Skip to main contentSkip to main content

    Trustees voted 6-0 at a special called meeting on Tuesday to borrow $8.75 million to update aging schools in Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five and buy a facility to house district offices.

      SANTEE — Citing “a tremendous job” in training and updated equipment, Santee Fire Chief Edward Barnett Jr. said his department has been able to improve its overall ISO rating from a Class 9 to a Class 4.

      SHAW AIR FORCE BASE - The summer of 1978 meets the spring of 2023 as 45 years of progress and modernization to the F-16 Fighting Falcon airframe continue in the form of ongoing mission-critical upgrades to the 20th Fighter Wing’s fleet here in line with the U.S. Air Force’s Service Life Exte…

      SHAW AIR FORCE BASE - The summer of 1978 meets the spring of 2023 as 45 years of progress and modernization to the F-16 Fighting Falcon airframe continue in the form of ongoing mission-critical upgrades to the 20th Fighter Wing’s fleet here in line with the U.S. Air Force’s Service Life Exte…

      South Carolina House members and senators have reached an agreement on the state’s $13 billion budget, Thursday's deal came barely 24 hours after a tense meeting where both sides appeared to be out of patience. The key sticking point — how much money to give Clemson University to make significant progress on the state’s first veterinary school — went to the Senate, which set aside $102 million. The House spending plan had about $8 million. The budget also cuts the state's top income tax rate from 6.5% to 6.4%, gives at least a 5% raise to almost every state employee and gives hundreds of millions of dollars for downtown revitalizations, festivals, park improvements and other local projects.

      Affiliate

      Need gift ideas to help with the ladies in your life? This list will surely help you make the grade.

      The South Carolina House and Senate are showing no sign of getting closer to a deal on the state’s $13 billion spending plan set to start July 1. The two main budget lawmakers in each chamber insisted they weren’t at an impasse at Monday’s meeting. The first conference committee meeting in 18 days lasted less than three minutes. Things like raises for state employees that lawmakers have already agreed to spend with an extra $1 billion can’t start if the budget isn’t passed before July 1. Both chambers did pass a resolution last month allowing government to remain open without a budget.

      Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

      Topics

      News Alerts

      Breaking News