SC beach town weighs steps to control parking
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Town of Surfside Beach is reviewing ways to get a handle on summertime parking problems.
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SC Democratic Party chairman to lead discussion
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Democratic Party chairman is the featured speaker at a Furman University event about the future of his party in a conservative state.
2,000 Citadel cadets perform community service
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — About 2,000 Citadel cadets are participating in what the college says is the largest community service event in the history of the Charleston military school.
Extreme Couponing Helps the Hungry
Grocery Shopping can sometimes costs a pretty penny, but not for one West Columbia wife and mother of four who is using the techniques to buy thousands of dollars worth of food for little or no money. Items she is now donating to those in need.
DeMint to Make No Endorsement in 2012 SC Primary
Tea party favorite and U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint says he won't endorse a candidate in the 2012 presidential race, taking what would be a huge bump off the table in early-voting South Carolina.
Cops: Man charged with tossing brick at patrol car
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested after he threw a brick at a Richland County Sheriff's Office patrol car.
FCS Senior Scout Bowl to be held in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A college football all-star game is scheduled for Myrtle Beach next month.
SC labor head: Lawsuits don't alter business rules
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The head of South Carolina's labor agency says federal lawsuits challenging the state's anti-illegal immigration law won't affect the law's mandate that businesses check their new employees' legal status.
Cops: Man slain in easy chair as drug deal revenge
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Greenville police say a man was shot in May while sitting in his easy chair was killed by someone angry with his stepson over a drug deal.
Ex-Gamecocks star Watson faces another drug charge
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina running back Derek Watson has been arrested on a marijuana distribution charge.
DeMint withholds endorsement in 2012 SC primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tea party favorite Sen. Jim DeMint says he won't endorse anyone in the 2012 presidential race, taking a huge bump in popularity off the table for candidates in early voting South Carolina.
Former SC superintendent accused of tax evasion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former superintendent for schools in Mullins and Columbia has been arrested for tax evasion, a month after pleading guilty to stealing money from them.
Bachmann pushes everyone-pays income tax plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann wants an overhaul of the nation's tax income system that would have the nation's poor paying more.
Patrol Car Brick
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested after he threw a brick at a Richland County Sheriff's Office patrol car.
Former SC Superintendent Accused of Tax Evasion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A former superintendent for schools in Mullins and Columbia is accused of underreporting his income by nearly $626,000. The state Revenue Department says 61-year-old Nathaniel Miller of Columbia was arrested Monday and charged with five counts of tax evasion.
Ft. Jackson 'Enlists' Make-A-Wish Child
Fort Jackson's 193rd Infantry Brigade gets a special new soldier, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Dr. Conrad Murray: Guilty in Michael Jackson Case
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A jury has reached a guilty verdict in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor. The verdict came Monday in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. Prosecutors depicted Murray as a reckless physician who abandoned…
Civil Air Patrol will still take Horry Co. calls
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Myrtle Beach unit of the Civil Air Patrol will still take assistance calls from Horry County, despite a vow its commander made after being arrested in the county for taking a laser pointer from a 12-year-old.
Rail trail work to begin in Beaufort County
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Beaufort County is preparing for construction on what could eventually be a 14-mile walking trail along the length of some old railroad tracks.
Another porch fire reported in downtown Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in Charleston are investigating yet another fire on the porch of a house in the downtown area.
