Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
68 Homes Destroyed after 15 Weekend Tornadoes Pummel South Carolina
Mar 19 2008 // It took just three seconds for John Simmons and his family to lose their home in one of at least 15 tornadoes that swept across South Carolina last weekend. On March 15, as winds downed trees and ripped the roof off the...
South Carolina Insurance Department Gives $1 Million in Safe Home Grant
Mar 17 2008 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance awarded a fifth round of grants through the state’s Safe Home Grant Program, according to Scott H. Richardson, Insurance Department director. Richardson, also chairman of...
South Carolina Company Closed by Train Wreck Wants $420M
Mar 12 2008 // A South Carolina textile company that closed after a train wreck and toxic chemical spill in 2005 wants the railroad to pay $420 million in damages, an attorney said Monday in opening arguments. The Norfolk Southern wreck...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
S.C. Manufacturer Recalls 67,000 Car Seats for Safety Reasons
Mar 6 2008 // Some 67,000 child car seats manufactured by South Carolina-based Combi USA Inc., are being recalled because federal tests show the seats might separate from their bases in front-end collisions, the company said. In a...
S.C. Drivers Face Penalties for not Switching Lanes to Avoid Emergency
Mar 6 2008 // South Carolina Drivers who don’t slow down and switch lanes on a four-lane highway to avoid law enforcement or emergency workers on the roadside could get four points on their license under legislation approved...
S.C.-Based Rosenfeld Einstein Adds Whaley as Account Manager
Mar 6 2008 // South Carolina’s Rosenfeld Einstein, announced the addition of Dani Whaley as an Account Manager in the firm’s Employee Benefits Group. Whaley joins the firm with more than 15 years of professional experience...
S.C. House Toughens Drunk Driving Bill; Gov. Sanford Urges Senate Follow
Mar 5 2008 // The South Carolina Congress amended key penalties in a bill aimed at toughening the state’s drunk driving laws, which Gov. Mark Sanford called for in his state of the state address as part of his “First 30 Days...
S. C. Insurance Department Announces 4th Round of Safe Home Grants
Mar 4 2008 // Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance and chairman of the advisory committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council, announced the fourth round of awards for the S.C. Safe Home...
S.C. Couple Seeks to Hold Insurance Co., TV Station Liable for Slander
Mar 4 2008 // A couple that has won multiple lawsuits over a smear campaign by a former television station news director has sued the former owner of the station looking to collect a judgment won against the company’s former...
S.C. Firefighters Say Hydrants are Being Vandalized in Columbia
Feb 28 2008 // Columbia, S.C. firefighters say at least a dozen Richland County hydrants have been vandalized by thieves seeking brass, leaving them not working. Deputy Chief Aubrey Jenkins says the thieves are taking the operating nuts...
S.C. Gov. Sanford, Workers’ Comp Panel Payment Spat Reaches Court
Feb 24 2008 // A struggle between South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and a commission that determines how much money injured workers receive is now in federal court. A restraining order blocking the state Workers’ Compensation...
Business Moves
Feb 24 2008 // Higginbotham & Associates, ATMD Higginbotham & Associates announced a partnership with Allred-Thompson-Mason-Daugherty (ATMD) in an effort to broaden its Texas presence. ATMD is a general lines insurance agency...
S.C. Senate Approves Tougher Penalties for Drunken Driving
Feb 22 2008 // The fines and prison time that repeat drunken drivers face would hinge on how much alcohol they have in their bodies under a measure that received key approval Wednesday in the South Carolina Senate. Senators also decided...
Workers’ Comp: S.C. Gov. Stretches the Limits of Authority
Feb 20 2008 // As South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s drive to give his successors more power gains little traction among state legislators, he’s taking the quest to where some of his predecessors have gone before: the third...
S.C. Church Fire Causes $300,000 Damage, Arson Ruled Out
Feb 20 2008 // Sumter County, S.C. fire officials are investigating the origin of a church fire that caused about $300,000 in damages and destroyed the sanctuary. No foul play is suspected. Sumter Fire Captain Brian Horton said the fire...
S.C. Gov. to State Senate: Stop Toying with Drunk Driving Law
Feb 15 2008 // In a written statement Tuesday, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford reacted to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s refusal to strip harmful amendments from the DUI bill: “We knew going in that some on this Senate...
Former Workers: S.C. Poultry Company’s Safety Record a Charade
Feb 15 2008 // The House of Raeford boasts that its plant in Greenville, S.C., has gone more than 7 million hours without having a worker miss an entire shift because of injury. But the North Carolina-based company has met that mark by...
