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Home Telecom continues support for SC innovation with $200,000 contribution
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — Home Telecom has contributed $200,000 to the SC Research Authority’s tax credit program Industry Partnership Fund for the third year in a row, according to a statement from the group. The industry Partnership Fund, is a program that funds grants and other services to...
Former Florida firebrand headlining Upstate GOP fundraiser
A former tea party favorite who unsuccessfully challenged Texas’ governor two years ago is headlining a fundraiser for an Upstate Republican party that wants to drive the Statehouse further to the right. Retired Lt. Col. Allen West, a former congressman from Florida, is the featured speaker of “A Night of Liberty and Freedom” on Aug. […] The post Former Florida firebrand headlining Upstate GOP fundraiser appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Soda City Live: 31st Annual Lexington Community Fun Day
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Lexington Community Fun Day has been a staple in the town of Lexington for over three decades!. The annual event begins the new school year with free food, entertainment, and most importantly, school supplies. (See flyer for more) Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with...
‘I feel like I’m in a river’: Homeowner begs SCDOT to resolve flooding
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - David McAdory, a homeowner in Richland County, lives in a flood plain. The area is well known for the thousand-year flood that left the area in upwards of 15 feet full of water. McAdory told WIS News 10 storm drains on the sides of the road...
District Five names interim principal for Seven Oaks Elementary School
IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five has named longtime administrator Dr. Angie Slatton as the interim principal of Seven Oaks Elementary Global Magnet. Slatton currently serves as the district’s director of special services, a role she has occupied since 2014. She has also worked at the State Department of Education as a grant director and as a special education teacher.
Deputy-Involved shooting in Aiken County near Aiken R-V Park and JD Lever Elementary School
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office responded to calls of a suspect acting erratically. The suspect and deputies got into a physical altercation, resulting in one deputy being injured and the suspect being shot.
Smuggled drugs killed 2 inmates at troubled South Carolina jail, sheriff says
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two inmates died from drug overdoses in two days at a South Carolina jail, which has been under a federal civil rights investigation, authorities said. The inmates at the jail in Richland County were killed by two different drugs, one on Monday and a second on Tuesday, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott […]
Columbia school district mismanaged childcare center construction, report finds
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina inspector general found a Columbia-area school district violated state and local laws, exposing itself to liability and wasting taxpayer dollars, when it started construction of a childcare center without the necessary approvals. State Inspector General Brian Lamkin, in his report, referred to “mismanagement” by Richland School District One, but his […] The post Columbia school district mismanaged childcare center construction, report finds appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
RCSD: Two men arrested for arson
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Two men have been arrested in connection with an arson that happened on Country Haven Road in Hopkins, said RCSD. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded around 5:30 p.m. to an arson in the 200 block of Country Haven Road in Hopkins.
Health U: Injury Management for Youth Sports
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - High school sports practices are already underway to kick off the athletic season for area schools this year, so it’s important to keep safety at the top of your mind. Dr. Guillaume Dumont, with Lexington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, stopped by to talk about young...
At the scene of officer-involved shooting
Savannah River water levels on July 22. Savannah River water levels on July 22. This was the scene after a traffic accident injured two people at Whiskey Road and Pine Log Road on July 23, 2024. Datal shooting in Belvedere. Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 10:31 AM EDT. Videos show...
Richland County woman encounters wild fox in her driveway
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A startling encounter between a fox and Stephanie Doyle, a Lower Richland resident caught on her home's security cameras, is raising concern for her safety and the fox. Doyle says while emptying her car on Monday night, she and her small dog were approached by a...
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