FLORENCE, SC (WOLO) – Blue Cross Blue Shield says it’s laying off close to 250 employees. The Charleston Post and Courier reports the layoffs take affect Wednesday (11/7) for those who work at PGBA, a subsidiary of the insurance provider. PGBA has offices in Surfside Beach and Florence. Employees were notified of the layoffs back in August. Categories: Local News,…
A constitutional amendment question on the 2018 ballot that would change the State Superintendent position to a Governor appointment has been rejected by South Carolina voters.
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – The Associated Press has called the race for South Carolina’s 5th district race for the US House of Representatives. Congressman Ralph Norman is the projected winner, defeating democrat Archie Parnell. According to SCvotes.org, with about 190,000 ballots counted, Norman had 56 percent of the votes. Categories: Local News, National News, News, Politics Tags: SCNews, SCVotes, Vote2018
COLUMBIA, SC (AP, WOLO) – Governor Henry McMaster has been projected by the Associated Press as the winner of South Carolina’s race for Governor. This will be his first full term in office. The Republican nominee has held the position for two years after former Governor Nikki Haley left to work for President Trump. South Carolina has not elected…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP,WOLO) – The Associated Press has called South Carolina’s 6th district race for the US House of Representatives. Incumbent Democrat Congressman Jim Clyburn has been re-elected over his Republican challenger Gerhard Gressmann. According to SCvotes.org, with 24,383 ballots counted, Clyburn had 71 percent of the votes. Clyburn is the state’s longest-serving congressman, having now been elected to his…
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LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A suspected drug trafficker was arrested Monday (11/5) at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport after a traffic stop. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest Tuesday, saying that more than 25 pounds of marijuana was found in the car. Jackson Quincy Reed, 43, of California faces a trafficking marijuana charge, according to LCSD. The Sheriff says…
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LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – Lexington Police arrested a 14-year-old student Friday (11/2) after a weapon was found at the teenager’s school. Administrators at River Bluff High School had received several phone calls about the weapon and where it was hidden. A LPD School Resource Officer found the BB pistol in a men’s bathroom on campus at 320 Corley Mill Road….
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