Latest South Carolina Headlines
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S.C. Ad Campaign Asks Residents to Be Ready in Case of a Disaster
Sep 14 2007 // South Carolina kicked off a new advertising campaign asking residents to be prepared in case a hurricane or other disaster strikes. The state plans to run ads for its “Be Ready! South Carolina” program on TV...
S.C. Store Owner where 9 Firefighters Died Wishes He Had Sprinklers
Sep 6 2007 // The owner of a Charleston, S.C. furniture store where nine firefighters died said he wished he had put sprinklers in the building. But Herb Goldstein said they were expensive and not required when he build the massive Sofa...
SC. Insurance Director Loses Property Coverage
Sep 6 2007 // Add the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance to the thousands of coastal homeowners who have lost property insurance since Hurricane Katrina. Scott Richardson, who lives on Hilton Head Island, was...
S.C. Senate leader seeks insurance department audit
Sep 3 2007 // A South Carolina Senate leader has asked the Legislative Audit Council to review practices at the state insurance department that may have let insurance companies raise rates without adequate oversight. Senate President...
S.C. Firefighters’ Families to Receive Workers Compensation, Donations
Aug 30 2007 // The families of nine firefighters killed in a furniture store fire are set to receive $700,000 each in donations and workers’ compensation payments. Relatives could also receive a federal death benefit that could put...
S.C. Beaches in Good Shape, Some Structures in Path of Danger
Aug 29 2007 // South Carolina’s beaches overall are well prepared to withstand the winds and waves of this year’s hurricane season, but there are a few spots along the coast to worry about, a state official...
Audit Requested of S.C. Insurance Department’s Rate Oversight
Aug 16 2007 // A South Carolina Senate leader is asking the Legislative Audit Council to review practices at the state Insurance Department that may have let insurance companies raise rates without adequate oversight. Senate President...
South Carolina Highway Closed after Explosive Found in Speeder’s Car
Aug 8 2007 // Two men were detained after police found a suspicious item in their car during a routine traffic stop for speeding near Charleston, S.C., authorities said Sunday. Berkeley County sheriff’s Lt. Vince Lombard said the...
S.C. wind pool rates rise 35%
Aug 6 2007 // Rates for the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting Association went up an overall 35 percent beginning July 19 under an approval from Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance. In...
S.C. wind pool rates rise 35%
Aug 6 2007 // Rates for the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting Association went up an overall 35 percent beginning July 19 under an approval from Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance. In...
McCroskey Named Manager at S.C.-Based Rosenfeld Einstein
Jul 31 2007 // Upstate-based Rosenfeld Einstein, a South Carolina insurance organization, has named Melissa McCroskey as Benefits Account Manager at the regional brokerage and consulting firm. Prior to assuming her position at Rosenfeld...
S.C. Approves 35% Wind Pool Hike
Jul 30 2007 // Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance has approved changes, effective July 19, 2007, to the rating plan and plan of operation for the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting...
S.C. ‘Wind pool’ Insurance Rates Likely to Rise
Jul 23 2007 // Insurance rates for people along the South Carolina coast who can’t find regular coverage for hurricane and wind damage will likely be going up this fall, although the amount of the increase has not been...
S.C. sponsors free mitigation workshop
Jul 23 2007 // Scott H. Richardson, South Carolina insurance director, recently unveiled the department’s new grant initiative, SC Safe Home. The program is a component of the recently-enacted Coastal Omnibus Act of 2007 which...
Report: N.C. among states with worst traffic, S.C. among best roads
Jul 23 2007 // Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual...
Heavy Thunderstorm Causes Damage at S.C. Airport
Jul 19 2007 // A South Carolina thunderstorm caused a wind gust of 75 mph at Columbia Metropolitan Airport on Tuesday, damaging a temporary hanger, authorities said. The storm also knocked out power at parts of the airport, but officials...
Raging Fire in S.C. Destroys Upstate Mill
Jul 11 2007 // A fire at a Spartanburg County mill raged back to life Monday, destroying a large part of the mostly abandoned buildings. More than 100 firefighters fought the blaze after it started Sunday at the Old Jackson Mill in...
S.C. Insurance Department Sponsors Free Home Mitigation Workshop
Jul 2 2007 // Scott H. Richardson, South Carolina Insurance Director unveiled the Department’s new grant initiative, SC SAFE HOME. The program partnered with the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, The Home Depot, The Charleston...
News Currents
Jul 2 2007 // S.C. becomes 5th state to oppose federal driver’s license program South Carolina has joined Maine, New Hampshire and other states as it formally rejected a federal mandate that sets new national driver’s...
Report: Calif., Minn., N.J., N.C. Have Worst Traffic; N.D., S.C. Have Best Roads
Jun 29 2007 // Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual...
