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Facing Climate Gentrification, This Historic Black Community Embraces Conservation
TEN MILE, S.C. — At high tide, the marsh alongside Seafood Road disappears under an inscrutable mirror of water. Then, as it drains, reeds resurface and begin to trace hundreds of paths through the marsh, etched by generations of subsistence fishing. Ten Mile’s community center looks over the water...
‘He will kill again; he likes it’: SC serial killer sentenced to life in prison 20 years later
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A South Carolina man convicted in a series of four murders in two states more than 20 years ago finally learned his fate. Quincy Allen, 44, from Columbia, was sentenced to death for two of those murders in South Carolina. That sentence was overturned in 2022.
Davidson man beats the odds and wins Cash 5 jackpot
DAVIDSON, N.C. (WBTV) - A Davidson man turned $1 into $240,760 after winning a Cash 5 jackpot Friday night. Scott Hill bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket from the Harris Teeter Fuel on Griffith Street. After taxes, his winning came out to be $172,145. [Lincoln County man wins $10M lottery...
Durham man accused of trying to fraudulently obtain over $6K in insurance scheme, officials say
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – A Durham man is accused of trying to fraudulently obtain more than $6,700 from an insurance company after he was involved in a car crash, the North Carolina Department of Insurance announced Monday. According to special agents with the N.C. Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations...
Victim rushed to hospital after possible South Carolina electrocution reported, officials say
TOWNVILLE, S.C. — A person was reportedly severely shocked Monday afternoon and rushed to a South Carolina hospital, officials said. The call came in about 3:30 p.m. about a possible electrocution on Milford Road in Townville, according to Anderson County emergency medical services. Sky 4 flew over the scene...
Erskine College Sues For Loan Repayment, Faces Own Financial Issues
Erskine College, a small Christian college in South Carolina that has faced its own financial challenges in recent years, has filed a lawsuit in a South Carolina state court against Icelaven Development Group for failing to repay a $1 million loan. According to reporting by The Herald, Icelaven is the...
Woman charged with fraud after claiming more than $12,500 in SNAP benefits, SC officials say
BEAUFORT, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Social Services said Monday they arrested a woman who fraudulently received more than $12,500 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. (Above video is the Monday morning headlines for July 22, 2024.) Officials said Marcia Marie Kidd, aka Monica Kidd Coleman,...
Cardboard boat racing one of many events of Family Day at Broadway Lake, see the photos
The 12th annual Family Day at Broadway Lake, one of the last significant free summer events in Anderson County before the first week of school, was held on an overcast Saturday morning, July 20. It featured the Carolina Show Ski Team, locally homemade cardboard boats racing to the finish, food trucks, a children's face painting and craft booth, Broadway Lake Baptist Church offering free water and snacks, and Anderson County PAWS.
‘School Rocks Backpack Giveaway’ returns to the Upstate
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Verizon-authorized retailer Round Room is hosting its 12th Annual “School Rocks Backpack Giveaway” event in Greenville. Round Room will give over $3 million worth of backpacks to children at more than 1,000 stores nationwide. Verizon Wireless retail locations in Greenville will have hundreds of free backpacks on Sunday, July 28, at 1 p.m. […]
Party pushing Cornel West for president sues NC elections board
Litigation was filed Monday by the Justice for All Party, supporter of Cornel West for president, against the N.C. State Board of Elections by three Fayetteville residents. The lawsuit of plaintiffs Johnny Thomas Ortiz II, Jimmie Gregory Rogers Jr. and Weldon Murphy says the state board had “no legal authority” for its action and that the party met the 13,865-signature requirement of state law. Defendants are the elections board as an entity, and each of its members and Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell in their...
NC Rural Center Opens Application Period for Homegrown Leaders Training
The NC Rural Center has announced that the application period is now open for its Homegrown Leaders training. The in-person training will take place from September 10-12 in Kinston. About Homegrown Leaders. Homegrown Leaders is a three-day regional leadership and community economic development training program. It aims to equip existing...
Landowners Along Ecusta Trail Win $5M Claim Against Federal Government
Asheville -- In a landmark decision, 164 landowners along the proposed Ecusta Trail have been awarded over $5 million. in compensation from the federal government. This ruling follows years of litigation surrounding the conversion of a former railroad corridor into a multiuse greenway. According to a press release from the...
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