DHEC Layoffs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The new director of South Carolina's public health and environmental agency tells senators she didn't start her job intending to fire anyone, but she is laying off nine people in an administrative merger.
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3 SC employers praised for Guard, Reserve support
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Defense Department agency is recognizing three South Carolina employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve forces.
Former Hospitality Assoc. Employee to Plead Guilty
A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association has admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group whose director killed himself earlier this year.
Prom Season Boosts Midlands Retail Sales
Instead of buying dresses brand new for prom, some girls are opting to rent or consign.
Horses rescued from Colleton County I- 95 wreck
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Officials were able to rescue five of six horses trapped in a trailer in a wreck on Interstate 95 in Colleton County.
CEO sought on grand larceny suspicion in SC
BLACKSBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the chief executive of a company that plans to open a solar panel plant in Cherokee County stole aluminum from the site and sold it for scrap.
Spirit adding Myrtle Beach flights
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Spirit Airlines is adding direct flights from Myrtle Beach to Washington and more flights to upstate New York and Florida.
Loris area students delayed after buses vandalized
LORIS, S.C. (AP) — There are delays for some Horry County children getting to school after buses were vandalized in a parking lot.
Man found shot to death in car in Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg police are investigating the shooting death of a man found in a car.
SC Senate hopes to pass drug court bill next year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislators say they are not going to be able to pass a bill this year to create special drug courts in each county in South Carolina.
Health Agency: Employee stole beneficiary information
The South Carolina Medicaid agency reports an employee stole the personal information of 228,435 South Carolina Medicaid beneficiaries.
Amended SC bill on sales tax exemptions advanced
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A pared-down bill eliminating less than one-third of South Carolina's sales tax exemptions is heading to the House floor.
Charleston student falls, dies after stargazing
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say it appears a 23-year-old College of Charleston student was climbing down from a roof after stargazing when he fell three stories to his death.
Cops: McDonald's worker spit in customers' drinks
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Greenville County deputies say a McDonald's employee spit in the iced tea of two customers after they returned them saying the drinks weren't sweet enough.
SC retirement commission wants to spend $9M more
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate panel is recommending an additional $9 million of spending by the commission that oversees South Carolina's $25 billion investment fund for public workers' pensions.
SC House committee wants to study school buses
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House committee has gutted a bill turning over South Carolina's state-run school bus system to local districts and created a study panel.
200 attend hearing on SC cruise terminal
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — About 200 people turned out for a public hearing on a permit for a new $35 million cruise terminal in South Carolina.
North Charleston Farmers Market ready to open
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The North Charleston Farmers Market is opening its doors for the spring and summer seasons.
USC business school honors alumni, supporter
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina is honoring three alumni and a major supporter at its annual gala.
Cops: McDonald's Worker Spit in Customers' Drinks
Greenville County deputies say a McDonald's employee spit in the iced tea of two customers after they returned them saying the drinks weren't sweet enough.
