Teachers and state employees would get raises under a spending plan being debated by the South Carolina House this week, but many other state agency requests are being rejected as the influx of money from pandemic relief and good economic times slows.
An Orangeburg man was sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana, said the Justice Department.
He becomes the third coach in program history, joining Eddie Fogler (1997) and Dave Odom (2004), to be named SEC Coach of the Year by the league’s coaches. The Gamecocks joined the SEC in 1991-92.
The brother of LSU guard Flau'jae Johnson was arrested and charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by the Greenville Police Department for his role in a fight after his sister was shoved to the court by South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso during a Southeastern Conference Tournament game.
Officers with the Sumter Police Department are searching for a man wanted for larceny and other charges in connection to an incident in late February, say SPD.
MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a career-high 24 points including four 3-pointers as No. 1 South Carolina held off No. 8 LSU 79-72 to win the Southeastern Conference Tournament title Sunday.
Lexington County deputies have arrested three teenagers in connection with an armed robbery and shooting in the Swansea area of Lexington County Wednesday evening, say deputies.