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Lowcountry lawyer, author to make book tour stop in Spartanburg
Caroline Cleveland, a labor and employment lawyer based in Charleston, will make a stop at Hub City Bookshop in Spartanburg to support her debut novel “When Cicadas Cry.”. Building on an idea from nearly a decade ago, Cleveland crafted the story of South Carolina lawyer Zach Strander and Addie Stone, his detective and lover. The novel follows two separate homicide cases, one set in 2017 while the other occurred 34 years earlier. In 2017, Strander is serving as defense counsel to Sam Jenkins, a man accused of bludgeoning a white woman to death with an altar cross in a rural church on Cicada Road in Walterboro. As Strander deals with the trial, Stone investigates a cold case, a 1983 double homicide on Edisto Beach. As the book progresses, Strander’s and Stone’s cases seem to connect and the killer infiltrates their inner circle.
Groundbreaking held for SLED's new Pee Dee office in Florence
FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — A groundbreaking ceremony took place Thursday morning for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's (SLED) new Pee Dee office at the corner of Anne Pearce Drive and South Evander Drive on the campus of Francis Marion University (FMU) in Florence. The facility is set to...
Video shows possible meteor streaking across sky in South Carolina
TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — People in southeast South Carolina took to social media on Friday morning, saying they saw a ball of bright light streaking through the sky. Some think it may have been a meteor. Chris Bonzagni, a Travelers Rest, South Carolina resident, said his doorbell camera captured...
Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meat, CDC says
At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month, federal health officials said Wednesday. The new food poisoning toll includes two deaths in South Carolina plus one each in Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee and New York, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Three deaths were previously confirmed in people who lived in Illinois, New Jersey and Virginia. At least 57 people have been sickened and hospitalized in the outbreak. Illnesses were reported starting in late May and have continued into August, the agency said. It is the largest listeria outbreak in the U.S. since 2011, and Boar’s Head has recalled more than 7 million pounds of deli products. Listeria infections are caused by a hardy type of bacteria that can survive and even thrive during refrigeration. An estimated 1,600 people get listeria food poisoning each year and about 260 die, according to the CDC. Infections can be hard to pinpoint because symptoms may occur quickly — or up to 10 weeks after eating contaminated food.
SC Court of Appeals upholds Nathaniel Rowland’s convictions for murder and kidnapping
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of Nathaniel D. Rowland for the murder and kidnapping of University of South Carolina senior Samantha Josephson, a case that garnered widespread attention for its chilling details. On August 21, 2024, the Court of Appeals affirmed Rowland’s convictions on charges...
Leaders grapple with future flooding as Debby harkens back to 2015 disaster
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As Tropical Storm Debby approached South Carolina with the promise of dropping one to two feet of rain across the state, the Lowcountry braced for the flooding its residents have become all too accustomed to. Janet Bedsaul lives in the Eagle Creek area off Ladson Road...
Hannibal’s Kitchen receives grant from National Trust for Historic Preservation
Last month Hannibal’s Kitchen was the only South Carolina restaurant awarded a grant for historic, small restaurants by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Now in its fourth year, Backing Historic Small Restaurants has awarded grants in all 50 states. The number of grants doubled this year, with 50 small restaurants awarded $50,000 each, totaling $2.5 million, up from 25 restaurants awarded $1 million in 2023.
New leadership at Midlands Tech
Our state’s technical college system plays an important role in workforce training and part of that formula is leadership. Speaking of which, our state’s 2nd largest technical school now has a new leader and we have him on the phone. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Greg Little, the new president of Midlands Technical College in Columbia, S.C.
Port Royal seeks task force for Sands Beach Road park
The Town of Port Royal is looking to put in a park near Sands Beach and they are currently accepting applications from interested citizens to participate in a task force to help design it. The task force will work with staff and a contracted architect to come up with a...
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