Previous Coverage: The Search for Tom Sponseller
Billboards with Tom Sponseller's picture are now up in both North and South Carolina.
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Previous Coverage: Search Continues for Missing Lobbyist
It's been over a week since Tom Sponseller has been seen near his downtown office. The search continues with new information coming to light concerning the Hospitality Association that he headed up. Still there is no sight of Sponseller.
'Apparent Suicide' for Tom Sponseller
Columbia Police believe President of the South Carolina Hospitality Association, Tom Sponseller, committed suicide, ending a 10-day search for the man.
Fire at Colonial Village Apartment claims one life
An early morning fire at the Colonial Village Apartment complex on West Avenue claims the life of an elderly woman.
SC exports up more than 21 percent in 2011
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The value of South Carolina's exports continues to rise.
Audit: SRS workers overpaid by nearly $8 million
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal audit has found that more than 500 workers at a former nuclear weapons plant in South Carolina were overpaid by nearly $8 million in stimulus money.
Local Residents React to Deadly Ohio Shooting
Local residents react to news of another school shooting. This time at a Ohio high school where authorities say a student opened fire in the schools cafeteria, killing one person and injuring 4 others.
Troopers Investigate Deadly Accident Involving School Bus
One person is dead after an accident involving a Midlands school bus.
Bill reforming SC pension system to be filed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A plan for reforming South Carolina's pension system is expected to be introduced in the House this week.
State Surplus
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) The state of South Carolina has a lot of stuff it's not using. And it's ready to sell.
3 Students Hurt in School Bus Wreck Near Hopkins
HOPKINS, S.C. (AP) _ Three middle school students were sent to the hospital after a pick-up truck hit their school bus near Hopkins. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the accident happened at around 7:45 a.m. Monday.
Church Rebuilds After Storm
Members of the Providence Baptist Church in Orangeburg rebuild after a tornado touched down in the Midlands, sending two giant pine trees literally into the sanctuary.
One Student Dead, Others Wounded in Ohio School Shooting
The police chief in a city outside Cleveland says one student has died in a shooting at a high school in Chardon, Ohio. Four others are reportedly wounded.
SC's Riverbanks Zoo Compoost for planting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia is offering lucky gardeners a chance to put in orders for its famed poop produced by elephants, giraffes and zebras.
Swansea Shooting
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a Voorhees College basketball player is one of two men arrested in the shooting of a man who bled to death in his Swansea home.
Woman's Body Found at Vacant Lancaster House
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in an abandoned home Lancaster. Sheriff's Maj. Matt Shaw says that the body of 54-year-old Linda Massey Gaymon was found inside a dilapidated house at around 11 a.m. on Friday.
SC State board head steps down weeks after firings
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The chairman of South Carolina State University's trustees board is out of that post two weeks after the state's only historically black public university fired eight high-level employees amid an internal investigation.
Army wife, dietitian urges healthy food for kids
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The wife of the general who commands the Army's largest training post is known around Fort Jackson as the woman who teaches second-graders how to cook "roasted monster brains."
Missing Siblings Found Safe
Richland County Sheriff's spend more than 12 hours searching for two young children who left their home early Saturday morning.
Arrests made in Connection with Lexington Murder
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives arrested a 24-year-old Swansea man and 21-year-old Denmark man in connection with the fatal shooting of a 43-year-old man on February 12 at the 43-year-old man’s home on Calhoun Road near Swansea.
Previous Coverage: Association launches audit as search continues
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Hospitality Association has launched an external audit of its finances as the search for its missing president continues to baffle law enforcement.
Bill Creates SC Medal of Valor
The state Senate has approved a bill to create a South Carolina medal recognizing fallen military service members with ties to the state.
Strong weather exits the Midlands, Tornado Confirmed
The Midlands of South Carolina was hit with a powerful storm system that brought heavy rains, severe storms, and even one tornado.
Black History Month: Relaxed Vs. Natural Hair
Creamy crack. A perm. A touch up. Whatever you call it, black women have strong opinions about it. We're talking about chemical relaxers used to straighten ethnic hair. In this Black History Month feature, we take a closer look at the battle between relaxed hair and natural hair and why one professor believes the fight is really about knowing your history.
Principal Grades
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ The principal at Beaufort High School has resigned after an investigation of grade-changing at the school.
