Latest South Carolina Headlines
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South Carolina Not Enforcing Vision Law for Senior Drivers
Mar 10 2010 // Seven years after South Carolina changed the way it required drivers to prove their eyesight is adequate, the state has failed to establish a system of notifying people when they need to take vision tests or track who has...
South Carolina Worker Hurt at Job, Housing Covered by Insurance
Mar 7 2010 // A seasonal worker is entitled to workers compensation benefits for an injury sustained after falling at a housing complex supplied by his employer, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled. The court sided with the...
Insurers Restricting Coastal Exposure
Mar 7 2010 // The coastal home insurance market continues to tighten. State Farm is only writing a new homeowners policy in Mississippi if another is dropped and Allstate has stopped writing mobile homes on the South Carolina coast....
South Carolina House Advances Cap on Liability Awards
Mar 5 2010 // A proposal to cap how much people can be awarded through civil lawsuits in South Carolina received key approval this week. The House approved the tort reform bill 104-9. It faces another, routine vote before heading to the...
South Carolina Home Mitigation Program Reaches 1,000
Mar 2 2010 // A South Carolina program for coastal homeowners who have taken steps to shield their homes against hurricane winds has awarded more than 1,000 grants in two years. Scott Richardson, director of the South Carolina...
South Carolina’s Love Joins Florida-Based Home Safety Institute
Mar 2 2010 // The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in Tampa, Fla. announced that Allison Dean Love has joined the organization as external relations consultant. Love brings 20 years of experience in media relations,...
Allstate Drops Mobile-Home Coverage along South Carolina Coast
Feb 22 2010 // An Allstate spokesman says the company will no longer insure mobile homes along the South Carolina coast. Shane Robinson told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach for a story Saturday that about 2,400 existing customer policies in...
South Carolina Eyes Lawsuit Limits to Help Economy
Feb 21 2010 // South Carolina’s economic recovery could be helped by new limits on lawsuits, claims a business group in urging state lawmakers to consider legislation to do just that. The Senate Judiciary committee is weighing...
South Carolina Considers Allowing Golf Carts on Highways
Feb 18 2010 // Golf carts are a common sight in South Carolina, just not on state roads. But legislation up for debate this week in a House subcommittee would allow people to drive golf carts on the state’s secondary roads as long...
South Carolina Advances Bills Banning Texting, Phoning While Driving
Feb 18 2010 // South Carolina legislators this week advanced bills limiting how drivers use their cell phones behind the wheel. The bill heading to the House floor would ban both text messaging and talking on a hand-held phone, while a...
South Carolina Court: Worker Hurt at Job Housing Covered by Insurance
Feb 18 2010 // A seasonal worker is entitled to workers compensation benefits for an injury sustained after falling at a housing complex supplied by his employer, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled. The court sided with the...
South Carolina Considers Ban on Cell Phone Use by Teen Drivers
Feb 11 2010 // South Carolina senators are considering banning teens under 18 from driving while holding a cell phone to their ear. A Senate Judiciary subcommittee was set to debate the bill this week. It is among six bills in the...
Insurer Pays $5 Million in Deaths of 2 Bicyclists in South Carolina
Feb 9 2010 // An insurance company is paying $5 million to settle a case of a North Carolina driver that struck and killed two bicyclists in South Carolina. The State newspaper reported that a federal judge approved the settlement for...
South Carolina Eyes Lawsuit Limits to Help Economy
Feb 4 2010 // South Carolina’s economic recovery could be helped by new limits on lawsuits, claims a business group as state lawmakers consider legislation to do just that. The Senate Judiciary committee is weighing legislation...
South Carolina Bans Texting for Some Workers Driving State Cars
Feb 1 2010 // South Carolina’s public safety and transportation departments have banned their employees from texting while driving state vehicles. Transportation Secretary Buck Limehouse and Public Safety Director Mark Keel say...
Traffic Deaths Decline in South Carolina
Jan 5 2010 // South Carolina authorities say 2009 has been the safest year on the state’s roads in 14 years. Preliminary reports say 881 people died on the state’s roads last year, compared to 921 deaths in 2008. The State...
Chemical Firm Cited in Deadly South Carolina Ammonia Leak
Jan 5 2010 // A chemical company committed seven serious violations and was fined more than $23,000 after a ruptured hose caused an ammonia leak that killed a passing motorist in July, South Carolina workplace safety officials...
South Carolina Couple Says Security Firm Hired Accused Arsonist
Nov 15 2009 // A South Carolina couple has sued a Georgia-based security company for hiring a guard accused of setting fires. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported that Norman and Marjorie Agin say Norred & Associates and two...
South Carolina Couple Sues Firm for Hiring Accused Arsonist
Nov 9 2009 // A South Carolina couple has sued a Georgia-based security company for hiring a guard accused of setting fires. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports Friday that Norman and Marjorie Agin say Norred & Associates and...
Report Urges Tighter Building Code for South Carolina Beachfront
Nov 9 2009 // South Carolina needs to take a tougher stand to keep new beachfront development from moving closer to the ocean, according to a report requested by the state’s environmental agency. The report calls for lawmakers to...
