ATLANTA (AP) – States that crack down on illegal immigrants should also help farmers who need seasonal labor, the nation’s largest farm lobbying group said Jan. 11. And if Congress doesn’t overhaul immigration, farmers will assist the federal government in ...
Read More »Fort Mill magistrate’s office closed by mold
FORT MILL (AP) – The magistrate’s office in Fort Mill has been closed by mold. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that York County public works director David Harmon says an environmental company is taking samples in the building. Harmon ...
Read More »South Carolina House quickly approves transparency bill
COLUMBIA (AP) – South Carolina law would require legislators to take a roll call on most of their votes under a proposal fast-tracked by House lawmakers in their first week back in Columbia. The House bypassed the committee process to ...
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Read More »4th Circuit hears Latta Confederate clothing case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — School officials who barred a South Carolina student from wearing shirts with the Confederate battle flag on campus failed to demonstrate that her clothes would be disruptive, the former pupil’s lawyer told a federal appeals court. ...
Read More »Feds: Sprinklers would've contained fatal Charleston fire
CHARLESTON (AP) — Sprinklers in the loading dock of a Charleston furniture store would have contained a fire that killed nine firefighters more than three years ago, a new federal study concluded Thursday. The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards ...
Read More »Graham in SC to discuss repealing health-care law
COLUMBIA (AP) – U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and health care providers will be talking up plans to repeal and replace the new national health care law. Graham and physicians were slated to hold a news conference in Columbia Friday and ...
Read More »Ex-Lee County official charged with embezzlement
BISHOPVILLE (AP) – The former public works director in Lee County has been indicted on an embezzlement charge. U.S. Attorney William Nettles says 39-year-old John Muldrow is accused of taking more than $5,000 of county property for his personal use. ...
Read More »Columbia parks employee charged in kickback scheme
COLUMBIA (AP) – A Columbia Parks and Recreation Department employee is facing charges for allegedly taking kickbacks from contractors working on city projects. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says 34-year-old Damon McDuffie was indicted Thursday on two counts of solicitation and ...
Read More »Ex-Clemson official accused of taking computer
GREENVILLE (AP) – A former Clemson University official has been indicted on charges of taking a computer and documents when he left the school. Multiple media outlets reported Chalmers Eugene Troutman III has been indicted by the Greenville County grand ...
Read More »SC women throw annual party to support Anita Hill
COLUMBIA (AP) – A group of women who support Anita Hill’s accusations of sexual harassment against then-U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas met again in Columbia. The 19th annual “We Believe Anita Hill” party took place Thursday. The gathering ...
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