South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Military veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan are being urged to sign up for a special day at a South Carolina zoo for themselves and their families. read more..

NCAA chances: Must win SEC tournament for the first time. Unbeatable if: Devan Downey, who leads the SEC with a 22.6-point average, is on and he gets some support from complementary players Beatable if: Downey struggles and the Gamecocks’ defense read more..

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays capitalized on three power-play goals and a shorthanded marker in a 6-2 win over the Cincinnati Cyclones on Sunday afternoon. Rob Ricci had a hat trick for South Carolina. The win was the first in read more..

Located in Aiken County, South Carolina, MTU Detroit Diesel’s new manufacturing facility will produce Series 2000 and Series 4000 engines and offer opportunities for future expansion. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3693224.htm read more..

NASHVILLE — Jermaine Beal will have something to celebrate on Senior Day no matter the outcome of Vanderbilt’s regular-season finale with South Carolina today. read more..

Points D. Downey 22.5 J. Beal 14.5 Rebounds S. Muldrow 6.2 A. Ogilvy 6.2 Assists D. Downey 3.6 J. Beal 3.1 Steals D. Downey 2.8 J. Taylor 1.2 Blocks S. Muldrow 3.1 A. Ogilvy 1.6 Jermaine Beal will likely leave Vanderbilt without winning a single SEC read more..

PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 06, 2010 – Farmstead Info - Simple pleasures run deep at Farmstead. Reflecting its legacy as a family farm, this unique community blends the beauty and passion of amenity-rich active living with the serenity of nature read more..

GAME NOTES: The South Carolina Gamecocks carry a six-game losing streak into today’s regular-season finale against the 13th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, who are on a major roll. At one point last month, the Gamecocks appeared to be in contention for read more..

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina schools chief Jim Rex plans to tell legislators how proposed budget cuts would affect children’s education. Rex will make a presentation to a Senate Finance panel on Wednesday. A House proposal on the budget read more..

“I am proud to support Medigap legislation designed to help South Carolina ’s most vulnerable kidney failure patients avoid the financial and emotional strain that can accompany an inability to access complete medical care,” said Senator Peeler. “I read more..

GAME NOTES: SEC foes will collide in Columbia tonight, as the South Carolina Gamecocks play host to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama has completely fallen apart, as the team has lost its last three games and seven of the last eight to fall to 14-14 read more..

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawmakers are considering cutting all services for nearly 26,000 people with disabilities as South Carolina tries to plug a $560 million budget hole. Parents say the proposed cuts to day care programs and other services would read more..

South Carolina prison officials say an inmate has walked away from a minimum-security facility in Aiken. The Corrections Department said 29-year-old Brandon McDonald was confirmed missing from the Lower Savannah Pre-Release Center about 12:30 a.m read more..

A South Carolina county is warning the owners of the old hotel at the former PTL ministry to renovate the building or it will be demolished. The Herald of Rock Hill reported York County Council voted Monday to notify MorningStar Ministries that the read more..

The Florida Everblades won both games they played this week at home. The’Blades beat South Carolina for the second and third time in a row with an overtime victory and a shootout win on Saturday and Sunday. Florida finishes off their season-high read more..

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — In South Carolina, any group that plans to overthrow the government must register its activities with the southern state. It’s the law. Now some state legislators are looking to repeal it. State senator Larry Martin read more..

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A $750 million Boeing assembly plant with thousands of jobs and a $100 million wind turbine test facility were just two of the announced developments that boosted the South Carolina coast in recent months _ none of which seemed read more..

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - Jason Flagler scored 17 points and Brandon Smalls added 14 as South Carolina State defeated Bethune-Cookman 58-46 on Saturday, ending a three-game skid. The Bulldogs (15-12, 9-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) led 23-16 at read more..

BusinessWire - In recognition of March as National Kidney Month, the National Kidney Foundation Serving the Carolinas, South Carolina Region (NKF) and Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) are preparing to hold “Kidney Day at the State House” on Wednesday read more..

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina used car dealers have been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison after they pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Acting U.S. attorney for South Carolina Kevin McDonald says 39-year-old Floyd Hargrove of read more..

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — In South Carolina, any group that plans to overthrow the government must register its activities with the southern state. It’s the law. Now some state legislators are looking to repeal it. State senator Larry Martin said Monday the 1951 statute that’s meant to deter read more..

For most of this season, the Colonial Life Arena has been full of life, infusing energy into a South Carolina team that at times was playing above its head. By Saturday evening, however, it seemed the air had gone out of the arena and the read more..

GREENVILLE, N.C. — A day after the South Carolina baseball team erased some of the lingering memories of the sudden end to the 2009 season, the Gamecocks were given a fresh reminder of it. Host East Carolina rallied from a 3-2 deficit, rocking read more..

For pawn shop operator Donovan Tenney, the economic cycle is written in saws. For more than two years, Tenney has had shelves of them - miter saws, circular saws, jigsaws - piled up by construction workers pawning them to pay the bills during The read more..

Mississippi State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Mississippi State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road Mississippi State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi State’s last 5 games on the road read more..

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Medical University of South Carolina is dedicating its dental college in honor of former governor and school president James Edwards. More than 700 people are expected in Charleston for Saturday’s dedication of the Edwards read more..

The Southern Missouri Fugitive Task Force announced the arrest of Frederick Douglas Downer in Springfield. Downer was wanted by the Greeneville, S.C. Sheriff’s Office for two counts of assault and battery with intent to kill, three counts of armed read more..

H andshakes and hugs replaced punches and anger for two basketball teams brought together on Friday after athletic officials said their postgame brawl brought shame to South Carolina. The teams from Southside and Abbeville high schools were summoned read more..

The Southern Missouri Fugitive Task Force announced in a news release the arrest of Frederick Douglas Downer in Springfield. Downer is wanted by the Greeneville, S.C. Sheriff’s Office for two counts of assault and battery with intent to kill, three read more..

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s electric cooperatives will upgrade the energy efficiency of 1,200 homes, then monitor power usage to see which improvements provide the greatest energy savings. The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina Inc read more..