Converse News

The District Two School Board of Trustees convened in monthly session on June 9 with all trustees and Superintendent Dr.

South Carolina's state treasurer is scheduled to discuss money for maintaining the World War II destroyer Laffey.

State Treasurer Converse Chellis made a phone call and got approval for $9.2 million loan to repair a World War II-era destroyer on display at a coastal museum.

State Treasurer Converse Chellis plans to board the deteriorating destroyer Laffey at Patriots Point on Thursday to see for himself all the rust and holes he's heard so much about.

South Carolina's teachers and school administrators have been waiting on pins and needles for a decision on the stimulus money.

Despite losses in construction, manufacturing, and the finance sector last year, South Carolina's economy still managed to grow.

Hundreds of people packed into South Carolina's annual job fair for teachers as job seekers competed for limited classroom openings.

My goal as state treasurer is to safeguard our state's financial future and work toward making South Carolina a better place to live, raise a family and do business.

Who couldn't use some extra money these days? If you think you're owed cash, then now is the time to find out.

The finances of all public school districts, hundreds of utility, fire and recreation districts and other local governments would come under tougher financial scrutiny if legislation filed late last month becomes law.

The standoff between Gov. Mark Sanford and state legislators continued as state senators rejected an alternative budget plan backed by pro-Sanford legislators - and stuck with a plan that includes $350 million in contested stimulus money.

As the impasse continues over federal stimulus funding due South Carolina, add Republican state Treasurer Converse Chellis to those who object to Gov.

The first serious flu outbreak in South Carolina in 1918 came in the spring. It was at Camp Sevier in Greenville, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Getting ready for the next march from Charleston to Columbia, Mayor Joe? Well, Google has enabled a few new features on the Google Maps function - with routes for walking and public transit.

Designer Caroline Baker threads a needle Tuesday in preparation for adjusting the straps on her Chickadee dress on model Katie Kern backstage before a runway show at Charleston Fashion Week.

State Treasurer Converse Chellis' appearance in a series of television commercials is sparking criticism that Chellis is using the ads for political promotion.

Dean's List at Converse College is prepared at the end of each fall and spring term.

Towns and cities in South Carolina are being required by the South Carolina State Treasurer's office until their annual audits have been submitted.

State Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom is developing a plan to track federal stimulus funds that come into South Carolina.

On Tuesday morning, three small towns in the tri-county area were on the delinquent list posted on the Web site of the South Carolina Office of the Treasurer.