News Stories

  • Liquor Ban During Election Day Pushed to Be Lifted

    Tax revenue losses during election day due to liquor bans have pushed some lawmakers to consider overturning the law banning the sale of liquor during voting hours in Kentucky. Kentucky is one of the few remaining states to not allow the sale of liquor during election days along with South Carolina. Democratic state representative Arnold

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  • Police Presence to be Increased This Week

    With the rising vandalism, littering, noise and underage parties and drinking disrupting community and neighborhoods, the police are increasing their authorial presence all over the Five Points of South Carolina. The president of the Wales Garden Neighborhood Association, Andrew Marion, states that the kids get extremely drunk, vandalize properties, lose their respect and easily become

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  • Cayce Industrial Fire Can Squeeze More Than City Can Pay For

    The ‘nastiest’ Cayce fire in history, which started last Friday and put out this Sunday, might place a big hole in the city’s budget. The fire was not intentionally set. The industrial area of Cayce was a half-mile away from residential area and nearby businesses were evacuated so no casualties were reported. Firemen who suffered

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  • Lexington County Considered as SC’s Deadliest Set of Roads

    32 deaths from Lexington County has officials consider the road as one of the deadliest. County officials state that last year, Lexington County only had 19 deaths on its roads. Upon closer examination, Lexington County roads are quite a long stretch. The county has 262,000 residents. However, its death toll is more than the five

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  • The Mis Sold PPI Claims Scandal Explained

    PPI or payment protection insurance is a very effective insurance product. However, because bank representatives mis sold the insurance policy, it has become notorious for swindling customers thousands of pounds for an insurance policy they do not have any use for. PPI provides monthly repayments for financing in case the holder faces financial hassle, but

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  • Better Pay: Fire Chief Demands Higher Pay for Columbian-Richland Department Firefighters

    Aubrey Jenkins, the Fire Chief of Columbia, demands to provide higher pay for their firefighters after losing much firefighters every year. Employees, unsatisfied by their current pay, leave their current firefighter profession and using their experience to find jobs elsewhere. Currently, the department has 499 members in its roster. Jenkins provided a report that shows

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