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Mexico reopens markets to peaches from Southern US

RIDGE SPRING, S.C. (AP) — An agreement signed this year by the U.S. and Mexican governments is allowing sweet, juicy Southern peaches to be sold in grocery stores south of the border for the first time in 17 years.

New DSS director sets tall order for improvement

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina's social services agency wants to speed up the time it takes to find safe, permanent homes for the thousands of abused and neglected children put in the state's care.

SC store employee accused of filming in bathroom

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities accuse a Hilton Head Island convenience store employee of hiding a video camera in a toilet paper holder in the women's bathroom and filming for at least a month.

Black farmers meet in SC about discrimination suit

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Black farmers are meeting in rural South Carolina to hear how to file claims in a $1.2 billion settlement of a discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

SC agencies, financial leaders fret fed funds loss

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina agencies and financial leaders are frustrated about Washington not telling them how they should deal with a potential loss of funds tied to a possible federal government debt default.

SC lawmakers hold firm against Boehner plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — They share a bond that goes beyond their home state — and collectively they are proving to be one of House Speaker John Boehner's biggest obstacles to finding a debt deal.

SC lawmakers take credit for shift in Boehner plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The five Republicans in South Carolina's congressional delegation collectively are taking credit for pushing House Speaker John Boehner to take a more conservative approach to finding a debt deal.

Local Animal Shelter Working To End Dog Fighting

Dog fighting is a crime in South Carolina, that the Human Society says sometimes, goes on without anyone knowing. While there isn't a number on how many dogs are affected by the crime each year, there is one dog who stole the hearts of thousands throughout the Midlands after he was allegedly used as a bait dog for dog fighting, and his name is Cowboy.

August 1: National Night Out

Law enforcement officers across the Midlands will reach out to the community during the first week of August. August 1 is National Night Out, an annual event where neighborhoods across the Midlands and across the country host events where local law enforcement can meet members of the community.

Fewer SC students meet US education goals

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The percentage of South Carolina elementary and middle schools meeting federal education goals took a nosedive this year despite improving test scores.

SC Dems hit gov for saying she's white on voter ID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democrats are accusing the state's first minority governor of using her heritage for political convenience after unearthing a 2001 voter registration application on which she lists herself as white.

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