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Experts asked to examine the largest tree in South Carolina say two limbs need to be trimmed from the ancient oak for it to survive. via Myrtle Beach Online

“The caveats with that are the higher gas prices”

POST YOUR COMMENT Click here for Pee Dee county unemployment rates The Pee Dee's unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent in March from 7.9 percent in February, according to the most recent statistics from the ... via Morning News

“It's easier to do it on a regional level than for each individual county to do it”

South Carolina sheriffs back a plan to build three regional prisons in the state to hold illegal immigrants as they await deportation. via Myrtle Beach Online

Most South Carolina senators have signed onto a proposal that would restore a modest pay raise for state workers by tapping money earmarked to cover future retiree health benefits. via Myrtle Beach Online

ENOREE, S.C. -- Authorities are investigating the death of a 25-year-old inmate at a medium-security South Carolina prison. via WLTX-TV Columbia

A spokesman for the South Carolina Army National Guard says about 200 soldiers expected to return this week are still in Kuwait because their flight was canceled. via WACH-TV Columbia

Major Mark Keel of the State Law Enforcement Division will head the agency that oversees the troubled state Highway Patrol. via WBTW

POST YOUR COMMENTS About 200 soldiers of the S.C. Army National Guard returning from a combat tour in Afghanistan are stuck in Kuwait , awaiting air transportation to the United States . via WBTW

South Carolina philanthropist and billionaire businessman Jerry Zucker has died. via WIS-TV Columbia

The list of those charged in a raid on a Charleston-area poker game keeps growing. via Myrtle Beach Online

“Once we close I'm very confident we'll have enough (money)”

After a meeting with a bond underwriter Tuesday, the president of South Carolina's largest student lender anticipates having adequate money to meet student loan needs for the coming academic year. via Tribune-Times

The Senate's Education Committee has approved a bill that would change the standardized tests used at the end of each school year to assess student and school performance. via The State

The Senate Finance Committee has held an emergency meeting to begin looking for ways to cut their proposed state spending plan following the news that a weak economy has slowed South Carolina tax collections ... via WCIV

Greasy pepperoni pizza, Moon Pies and french fries would no longer be lunch line options under a bill up for debate in a House panel. via Myrtle Beach Online

“While we still have a ways to go, America's students are doing better at this important task”

South Carolina's students test scores on a national writing assessment weren't significantly different from their scores six years ago, according to U.S. Department of Education results released Thursday ... via The Post and Courier

The first members of a South Carolina National Guard unit deployed in Afghanistan are beginning to return home. via Myrtle Beach Online

“When more than one million students a year drop out of high school, it's more than a problem, it's a catastrophe.”

South Carolina, like many other states, suffers from high dropout and low graduation rates. via Post and Courier

A tornado watch has been issued for much of South Carolina. The watch covers areas to the north and west of a line from Barnwell to Florence and runs through the rest of Friday. via Myrtle Beach Online

COLUMBIA -- Research programs at universities across South Carolina would lose $20 million under proposal a Senate panel has adopted while working on the state's budget. via WLTX-TV Columbia

South Carolina residents will soon be able to put a free block on their credit reports to help protect themselves from identity theft. via WCIV