Garbage, close up

Examining what's tossed out will help create new waste plan

Charleston County employees in puffy protective suits and face masks sorted through tons of smelly garbage to see what residents throw away. Read More

Shots fired at car in Walterboro

Sheriff says incident not connected to recent violence

Shots were fired today at a car on Peurifoy Road in Walterboro. Read More

Candidates speak to agribusiness

Agribusiness and political business combined as some of South Carolina's gubernatorial candidates fielded questions about one of the state's largest industries. Read More

Governor candidates focus on agribusiness

Six of the 10 candidates running for governor — three Democrats and three Republicans — appeared at a town hall forum during the Palmetto Institute’s annual South Carolina Agribusiness Summit in Charleston. Read More

Creating safer schools

Advocate: More can be done to protect students

It's a nightmare for parents: Someone is hurting their autistic child, but the child doesn't have the skills to say so. "Parents have sleepless nights over this issue," said Tim Conroy, vice president of the South Carolina Autism Society. Read More

Educators arrested after abuse allegations

4 ex-Knightsville Elementary employees charged, released

SUMMERVILLE -- It was not an everyday sight. Four Knightsville Elementary School educators in orange jail garb, handcuffs and leg irons stood before a judge Wednesday concerning allegations that a teaching assistant abused autistic students and that a teacher and administrators failed to report it. Read More

Focus on future

High school seniors gather, get help filling out college applications

MOUNT PLEASANT -- It's college application time for high school seniors. Some Wando High students gathered in the school's media center Tuesday to fill out online forms while guidance counselors, college admission officers and representatives from the state's Commission on Higher Education circulated among them offering help. Read More

Gamecock Guarantee helps low-income students

Jordan Addison knew she would attend college, but she wasn't sure she could do it without taking on a lot of student loan debt. Read More

Gamecock Guarantee Program assists low-income students

The University of South Carolina's Gamecock Guarantee program guarantees free tuition and fees for four years for South Carolina students from very low-income families who meet all of the university's entrance requirements. Read More

State to go after education reform grant

State Department of Education leaders said they will apply for a portion of $4 billion in federal stimulus money for school reform available to states, and they think they have a shot at getting it. Read More