Attorneys ask for delay in SC silver scheme
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a former Anderson County councilman accused of running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme say they need more time before appearing in court.
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Vision Airlines offers Myrtle Beach, SC route
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Charter carrier Vision Airlines is offering seasonal service from Columbus to Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Mother Of The Year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A 77-year-old Chesterfield woman is being honored as South Carolina's Mother of the Year.
SC officials investigate death of man in custody
SENECA, S.C. (AP) — Officials are investigating the death of a man who was in custody of narcotics officers in Oconee County.
SC House approves abridged bill on sales taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a much smaller bill eliminating less than $11 million worth of sales tax exemptions.
Sumter man indicted in fire truck theft
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The Beaufort County grand jury has indicted a Sumter man on a murder charge for a crash involving a stolen fire truck earlier this year.
Chesterfield woman is SC Mother of the Year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 77-year-old Chesterfield woman is being honored as South Carolina's Mother of the Year.
Horry County sheriff co-hosts paper shredding
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — The Horry County Sheriff's Office is helping county residents protect their identities.
Former Charleston worker charged with embezzlement
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Charleston city employee has been arrested and accused of embezzling about $4,000.
Man shot to death in St. Stephen; 1 arrested
ST. STEPHEN, S.C. (AP) — Berkeley County sheriff's deputies say a 23-year-old St. Stephen man has been shot to death.
Kershaw County man charged with killing brother
CASSATT, S.C. (AP) — Kershaw County sheriff's deputies say a man has been arrested in the shooting death of his brother.
Beaufort deputies search for sunglasses thieves
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Beaufort County sheriff's deputies are looking for six people they think took about $15,000 worth of sunglasses from a store in the Bluffton area.
SC House to take up sales tax exemptions bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House is debating a bill that eliminates two dozen sales tax exemptions worth less than $13 million.
SC House approves cancer screening, treatment bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a bill directing $2.5 million in state cigarette tax collections toward cancer screening.
SC House OKs tax break to reuse vacant buildings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a measure aimed at turning abandoned buildings into bustling commercial space.
SC Senate approves covering federal share of port
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Senate has given key approval to a bill allowing South Carolina to borrow $120 million to deepen the Charleston harbor if the federal government doesn't pay its share.
Army helicopter used for academic outreach mission
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — The patriotic nonprofit known as Celebrate Freedom Foundation is joining forces with Army recruiters to help bolster science and math lessons for students at two South Carolina high schools.
SC House OKs Tax Break to Reuse Vacant Buildings
The South Carolina House has approved a measure aimed at turning abandoned buildings into bustling commercial space.
Social Media Safety
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department spent Wednesday evening giving parents and their internet savvy teens a lesson on social media safety. Police say the goal of the free workshop was to keep people from becoming a victim of the internet.
SC sales tax exemptions that could be eliminated
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A look at sales tax exemptions that would be eliminated under the revised bill up for debate Wednesday, and their estimated worth in 2012-13:
