Columbia News

The State

• Teacher charged with grabbing student

  The State – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  ST. GEORGE - A special needs teacher has been charged with grabbing a student by the neck and shoving him. Full Story »

• Minister was slain with winch bar

  The State – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  The son of an 87-year-old minister beaten to death in a Columbia home invasion said he is glad city police have released a picture of the weapon the killer used. Full Story »

• Council OKs $150,000 study on efficiency

  The State – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  After finishing the 2009 fiscal year with a $9 million deficit, Columbia City Council members approved $150,000 in taxpayer money for an efficiency study - and have told the city's interim city manager to find the money to pay for it. Full Story »

• Man dies after storm topples tree onto road

  The State – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  ANDERSON - And Upstate man died after his car hit a tree that fell on a road as rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida moved through the area. Full Story »

• Midlands cleanup week begins Saturday

  The State – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  Starting Saturday and running for one week, residents are invited to help make the community cleaner, greener and more beautiful by taking part in Midlands Pride Week. Full Story »

WIS News 10 Columbia

• Recycling brochure sends mixed messages to customers

  WIS News 10 Columbia – 1 hr 16 mins ago  

  Recycling has become a part of the taking out the trash ritual in this country for at least the past 20 years. Full Story »

• South Carolina hoop recruits ranked in top 10

  WIS News 10 Columbia – 1 hr 17 mins ago  

  South Carolina coach Darrin Horn signed five players for next year, a class that one recruiting service lists among the country's top 10. Full Story »

• Legal questions surround Ehrhardt police chief's mayoral win

  WIS News 10 Columbia – 2 hrs 1 min ago  

  Ehrhardt Police Chief Jim Preacher was recently elected mayor of the town of Norway. However, the state Constitution and Attorney General Henry McMaster say that it's not legal to hold two offices. Full Story »

• Why was Al Gore's picture on the Horry Co. jail website?

  WIS News 10 Columbia – Thu Nov 12, 4:10 pm ET  

  If you went to the website for the Horry County jail on Wednesday, you may have seen a very familiar face listed as in custody. Full Story »

• Two Swansea town council members resign

  WIS News 10 Columbia – Thu Nov 12, 4:10 pm ET  

  Two Swansea town council members say they are stepping down after the re-election of Mayor Ray Spires. Full Story »

The Times and Democrat

• 2 more shot near site of S.C. drive-by that killed 3

  The Times and Democrat – 22 mins ago  

  WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Two more people have been shot just blocks away from where a drive-by shooting in South Carolina killed three people earlier this week. Full Story »

• Ida's torrents dump floods along Atlantic coast

  The Times and Democrat – 52 mins ago  

  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, pelting communities from North Carolina northward with gusty winds and heavy rains, inundating streets, stranding drivers and causing three deaths in hard-hit Virginia and one in North Carolina. Full Story »

• Fallen soldier will always be part of B-E High, principal says

  The Times and Democrat – 52 mins ago  

  BAMBERG, S.C. – The annual Veteran’s Day salute at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School took on a deeper, more poignant meaning for students and faculty this year, with the program dedicated to the memory of PFC Jason Watson, a former B-E JROTC student who died in the line of duty in February of this year. Watson died after an IED exploded near his vehicle in Afghanistan. Full Story »

• Newberry College leader in S.C. superintendent race

  The Times and Democrat – Thu Nov 12, 3:04 pm ET  

  The Associated Press NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — The president of Newberry College is running for the Republican nomination for South Carolina Education Superintendent. Full Story »

• More shootings in Walterboro

  The Times and Democrat – Thu Nov 12, 8:49 am ET  

  Multiple media outlets are reporting that at least two more shootings occurred in Walterboro last night, sending what was reported as at least two men to the hospital. Full Story »

WLTX-TV Columbia

• Soldiers Return Home from Afghanistan

  WLTX-TV Columbia – 3 mins ago  

  Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Friends and family gathered at McEntire Joint National Guard Base to welcome home 68 soldiers returning from Afghanistan. Full Story »

• Sewage in Water Concerns Residents

  WLTX-TV Columbia – 3 mins ago  

  Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Heavy rains have pushed raw sewage into three rivers around Columbia. DHEC has placed warning and health signs all up and down the banks. Full Story »

• Diaper Drive: "One Day, Thousands of Healthy Changes"

  WLTX-TV Columbia – 18 mins ago  

  Columbia (WLTX) - Keeping a baby in clean, dry diapers can be expensive and many families around the midlands need help. Full Story »

• Police: Man's Neglected Mother Had Maggots in Open Sores

  WLTX-TV Columbia – Thu Nov 12, 4:08 pm ET  

  Union, SC (AP) -- A South Carolina man has been arrested in the death of his mother who was unresponsive when he brought her to a hospital covered in open sores -- some of them with maggots inside. Full Story »

• House Committee Readies Mark Sanford Impeachment

  WLTX-TV Columbia – Thu Nov 12, 4:08 pm ET  

  Columbia, SC (AP) -- The first steps to the possible impeachment of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford are expected next week and could be headed to a special committee. Full Story »

Columbia Star

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Free Times

• Road Show Blog: Columbia Museum of Art

  Free Times – Thu Nov 12, 3:41 pm ET  

  What is art? Columbia's New Audience Road Show made its second stop at the Columbia Museum of Art and learned the answer to this question. Full Story »

• News: The Mill Finds a Home

  Free Times – Thu Nov 12, 9:45 am ET  

  The Mill , the proposed band rehearsal facility The Playlist wrote about a few weeks back, has apparently found a home. According to Mill head honcho Jack Beasley, The Mill is set to move into its new home at 160 Commercial Dr. Full Story »

• Ron Paul Attracts Hundreds at Carolina Coliseum

  Free Times – Thu Nov 12, 9:44 am ET  

  Hundreds of supporters from all over the Southeast turned out Monday night, Nov. 9, to hear Ron Paul give a lecture at the Carolina Coliseum. The conservative Texas congressman, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in 2008, spo Full Story »

• What We Learned: Arkansas

  Free Times – Thu Nov 12, 9:44 am ET  

  Offense among worst in nation, defense too thin to compensate for it. Four-game slide a comfortable prediction. Will Steve Spurrier Jr. ever talk to the media and take responsibility for offense? Full Story »

• About Last Night: Des Ark @ Hunter-Gatherer [Monday, Nov. 2]

  Free Times – Thu Nov 12, 9:44 am ET  

  The Playlist was there. Were you? Full Story »

The Myrtle Beach Sun News

• Surfside Beach man, two children killed in crash on U.S. 17

  The Myrtle Beach Sun News – Thu Nov 12, 7:34 am ET  

  A Surfside Beach man and his two children were killed in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 17 Bypass late Full Story »

• Plenty of work precedes Boeing

  The Myrtle Beach Sun News – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  It's going to take a Herculean effort -- one that will test the strength of the local construction trade and then some -- to transform the wooded acreage at Charleston International Airport into Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner assembly plant. Full Story »

• Teachers accused of enabling abuse

  The Myrtle Beach Sun News – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  It was not an everyday sight. Full Story »

• New Year's Eve event planned for downtown Myrtle Beach

  The Myrtle Beach Sun News – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  Trying to maintain the momentum of Oktoberfest and bolster tourism in the shoulder months, Myrtle Beach's Downtown Redevelopment Corp. Full Story »

• Atlantic Beach election results up in the air

  The Myrtle Beach Sun News – Thu Nov 12, 12:04 am ET  

  After almost seven hours of testimony Wednesday, the Atlantic Beach Election Commission decided to continue hearing protests of the Town Council elections next week. Full Story »

FOX Carolina

• Upstate Man Charged In Mother's Death

  FOX Carolina – Thu Nov 12, 3:32 pm ET  

  Authorities in Union County say they have arrested a man in connection with his mother's death. Full Story »

• Police: 2 Missing Juveniles Have Been Found

  FOX Carolina – Thu Nov 12, 12:32 pm ET  

  Police say the two students who left home overnight with camping gear and guns have been found. Full Story »

• Timken To Add 100 Jobs With New Warehouse

  FOX Carolina – Thu Nov 12, 12:32 pm ET  

  Bearings and specialty steels maker Timken Co. has announced plans to bring a new distribution center to Upstate South Carolina, adding 100 new jobs. Full Story »

• Clemson's Spiller Named Walker Semifinalist

  FOX Carolina – Thu Nov 12, 11:26 am ET  

  Clemson tailback C.J. Spiller has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award that goes to the nation's best running back. Full Story »

• SC Baptist Convention Elects Stone Next President

  FOX Carolina – Thu Nov 12, 9:38 am ET  

  The South Carolina Baptist Convention has elected a Pickens pastor as its next president. Full Story »

Island Packet

• Area food pantries, charities struggle to keep up with pleas for help

  Island Packet – 3 mins ago  

  Two years ago, Bluffton Self Help served 416 families with food, clothing and financial assistance. Full Story »

• Public defender to keep job pending court date on DUI charge

  Island Packet – 28 mins ago  

  The head of the area's public defender's office, charged Tuesday with driving under the in Full Story »

• Tanner shelves plan for academy after state panel adds weeks to instruction

  Island Packet – 58 mins ago  

  Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner said he has scrapped plans for starting his own police academy a Full Story »

• 3 teens arrested in pizza deliverer robbery

  Island Packet – 1 hr 13 mins ago  

  Three Beaufort County teens were arrested in the Nov. 6 attempted armed robbery of a pizza delivery Full Story »

• 'Copper' tops walk off, but vandals might find joke is on them -- they're plastic

  Island Packet – 1 hr 28 mins ago  

  Vandals stole or broke 163 copper-tinted decorative caps that dot the wooden boardwalks along Pope A Full Story »