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October 13, 2008
350 airmen return to SC
SUMTER, S.C. (AP)—Shaw Air Force Base has announced that 350 airmen with the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have returned after serving about six months in southwest Asia.
Former USC president takes new post at search firm
The former president of the University of South Carolina says he’s taken a post with a New York-based executive search firm.
Education chief calls for legislation to address educator misconduct
South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex has renewed his call for the state’s General Assembly to pass legislation to address incidences of adult sexual misconduct in schools. In a press release issued by the state Department of Education, Rex said the legislation must address preventative measures as well as penalties for the crimes.
Lowcountry base expects new generation of jets in 2010
As defense giant Lockheed Martin continues work on the F-35 Lightning II, questions remain about the role Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort will play in implementing the next generation of fighter jets.
October 12, 2008
Public Safety director says inappropriate behavior not tolerated
The head of the state’s largest law enforcement agency says he has fired nine employees — including four troopers — and referred two cases to federal prosecutors since taking over the Highway Patrol in June.
October 10, 2008
SC agencies suggest hundreds of state job cuts
Hundreds of South Carolina state jobs would be cut and some subsidized health care would be slashed under recommendations that state agencies sent Friday to Gov. Mark Sanford as lawmakers search for ways to trim spending.
Labor Dept. looking at SC chicken plant
A South Carolina chicken processing plant is under federal investigation for possible child labor violations following the arrests of suspected illegal immigrants during a raid, including six juveniles, the U.S Labor Department said Friday.
Lawyers and churches providing a safety net for detained poultry workers
A group of 45 people say they will assist the Alliance for Collaboration with the Hispanic Community, a non-profit that will attempt to provide a safety net for the families of the 350 workers arrested in a raid at the Columbia Poultry Farm, a processing plant.
Labor Department probes for violations of child labor laws at chicken plant
Federal prosecutors said Thursday they are awaiting review by government labor regulators to determine if any action should be taken after authorities say the raid of a Greenville poultry plant earlier this week seized six underage workers accused of being in the country illegally.
Economy, storms, foreign oil all skew price at the pumps
For a snapshot of just how nutty local gas prices have become in the last couple of days, take a peek at what’s happened on Savannah Highway, south of Charleston.
October 09, 2008
Former EPA chief Whitman discusses nuclear energy
Former New Jersey governor and federal environmental chief Christine Todd Whitman says nuclear power won’t solve the nation’s coming energy crisis, but it will have a key role in keeping industry powered and homes cooled in the coming years.
Hunting gators, SC style
With a “fwump” followed immediately by a “thunk,” a crisp, clear night of low-key cruising on the Upper Santee River turns into hours of heart-stopping and, at times, lung-searing intensity.
Former EPA chief Whitman discusses nuclear energy
Former New Jersey governor and federal environmental chief Christine Todd Whitman will discuss the future of nuclear energy in South Carolina and the U.S.
October 08, 2008
SC community torn apart by immigration raid
When Magdalana Domingo Ramirez Lopez moved to the South Carolina city of Greenville nearly two years ago to work at the chicken processing plant, she felt at home.
Bush visit to SC features girls softball champs
President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush make a brief visit here later this week, taking some time to congratulate the South Carolina team which recently won the Little League Softball World Series.
Views on defense spending, war crucial to SC voters
After seven years of war, what the presidential candidates think about the military and defense spending is important to voters in military-friendly South Carolina.
SC economic board meets to cut revenue estimate
South Carolina’s tax collections may be falling more than $300 million short of what’s needed. The state Board of Economic Advisors meets this afternoon and will report on the havoc caused by a combination of high gas prices, grocery sales tax cuts and reduced consumer spending.
Advocates worry poor SC children could lose out
Tens of thousands of poor children aren’t getting access to more than $160 million in medical attention they’re due because of a slow-moving bureaucracy.
New webcam gives view of SC fall color
South Carolina’s State Park Service is launching a new service so folks can use the Internet to track the changing fall colors. The service this week unveiled a new webcam at Table Rock State Park north of Pickens to accompany its weekly updates on the fall foliage.
Assistance being provided for detained poultry workers
Hours after 300 people were being detained by federal immigration agents at a Greenville poultry plant, a group of Hispanic outreach workers were trying to provide legal and moral help to those caught in the raid, a spokeswoman said.
Upstate natural gas costs to depend on weather
Depending on the weather, forecasts for the residential use of natural gas this winter range from the same as last winter to nearly 20 percent higher.
Voodoo priestess from Blythewood hired to kill?
High voodoo priestess George Ann Mills prays the gods will cleanse a Georgia woman who she says asked her to perform a death ritual on a political opponent.
Barker ‘thankful to be alive’ after SC jet crash
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who always has been afraid of flying, says he’s glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month.
October 07, 2008
Soulforce to visit University of South Carolina
Members of a gay rights group say they’ll speak with students at the University of South Carolina.
Report says doomed SC jet was on fire before stopping
A federal report says a jet that crashed last month in South Carolina, killing four people and injuring two others, was on fire as it shot across a road at the end of a runway.
300 suspected illegals held after SC raid
Federals agents this morning raided and detained about 300 people they believe to be illegal aliens working at House of Raeford’s Columbia Farms poultry plant in Greenville—an operation that one immigration official today called the biggest workplace raid ever in the Carolinas.
Lawsuit filed in SC trooper pursuit
A man claims in a federal lawsuit his civil rights were violated last year when a state trooper hit him with a patrol car while he was fleeing on foot through a Columbia apartment complex.
SC governor holds budget-fix summit
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford asked the leaders of state agencies Tuesday to suggest ways to shave spending from their budgets, saying that if lawmakers make the cuts for them it could be more painful.
Bishopville fire victim was killed before blaze
The Lee County coroner revealed that an 81-year-old Bishopville man believed to have died in an apartment fire Sunday morning was killed before the fire was set. Initial reports said that William Obermeyer died, possibly from smoke inhalation, after a fire started in his Ivy Terrace Apartments living room at 560 S. Lee St.
October 06, 2008
Silent witness ceremony remembers domestic violence victims
The state with one of the highest rates in the nation of domestic violence took time Monday to honor the 2007 victims of fatal domestic abuse. South Carolina held the 11th annual Silent Witness ceremony on the Statehouse steps.
