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Portrait of Slain Sen. Pinckney to be Unveiled Next Month

ABC Columbia Site Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Senate will unveil its official portrait of slain Sen. Clementa Pinckney next month. Sen. Gerald Malloy said Thursday that the Senate will hold a ceremony at 4 p.m. on May 25. A Senate committee picked artist Larry Lebby to paint Pinckeny’s picture. He has portraits of other South Carolina civil rights heroes like…

2016 legislative session kicks with 2 new members

ABC Columbia Site Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s 2016 legislative session kicks off with a new member in each chamber. The House and Senate gaveled in the January-to-June session at noon Tuesday. Republican Rep. Russell Fry of Surfside Beach was sworn in as the newest House member. The 30-year-old attorney replaces former Rep. Nelson Hardwick, who resigned last May amid an investigation…