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On the Move: Kristen Steely
Kristen Steely was appointed 2024-2025 president-elect of the South Carolina Chiropractic Association. She served as the organization’s District Seven director. Steely opened her practice, Anderson Wellness Center, in 2007. She is a graduate of Life University in Georgia.
Can employers prevent their workers from using campaign signs, shirts? Here's what the law says.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Campaign season is here, but before you put up those campaign signs, some employers are asking their workers not to endorse any candidates publicly. However, Nekki Shutt, an employment law attorney with Burnette, Shutt & McDaniel, said the law protects most employees from being fired for political expression.
South Carolina changes blue crab fishing laws to regulate industry
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina has added several modifications to its blue crab fishing rules set to take effect in 2025 to preserve the blue crab population. The state Department of Natural Resources has already informed commercial crabbers about the changes passed by the South Carolina Legislature, the agency said. Most of the changes […]
Former SC DMV clerk charged with embezzling over $19,000: SLED
ST. GEORGE, S.C. (WCIV) — A former South Carolina DMV clerk was arrested and charged with embezzlement Wednesday, Aug. 28, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Shayla Singleton-Drayton, 44, was charged with embezzlement of public funds. An affidavit states Drayton, while working as a customer service representative...
South Carolina drug investigation seizes enough fentanyl to kill millions, FBI says
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A multi-agency drug investigation in Lexington and Richland counties led to multiple arrests and enough fentanyl to kill millions of people, the FBI announced earlier in the week. According to Special Agent in Charge Steve Jensen with the FBI's Columbia field office, agencies at the local,...
"This is not a babysitting service": SC State Fair has a new youth admission policy
COLUMBIA, S.C. — State fair season is less than two months way, but before you head out to the fair this year, there are some new policies you need to know about. “We are a family affair, and everything we do here at the South Carolina State Fair, we do because we want folks to be able to come out and enjoy their fair, and we're hoping that this will make them feel even more comfortable about doing so,” State Fair General Manager Nancy Smith said.
Former Sullivan’s Island top cop hired in small Berkeley Co. town
JAMESTOWN, S.C. (WCSC) - A former Sullivan’s Island police chief who resigned after several female officers brought complaints that he made inappropriate comments about and around them has landed a new job in a small Berkeley County town. Records from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy show Chris Griffin...
FEMA visits areas in Dorchester County impacted by historic rainfall
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency was on the ground in Dorchester County on Friday for a joint preliminary damage assessment to determine if the federal government should step in financially. As Thomas McNeal, the county’s Director of Emergency Management, puts it – “it’s a day for us to tell them (FEMA) […]
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