Springfield
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The Post and Courier
New Lowcountry state forest will offer 2,800 acres of recreational opportunities
YEMASSEE — A newly established state forest just outside of Yemassee in the Lowcountry will offer 2,821 acres of public access to recreational opportunities, while protecting natural resources. The land making up the Pocotaligo Station State Forest was recently acquired by the S.C. Forestry Commission, making it the seventh in the state’s network of managed forests. “This is another major milestone for conservation in the Lowcountry,” said Nate Berry, chief land protection officer with the Open Space Institute. A national conservation organization, OSI worked with a number of state agencies, l...
Myrtle Beach Sun-News
The State
What prosecutors say a Saluda wastewater manager hid from regulators
A former senior manager of the Saluda Commission of Public Works pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act after investigators said he allowed untreated sewage to enter the Little Saluda River and falsified water-quality records. John Lorick, 45, of Ninety-Six, oversaw the Town of Saluda’s wastewater treatment plant, which was permitted to discharge treated wastewater into the river, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for South Carolina. Prosecutors said the plant’s chlorination system was not working, but Lorick did not repair it or notify regulators. Without chlorination, the plant could discharge E. coli above permitted limits, the release said. From about 2022 through March 2025, the plant disposed of sludge primarily by discharging raw sewage into the river, according to evidence described by prosecutors in the release. The plant also used bypasses about 10 to 12 times a year beginning in or before 2023, they said. Lorick knew about the bypasses and did not report them to the state, the release said. Lorick diluted compliance samples with tap water and falsified test results to conceal elevated E. coli levels, according to the release. A bypass in July 2025 killed about 1,529 fish found roughly a
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natlawreview.com
Personal Injury Trial Lawyer With 30 Years of Experience Unveils In-House AI Review Framework
Stewart Law Offices details how the personal injury law firm checks AI-assisted work before anything is filed. ROCK HILL, SC, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Stewart Law Offices today unveiled the In-House AI Review Framework, the policy the personal injury law firm uses to put artificial intelligence to work on case files while keeping a lawyer responsible for every filing. Brent Stewart, founder of the firm and a trial lawyer who finished law school in 1989, built the framework after spending roughly 20 hours a week for four months testing legal AI programs. Stewart Law Offices serves injured people from offices across South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina.
dillonnews.org
SC Ports CEO Address: Port Team Advances Growth Strategy
CHARLESTON, SC—OCT. 27, 2026—With a strategy for growth and renewed momentum, South Carolina Ports President and CEO Micah Mallace delivered his second State of the Port address today, calling upon the room of shippers, ocean carriers, maritime partners and elected leaders to drive the Port’s next chapter of growth.
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WashingtonExaminer
Emergency declared at South Carolina nuclear site after lab fire
A fire at a federal nuclear complex in South Carolina triggered an emergency declaration on Wednesday evening, though officials said there was no indication of contamination beyond the site’s boundaries. A fire was reported at the Savannah River Site’s national laboratory in Aiken, but has since been extinguished, according to SRS. Officials declared a Site […]