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Catawba Indian Nation provides grants to benefit local nonprofits
Three local nonprofits will be receiving thousands of dollars in grant money from the Catawba Indian Nation through funds generated by the Two King's Casino in Kings Mountain. The board of directors of the Catawba Indian Nation Foundation approved its first slate of grants at a June board meeting. A total of $800,000 in grants were allocated for 2024. ...
Consumer complaints on the rise in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The number of consumer complaints against businesses in South Carolina is on the rise. According to new numbers from the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA). “In all of 2023, we saw about 5,700 complaints filed with our agency, that was about 27% more from...
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...
Trailer loaded with lawn equipment stolen in Florence County
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A person who allegedly stole a trailer carrying lawn equipment from a home on W. Ridgecrest Circle in Florence County has been taken into custody. It happened at about 9:45 a.m. Monday. Sheriff’s office investigators said security cameras captured video of the unidentified man driving off after backing a white […]
$8.1 Million in Unclaimed Pandemic Aid: Thousands of Families Miss Out in South Carolina
Millions in Unclaimed Pandemic Aid in South Carolina. Unclaimed Pandemic Aid: Thousands of Families Miss Out on Federal Assistance. In Columbia, South Carolina, there were over $8 million unclaimed pandemic aid in federal aid that was meant to help families buy groceries during the pandemic, according to state data. Those unclaimed pandemic aid was provided through debit cards mailed last August by the state Department of Social Services (DSS) to nearly 537,000 families. According to the posted article Yahoo, each card contained $120 per child and was intended to support families when children were not in school. The cards expired in May nine months after they were issued. DSS reported that nearly 470,000 cards or 87.5% of those distributed were activated totaling $56.2 million. While it’s unclear how much money remained on the cards it’s expected that most families used the full amount given the high cost of groceries.
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...
Coroner identifies man killed in shooting at Florence apartment complex
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A 34-year-old man has been identified as the victim in Sunday morning’s shooting at the Colonial Gardens apartments in Florence. Idris Chance Ali Cooper of Florence died at the scene of the shooting, Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken said. An autopsy will be performed at the Medical University of South […]
In the 10 states that didn’t expand Medicaid, 1.6M can’t afford health insurance
Nearly 1 of every 5 uninsured working-age adults across the 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid eligibility are stuck in a health care limbo known as a “coverage gap,” according to a new analysis. That means they earn too much money to receive Medicaid but not enough to qualify for financial help to purchase […] The post In the 10 states that didn’t expand Medicaid, 1.6M can’t afford health insurance appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
'Operation Tidal Wave' leads to 9 arrests in online child predator sting
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office and the South Carolina Attorney General's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Division spearheaded an operation called "Operation Tidal Wave" to capture nine men seeking to exploit and abuse children through online platforms. Operation Tidal Wave was finalized after extensive...
Fairways for Warriors is providing hope, healing, and camaraderie for combat wounded veterans and their families
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Fairways for Warriors’ mission is to reduce the number of veteran suicides and to provide mental, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual rehabilitation to combat veterans and their families. The Grand Strand Chapter was founded in January 2023. The camaraderie and challenges of golf aids...
‘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...
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,...
Shots fired at North Charleston Cook Out over slow service, suspects at large
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C (WCIV) — On Sunday evening at approximately 10:18 p.m. officers received a call of shots fired at the Cook Out on Dorchester Road in North Charleston, according to the North Charleston Police Department. Officers arrived on the scene and met with the victim who detailed the...
1 killed, 2 hurt in crash on Highway 17 near Murrells Inlet, highway patrol says
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was killed and two others injured Sunday evening in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 near Murrells Inlet, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. It happened at about 6:10 p.m. when a 2011 Honda Accord and a 2023 Subaru Outback collided near Highway 17 Business, SCHP Lance […]
Mica Miller’s Pastor Husband John-Paul Miller Breaks Silence on Her Death at 30
Months after Mica Miller’s body was discovered at Lumber River State Park in Lumberton, North Carolina, her pastor husband, John-Paul Miller, has broken his silence. While appearing on Banfield Tonight with NewNation over the weekend, John-Paul addressed his wife’s death. He previously told his parish that Mica died by suicide one day after her body was discovered.
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