Winthrop University News

About 160 South Carolina Army National Guard engineers are heading to Afghanistan sporting a new, panther-adorned logo designed by a young illustrator in Rock Hill.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and her husband earned $367,000 in her first year as the state's CEO, with $200,000 of that coming from a partial advance on her memoir, according to 2011 tax returns she allowed reporters to view Friday afternoon.

Sonya McInnis, an assistant principal at Hough High, was named Tuesday to lead Olympic Renaissance School, one of five small schools at the southwest Charlotte high school campus.

Through May 24, we will run Q&As with some Midlands high school seniors representing a range of interests - from technology to music, math and more - reflecting on the past four years and looking ahead.

"Opera is for everybody," said John Fowler, the founder of the Opera Experience Southeast.

The state Senate approved a bill overhauling the primary filing process in hopes of avoiding situations like the one South Carolina finds itself in now, in which nearly 200 candidates were kicked off the ballot for filing paperwork inappropriately.

He'd played the piano starting in kindergarten, and soon learned to play music by ear.

Note: Video is provided as a public service by ETV; video typically is available only when the General Assembly is in session.

The public is invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Clover-Lake Wylie Republican Women on May 25 at River Hills Country Club.

Adams has been a member of the Crusaders' varsity squad since sixth grade and has been part of six straight district championships.

Douglas Brooks, a Winthrop University graduate with 21 years of experience as a band director in South Carolina, has been named new band director at York Comprehensive HIgh School.

As chairman of the member presidents, Swinton will serve as vice chairman of the board and its executive committee.

On Saturday, the Army veteran, father of three, grandfather of six and honors student will walk the stage at Clinton Junior College and look back on a dream fulfilled.

Made a great discovery lately! I've been going back and forth to Rock Hill from Charlotte lately to coach volleyball tournaments and have discovered that Rock Hill is really quite a nice place to live.

Blair Elaine Little and William Samuel Preston Waldrep were married Saturday, April 28 2012, at four in the afternoon at First Baptist Church in Chester, S.C. The Rev.

Matthew Andrews, a Winthrop University senior, has designed a logo that the National Guard's 178th Engineers Battalion will use on their banners, vehicles, training manuals, etc.

The Barnwell County Museum is presenting an organ and piano concert featuring Chad Martin, a native of Blackville, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2012, at the Barnwell Presbyterian Church, 110 Franklin Street, Barnwell.

A man exposed his genitals and took pictures of female customers with his cell phone at a local McDonald's Monday, police say.