Monday Jun 22 | The State - South Carolina
Evelyn Baker Epps, 94, widow of William M. Epps, died Sunday, June 21, 2009. Born in the Hebron Community, Williamsburg County, on February 7, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Cleveland and Margaret Wilma Plexico Baker.
Actor Pickens stays under radar on drama
HOLLYWOOD a ' Whether on screen or off, it's always seemed stormy at ABC's "Grey's Anatomy." But amid the many tempests around one of prime-time's most popular soap operas, James Pickens Jr., the deep-voiced actor who plays Dr.
Carolina Care Plan getting healthier
Medical Mutual of Ohio swooped into South Carolina two years ago to pick up an ailing health insurance company.
Pickup driver killed in Pickens County
A man driving a Chevy S-10 pickup was killed after losing control and striking a tree in Pickens County on Saturday evening a trooper said.
S.C. officials: Calm winds should help contain wildfire
South Carolina firefighters continued Saturday to snuff out the hotspots of a wildfire smoldering near the coast for four days, and officials said the blaze that once came perilously close to the state's tourist mecca appeared to be mostly contained.
Program matches nurses with first-time mothers
Even before Shimiria Bennett gave birth Feb. 7, a nurse came to her home every week or two to help the 18-year-old prepare for motherhood.
Slater works to unlock part of its identity
The doors were locked years ago over fire concerns, as people remember it. The building was old.
News Briefs - Caldwell Constructors
Caldwell Constructors, Inc has commenced construction at Asbury Hills Camp and Retreat Center in Cleveland, SC.
You would think that something that stands 100' high would be easy to find.A Certainly, when you're close enough they are very visible.A However, locating lookout tower sites on maps turns out to be harder than ...
Donors offer lifeline to 'shameful' schools
Susan Mixson Cleveland is a school teacher who knows all about the "Corridor of Shame." Like many, she knows it as the title of a jarring documentary, and a label for the bad schools along South Carolina's poor ...
Man indicted in case involving suspicious packages
A man accused of placing two suspicious FedEx packages containing pizza at the federal courthouse in Jackson has been indicted by a Madison County grand jury.
S.C. sheriff's deputy shot, suspect killed in Aiken
A twice-wounded Aiken County sheriff's deputy killed a robbery suspect with one shot Friday after the gunman popped up from behind a convenience store counter clutching a clerk as a hostage, authorities said.
Readers' letters: Jan. 21, 2009
Salvation Army thanks community Tough economic times did not did not keep The Salvation Army of Greenville from reaching its $220,000 goal.
Up to 7,000 missing Social Security checks
Up to 7,000 people in northern South Carolina expecting their Social Security checks have not received them.
Upstate Social Security checks missing
Social Security checks for Upstate residents who live in 29 zip codes are missing, according to Frank Viera, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration.