GREENVILLE (AP) A South Carolina mayor has filed a countersuit after she was sued by a former police chief who resigned two years ago. The Greenville News reported Simpsonville Mayor Janice Curtis and her husband, former city councilman George Curtis, have sued ...

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WEST COLUMBIA (AP) — The mayor West Columbia is suing six city council members and two city officials, accusing them of defamation of character. Multiple media outlets reported that Mayor Joe Owens filed the lawsuit Thursday because of a report ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) — Charleston Mayor Joe Riley is setting up a committee to look at the impact of more bars in the city’s entertainment district. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports Riley sent a memo to city council members ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) — A second candidate is running to replace Joe Riley as mayor of Charleston. Businessman John Tecklenburg announced his candidacy Monday for the 2015 election. Tecklenburg was the city’s director of economic development from 1995 through 1999. Tecklenburg ...

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A judge has found Atlantic Beach in contempt of court for failing to make payments to settle two lawsuits. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported that two long-standing lawsuits were settled in October. The first payment was made but payments of $7,700 each for last month and this month were not.

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