Columbia SC

A man who used to be a correctional officer was recently booked into the jail where he previously worked after he was arrested for stealing property from an inmate, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division . On April 29, Julyan Keith Smith was charged with grand larceny (value more than $2,000 but less than $10,000), obtaining a signature under false pretenses (value more...

(Columbia, SC) – A new music festival is taking flight in the heart of downtown Columbia. The inaugural Songbird Festival 26 will debut Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, at Finlay Park, bringing a two-day lineup of nationally touring artists, regional favorites, and local acts across two stages. Songbird 26 is presented in part by the City of Columbia.

Richland County Government is alerting the public to a text message scam involving individuals falsely claiming to represent the State of South Carolina and the Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office. The County is aware of text messages sent to residents about a “final court-ordered mandatory collection notice.” The messages...

Dallas, North Carolina-based Southeast Recycling Group (SRG) has announced two transactions that will increase its metals recycling footprint in North and South Carolina. The company, led by Steven Siegel and others with previous experience in the metals recycling industry, says it has arranged to acquire the assets of NuCycle LLC, a South Carolina company with two locations in a transaction it expects to...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Authorities are investigating after a fiber-optic cable was intentionally cut, causing service outages in parts of the county over the weekend. According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to 8255 Asheville Highway in response to a reported act of vandalism. When they arrived, representatives from Spectrum told deputies that […] The post Cut fiber-optic line causes outage in...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Lexington Police Department (LPD) is searching for a teen who was kidnapped from his home Sunday night. LPD said Corvin Gardner, 17, of Lexington, was forced from his home Sunday night around 10 p.m. on Hendrix Street by two unknown men armed with guns. Gardner...

While everyone’s fighting over overpriced apartments in Charleston and Columbia, there’s a charming little secret hiding in the Pee Dee region that won’t require you to sell a kidney just to make rent. Bennettsville, South Carolina is the kind of place where your wallet can finally take...

You don’t plan a stop here, and then the smell makes the decision for you. Driving along SC-174 in South Carolina, it feels like just another stretch of road. Marshes, open sky, nothing pulling you in. Then the air shifts, and suddenly people are slowing down without thinking. Spots...

A major multi-agency drug operation in Camden has resulted in four arrests and the seizure of significant amounts of narcotics. Investigators with the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, Camden Police Department, and SLED executed search warrants at three locations across the city, targeting suspected drug distribution activity. Authorities say they recovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and powder cocaine, along with more than twelve hundred...

After facing South Carolina’s top teams, Lady Wildcats lean on experience for title push.