal with the uncertainty brought on by recent federal budget cuts. They voiced…

Columbia shooting suspect's family apologizes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ The parents of the man accused of shooting a University of South Carolina student earlier this month have apologized to the victim. Juanita Smith told The State newspaper (http://bit.ly/1cduBTy) that she hates the situation…

Haley declares Red Ribbon Week in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Gov. Nikki Haley has declared the week before Halloween as Red Ribbon Week in South Carolina. Her statewide proclamation coincides with the national campaign designed to raise awareness to the dangers of illegal drug use. Red…

Heating Your Home Safely

As the weather gets cold outside, the Columbia Fire Department wants to make sure you don't become a statistic.

Sheriff Assaulted In Aiken

Aiken, SC (Aiken Co. Sheriffs Office)-Authorities say a man has been arrested after he hit Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt. ย  Deputies say Hunt was in an area Wednesday where several recent burglaries were reported and saw someone who matched…

Mother, toddler die in I-26 wreck

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) โ€” Authorities have released the names of a mother and toddler who died in a fiery crash on Interstate 26 near Orangeburg. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/17exOhI ) that Orangeburg County Chief Deputy Coroner…

BB&T banker talks bank branding with USC students

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ A senior executive vice president with BB&T Corp. is scheduled to discuss the issue of building a brand for a bank with students at the University of South Carolina. The university says Thursday's talk…

Blue Star Mothers host SC vets' stress discussion

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ The Midlands chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America is holding a discussion about post-traumatic stress disorder among military veterans. Thursday's scheduled event is to be held at the Cayce Memorial Post 130 of…

SC taxpayers can sign up for free monitoring

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Taxpayers can start signing up for a second year of state-paid credit monitoring resulting from last year's massive hacking of South Carolina's tax collection agency. Enrollment for consumer protection services through CSIdentity Corp. begins Thursday. It's…

SC deputies serve up ice cream, anti-drug message

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Richland County deputies plan to serve some ice cream with a message they hope will help area youth stay away from drugs. On Thursday, Sheriff Leon Lott is taking part in the 7th annual DARESCREAM Night…

Mark Richardson named new trustee at Clemson

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) โ€” Clemson University has named Mark Richardson, a former football player for the school and the son of Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, as the school's newest trustee. Clemson said Thursday that Mark Richardson will take over…

1 reactor shut down at Oconee Nuclear Station

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ A nuclear power plant in Oconee County had to shut down one of its three reactors after a problem in the water system that helps generate electricity. Federal regulators said Unit 3 at the…

Cold weather arriving in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ Fall temperatures are finally arriving in South Carolina with some of the coldest weather of the season expected overnight. The National Weather Service has issued freeze warnings, frost advisories and freeze watches for many…

USC holds event to study comics, graphic novels

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Lovers of comics and graphic novels have a day to learn how to use these literary forms as part of their teaching techniques. Friday's symposium is scheduled to be held at the Thomas Cooper Library on…

Red Ribbon Week

Columbia, SC (Governor Haley's Office)-Today Governor Nikki Haley proclaimed next week as Red Ribbon Week.

Vote to approve $550M of SC road work delayed

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ A board that pays for major road projects in South Carolina has delayed its decision on how to spend $550 million and may reconsider which projects get money. The Department of Transportation has released…

8 plead guilty as part of SC insurance fraud case

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ Eight people have pleaded guilty in a fraud case involving BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina policy numbers. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said Friday that Malentha Robinson-Taylor, R. L. Robinson-Taylor, Robert Green, Kimberly Donaldson Broughton,…

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