When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and have a target placed over his heart.
"Removing one life to punish them for taking someone else's does nothing to restore the fabric of humanity, it only increases the damage," says Rev. Bryan Pigford of Cokesbury United Methodist Church in Charleston.
The Lexington and Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, more commonly known as LRADAC, held its annual Black Balloon Day to honor lives lost to a drug overdose.
The liquor liability bill, a piece of legislation targeted at addressing skyrocketing insurance costs faced by bars and restaurants, was passed by the South Carolina House of Representatives Thursday.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday'sย firing squad execution.
"Please -- I hope somebody at that press conference can tell me how our citizens waiting 10 months helps anyone to get a valid insurance claim paid," says Attorney Christopher Pracht of Anderson.