Haley promotes unemployment law change in ceremony
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is heading to Graniteville to promote South Carolina's new unemployment insurance law.
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SC's Third Army celebrates 93rd birthday with run
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — The Third Army is celebrating its 93rd birthday with a three-mile run starting in front of its Patton Hall headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base.
West Nile Bugging Richland County Officials
(WOLO) COLUMBIA, S.C. Richland county vector programs spends Thursday night spraying a chemical to rid the area of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus. Officials say they needed to act fast once they noticed the numbers of mosquitoes with the disease was growing.
SC Court to Take up Primary Challenge
The South Carolina Supreme Court has scheduled arguments for a challenge of the first-in-the-South presidential primary brought by four counties worried about picking up the contest's tab.
SC retiree cost-of-living increase cut in half
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's financial oversight board has voted to cut in half cost-of-living increases for state retirees, to 1 percent.
SC Probe Leads to 9 Arrests in Illegal Tobacco Bust
MAULDIN, S.C. (AP) _ Federal authorities have busted a ring of conspirators they say illegally purchased and sold untaxed cigarettes totaling millions of dollars in an operation spanning from Virginia to South Carolina. Prosecutors say agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rounded up several men in northwestern South Carolina this week.
Cain-Jenny Sanford
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford is taking a step into 2012 presidential politics in an opinion piece that praises businessman Herman Cain and criticizes special interests and media sensationalism.
New Website Encourages Community Input on Education
More than 500 educators, business leaders and legislators gathered in Columbia to discuss how schools can compete globally, and they hope a new website assists in reaching that goal.
SCDOT Questioned About Finances
Thursday, Robert St. Onge, Jr. with the South Carolina Department of Transportation went before the Budget and Control Board to answer questions concerning the departments cash flow problems.
SC middle school student dies of heart attack
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A 13-year-old Sumter middle school student has died after suffering a heart attack following basketball tryouts.
Bauer organizes for 7th District run
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer has his eyes set on Congress as he seeks the GOP nomination in South Carolina's new 7th Congressional District.
Civil War diarist's photos reunited with journals
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly 200 photographs that famed Civil War diarist Mary Boykin Chestnut collected to illustrate her epic story have been reunited with her original journals, 125 years after her death.
Officials to Spray for Mosquitoes
City of Columbia, Richland County and State DHEC officials will spray for Mosquitoes in Edgewood Community Thursday.
USC hosts poet Maggie Dietz at literary festival
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is opening its fall literary festival with a visit from Maggie Dietz, who brings poetry to the general public as director of the American Favorite Poem Project.
Huntsman: GOP rivals don't know enough about China
BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman says opponents Herman Cain and Mitt Romney raise concerns about misguided policy in their comments on dealing with China.
More than 500 attending SC education summit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than 500 educators, business leaders and legislators from across South Carolina are gathering in Columbia to discuss how schools can compete globally.
USC debate focuses on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being debated at the University of South Carolina.
Huntsman Making Campaign Swing through SC
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is starting a three-day campaign swing through South Carolina.
SC Teacher Accused of Having Sex With Student
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ A 36-year-old Chesterfield County teacher is accused of having sex with a former middle school student. The Darlington County Detention Center says deputies arrested Carole Ann Hope on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and lewd act on a minor.
Virginia Family Slain
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) _ A hearing for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of his wife and three stepchildren in Newport News has been continued until January 4th. John Moses Ragin's status hearing had been set for Wednesday in Newport News Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. The 36-year-old Ragin is being held without bond.
Officials to Spray for Mosquitoes
City of Columbia, Richland County and State DHEC officials launch an aggressive exterminating plan after confirmed cases of West Nile virus show up in mosquitoes in Columbia.
Tapp's Center for the Arts Opens
The Tapp's Center for the Arts held it's ribbon cutting ceremony on Main Street, Tuesday.
Greenville Deputy Followed Procedures in Crash
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ The Greenville County sheriff's office says a deputy was following proper procedures when he pursued a suspicious vehicle that wrecked, killing the driver. A deputy was pursuing a vehicle thought to contain a man who had been the object of a massive manhunt that prompted the lockdown of 10 schools on Oct. 28.
SC higher education agency seeks more money
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's higher education agency says its first budget priority is recouping money that's been cut from public colleges over the past two years.
Bachmann adds SC Campaign Adviser
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has added an adviser to her South Carolina presidential campaign. Bachmann said Wednesday that Wesley Donehue has joined her team. The outspoken Republican activist will serve as a spokesman and strategist, as well as help the national new media team.
