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Sumter Attorney Reprimanded for Padding Invoices

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina attorney has been publicly reprimanded for asking a public defender agency to compensate him for more than 24 hours of work in one day. The state Supreme Court said Wednesday that Sumter attorney Charles Thomas Brooks III submitted nearly $62,000 in expenses to the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense for work representing various clients over more than two years.

Drought's Impact on SC Farms

Beef, poultry and dairy farmers could stand to lose big as the state suffers through a drought; however, the impact may not be as bad as they or consumers think, according to state officials.

SC--Port Expansion, Late Filing by the Corps

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ The Army Corps of Engineers wants a federal judge to block South Carolina's Savannah River Maritime Commission from entering a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.

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