How the SC State Fair is helping education
The South Carolina State Fair is working to help education in the state by awarding 50 scholarships to students across the state every year.
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SC transportation agency expects more $ problems
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Transportation Department officials in South Carolina are expecting more cash flow problems later this year.
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.
Kroger Recalls Ice Cream with Unlisted Peanuts
Kroger is recalling ice cream sold in 10 states because it may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label.
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.
USC, Fort Jackson host talks on modern warfare
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is hosting a three-day conference on war and the role guerrilla warfare plays in modern combat.
SC DOT: Major traffic shift on I-385 slated
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation is making a major shift in traffic as part of the improvements to Interstate 385 near Greenville.
SC State Museum Kicks off $23 Million Renovation
South Carolina's State Museum in Columbia is kicking off a $23 million expansion and renovation project that brings a new observatory, planetarium and theater to the site.
Cops: Mom heard sex assault of daughter over phone
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a small town South Carolina police officer was arrested after he accidentally dialed his cell phone while sexually assaulting a girl, allowing her mother to hear what happened.
Illegal Immigration Lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The American Civil Liberties union and other civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit to block South Carolina's illegal immigration law. The group's lawsuit was filed in Charleston on Wednesday and says the new law is unconstitutional and would spark racial profiling.
SC Teen Bit By Rabid Raccoon
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina health officials are warning Anderson County residents to stay away from wild animals and not try to keep them as pets after a teen was exposed to rabies by a raccoon. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Wednesday that the teen boy was bitten by the raccoon when he tried to pick the animal up in the woods and carry it home.
Eyewitness Recounts Kid Being Hit by Car
A Dent Middle School student is struck by a car and killed and a nearby employee who witnessed the aftermath believes it was bound to happen.
An Eye in the Sky at the State Fair
For the first time, the South Carolina State Fair has an eye in the sky.
Middle School student dies after being hit by car
An 11-year-old was killed after he was hit by a car while leaving school.
Clemson faculty looks at student lab fees
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A committee of the Clemson University faculty senate is reviewing student lab fees.
Cops find carjacking suspects asleep in stolen car
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies say they found two carjacking suspects asleep in the car they stole just hours earlier.
