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SC county has 5 domestic violence deaths in week

WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — An advocate for victims of abuse says the domestic violence deaths of five Oconee County residents in a week highlight the need for a local shelter.

Panel set up to represent SC wades into court

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The commission tasked with representing South Carolina's interests when it comes to dredging the Savannah River has taken on a higher profile as it wades into several legal disputes over the $650 million project.

SC Farmers Market promoting peaches

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It's peach season, and South Carolina is celebrating the fuzzy fruit.

Farm Bureau dropping 3,000 SC homeowner customers

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Farm Bureau Insurance says it is dropping about 3,000 South Carolina home insurance customers after paying out millions in storm-related claims last year.

Law officers rescue dolphin from Beaufort sand bar

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Several law officers are to thank for the safe return of a stranded dolphin to waters near Beaufort.

Hearing on Charleston cruises ends

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A state judge is considering a challenge of the expanding cruise industry in Charleston.

SC high school dropout rate declines slightly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's dropout rate has declined for the third consecutive year, with 365 fewer high school students dropping out compared to the previous school year.

Miss South Carolina Crowned: Ali Rogers

The Miss South Carolina Pageant Crowned a new Queen Saturday Night. Ali Rogers, from Laurens County, is the newly Crowned Miss South Carolina.

Folly Beach residents to vote on beach alcohol ban

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Folly Beach voters will decide in November whether they want to make permanent a ban on alcohol on the beach.

SC soldier's deployment delayed when home burns

GREAT FALLS, S.C. (AP) — A Chester County soldier is not heading to Afghanistan after his home burned earlier this week.

NC man found with 128 marijuana plants in SC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Charlotte man has been arrested after drug enforcement agents found 128 marijuana plants growing in a South Carolina home.

SC High School Dropout Rate Declines Slightly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's dropout rate has declined for the third consecutive year, with 365 fewer high school students dropping out compared to the previous school year.

Fans React to Tanner's Appointment

Word of the University of South Carolina's head baseball coach Ray Tanner's public announcement that he will soon lead the school's athletics department scores a home run with many fans.

Pageant Planned to Benefit Fallen Soldier's Family

Saturday, The Miss Stars & Stripes Pageant will take place in Columbia to benefit the family of fallen South Carolina National Guardsman, John Meador.

ABC's of Hunger Food Drive Totals

Thanks to your donations, fewer families in the state will go without food, as the ABC's of Hunger Food Drive wraps up its five-week partnership with McDonald's and Harvest Hope Food Bank.

USC divers to study archaeology of shipwreck

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina maritime archaeologists are planning to teach students how to dive off the state's coast and uncover the secrets of an old shipwreck.