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Gamecocks Escape Starkville With 14-12 Win

Alshon Jeffrey caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Connor Shaw with 3:50 left in the fourth quarter and No. 15 South Carolina rallied to beat Mississippi State 14-12 on Saturday.

Former SC Lieutenant Governor Sets Up US House Bid

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Former Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer is filing paperwork needed to begin a bid for a U.S. House seat along South Carolina's coast. In a statement on Friday, Bauer said he filed paperwork for the contest next year with the Federal Election Commission.

Cold Case Billboards

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Richland County deputies hope new billboards put up across Columbia will help them figure out who killed a woman 12 years ago. Sheriff Leon Lott said Friday that the billboards will have Janice Gilchrist-Evans' picture on them and ask people to call in tips on who might have killed her in March 1999.

Credit Unions 'Cash In' on Bank Fee Fallout

More than 30 federal credit unions across the state have signed a pledge that they will not charge consumers fees for debit card usage, as Bank of America is doing and other banks are considering.

The Mega What?

Good Morning Columbia weatherman Jonathan Oh went out to find out about the Super Dog and its much bigger cousin - the MEGA dog.

Wall Street protests spread to Spartanburg

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — About 30 people are rallying in downtown Spartanburg as an offshoot to the four weeks of protests of banks and financial institutions in New York City.

SC family brings State Fair to homebound patriarch

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Scott Jacobs' broken down body finally couldn't take it anymore, and the latest blow from Lou Gehrig's Disease came with cruel timing: He would have to miss the South Carolina State Fair in October for the first time in 55 years.

Shaw Air Base to get $7.6 million fitness site

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — Air Force and Army personnel are going to be even fitter with a new $7.6 million exercise center opening at Shaw Air Force Base in central South Carolina.

SC to turn on delayed Statehouse security system

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state plans to turn on a security system for the Statehouse complex that former Gov. Mark Sanford mothballed years ago by refusing to let state police take up posts to operate.

SC agency sets new rules, bars obscuring statues

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is barring groups holding events at the Statehouse from obscuring statues and monuments after the NAACP erected a backdrop at a rally that blocked the view of a George Washington statue.

Man Shoots Into Bar After Being Kicked Out

SMYRNA, S.C. (AP) _ York County deputies say they arrested a man who shot into a bar three separate times after he was kicked out and told never to return. Authorities said 57-year-old Myers Duncan of Blacksburg was charged Tuesday with six counts of attempted murder and discharging firearms into a dwelling.

Moonshine Bust

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Orangeburg County deputies say they have arrested three men who operated an illegal still, cranking out up to 100 gallons of moonshine a week. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said his officers had the still under surveillance for a while and were finally able to catch the men stirring the pot on Tuesday.

Walking to Beat Alzheimer's

The Alzheimer's Association of South Carolina prepares for a 5K event at Finlay Park to assist those like Robert Miller, who battle the disease daily.

AAA honors safest towns in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The town of Cameron, city of Hanahan and town of Mount Pleasant are the grand winners of South Carolina's safest communities awards by the Foundation for Traffic Safety of AAA Carolinas.

SC State's White Cane Day shows what blind can do

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A man who lost his eyesight when he was accidentally shot 20 years, but went on to get his master's degree and lead a chapter of the National Federation of the Blind is speaking at South Carolina State University.

6 hurt on ride at SC State Fair

Six people suffered minor injuries when a piece of metal from a ride at the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia broke off and fell.

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