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Fishing, farmland and feral hogs: Key environmental bills SC lawmakers passed this year
South Carolina’s General Assembly wrapped up the second half of the 125th legislative session last week after passing 133 bills. Counting the first half of the session, lawmakers passed 237 bills, 170 of which have been signed into law. Now, 61 bills await the governor’s signature before they go into effect.
Beaufort ‘not a home to hate’: Latest SC city to pass hate crime ordinance
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — South Carolina is one of two states without a hate crime law on the books. That lack of statewide protection is causing many cities and municipalities to sign their own. Hate has no home in Beaufort. That’s the message the mayor and councilmembers want to send after they signed a hate […]
South Carolina officials approve $719M for pavement improvements
(The Center Square) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission has agreed to spend another $719 million on pavement improvements across the state. The commission approved the 2025 Pavement Improvement Program, adding to the $3.6 billion in tax money state officials have previously allocated for pavement improvements since implementing a strategic plan in 2018. The move adds 727 miles of roads to more than 8,800 miles of road work that is either ongoing or has been completed. ...
SCDOT to shift Broad River Road traffic pattern over I-20, starting May 17
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) wants to alert motorists of a traffic pattern change in the Broad River Road area. Beginning at 11 p.m. on May 17, if weather permits, SCDOT will shift all lanes of traffic along Broad River at I-20 from the existing bridge on Broad River over Interstate 20 onto a newly constructed bridge as part of the Carolina Crossroads Project.
SCDOT wants your opinion on upcoming road projects
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has a number of upcoming projects and proposals for which the agency requests public input. The projects range from rural and small urban projects, bridge replacement projects to proposed additions to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Project 1: Include...
South Carolina veterans gather for annual Vietnam remembrance in Columbia
South Carolina Combat Veterans Groups held its annual Vietnam Remembrance and Survivors Day Program on Friday. The event will took place at the Vietnam Wall on Gadsden Street in Columbia at 10 am. Various veterans' organizations, community members, students, and school officials attended the event.
Charlotte health care provider convicted of Medicaid, COVID-19 relief fraud
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte behavioral health services provider was convicted Friday by a federal jury after a nine-day trial, for defrauding the South Carolina Medicaid Program (SC Medicaid), falsely obtaining COVID-19 relief funds, and money laundering. Ashley Nicole Cross, 41, from Charlotte, was found guilty of healthcare fraud,...
South Carolina law requiring ignition interlock devices for all convicted drunk drivers takes effect Sunday
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- Any person convicted of drunk driving in South Carolina will have a temporary breathalyzer installed in their vehicle under a new law going into effect this weekend. The bill, dubbed the “All Offender Law” was signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster last year. It requires ignition interlock devices to be installed […]
Teams representing the Carolinas to take part in barbecue cooking competition in Elizabethtown
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (WECT) - The first-ever Smithfield Cup is set to take place on Sunday, Oct. 13, at Cape Fear Distillery in Elizabethtown. The pit masters will prepare pork samplings from Smithfield Foods, which operates the world’s biggest pork processing plant in Tar Heel. Guests will get to try...
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