Latest South Carolina Headlines
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South Carolina Reports Rise in Moped Driver Deaths
Jul 7 2014 // State troopers say overall fatalities on South Carolina roads in 2014 are similar to last year’s totals, but they are seeing a significant increase in deaths of people on mopeds. Highway Patrol Lt. Kelley Hughes told...
South Carolina Joins States with Texting Ban
Jul 7 2014 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) signed into law legislation on June 9 restricting texting while driving, making South Carolina the 49th state to have such a ban. Under the new law, it is illegal for anyone, regardless...
People – Southeast
Jul 7 2014 // Florida’s BB&T Insurance Services has promoted Gino Littlestone to senior vice president in BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Co.’s commercial lines division specializing in condominiums. Littlestone has been...
Private Insurers Taking to South Carolina Coast; Windpool on Decline
Jul 2 2014 // More private insurers are selling wind coverage to South Carolina coastal property owners, leading to a decline in the population of the state’s windpool. The South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting Association...
South Carolina Jury Awards $8.1 Million to Investor Who Sued BB&T
Jul 1 2014 // A South Carolina jury on Monday awarded $8.1 million to a former adviser who sold his wealth management business to BB&T Corp. and later alleged that the company mismanaged his retirement nest egg with a risky...
Horgan, Pace Join Transportation Insurer Canal Insurance in South Carolina
Jun 24 2014 // Canal Insurance Co. in Greenville, South Carolina, has named Tim Horgan as vice president, Transportation, and chief marketing officer, and Bob Pace, vice president and chief claims officer, to the executive leadership...
Weather Service Confirms South Carolina Tornado
Jun 17 2014 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down for a mile-and-a-half in Orangeburg County earlier this week. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg said the tornado, with winds of up to 85 mph,...
Frontline Introduces Coastal Rental Home Insurance in South Carolina
Jun 12 2014 // Frontline Insurance has launched a new rental home insurance product for owners of rental property in South Carolina. The coverage protects non-owner occupied properties in coastal areas and offers protection from fire...
Judge Approves $1.6M Settlement in South Carolina Train Crash
Jun 11 2014 // A judge has approved a $1.6 million settlement for people injured and killed in the 2011 crash of a children’s train ride at a Spartanburg park. Authorities say it will be split among the more than two dozen victims,...
South Carolina Lawmakers Approve Statewide Texting Ban
Jun 6 2014 // South Carolina lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a statewide ban on texting while driving. Under the ban approved by the state House in a 94-2 vote and by the Senate 42-2 on Wednesday, drivers who violate the law would...
South Carolina Lawmakers Agree on Bill for Statewide Texting Ban
Jun 5 2014 // A joint state House and Senate committee has reached a compromise on legislation which would ban on texting while driving in South Carolina. Under the proposed ban, drivers must be fully parked to be able to text using a...
CSX Sued Over Collapsed South Carolina Bridge
May 20 2014 // More than 30 people are suing CSX Transportation because of a collapsed bridge over a railroad track in Berkeley County. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported a train hit the 110-foot bridge on Cypress Gardens Road...
South Carolina Boat Crash Victim’s Family Settles with Insurer
May 13 2014 // The family of a man killed in a boat crash on South Carolina’s Lake Murray four years ago is receiving a settlement from the insurer for a friend who operated the vessel. The State newspaper reported the payment of...
South Carolina Beauty Queen Urges Texting-While-Driving Ban
May 9 2014 // Miss South Carolina Brooke Mosteller has thrown her tiara into the political ring. Following in the footsteps of her uncle, Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Isle of Palms, Mosteller joined scores of pageant contestants at the...
March Freeze Could Mean $27M in South Carolina Peach Losses
May 7 2014 // Officials said the late March freeze that killed roughly 30 percent of this year’s South Carolina peach crop will cause statewide losses of at least $27 million. During a stop at the headquarters of the J.W. Yonce...
South Carolina Locals Enact Own Texting Bans While State Stalls
Apr 25 2014 // After years of facing fierce opposition, the idea of South Carolina passing a statewide texting-while-driving ban is becoming a real possibility. Earlier this month the state Senate and House passed separate bills aimed at...
South Carolina Looks to Increase Home Mitigation Funding
Apr 17 2014 // South Carolina lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to increase grants to homeowners who strengthen their homes against storm damage. The South Carolina Senate Finance Committee approved the “Competitive...
New South Carolina Law Requires Ignition Locks in More DUI Cases
Apr 16 2014 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as signed into law a bill requiring more people convicted of driving under the influence to install a device that won’t let their vehicles start if the drivers have been drinking. The...
South Carolina Coast Worries About Rising Flood Insurance Premiuns’ Effects on Historic Preservation
Apr 7 2014 // Charleston’s storied historic district of about 4,800 structures lies on a peninsula almost entirely in a flood plain. And there’s concern that raising premiums to help get the federal flood insurance program...
Tougher Ignition Lock Bill Passes South Carolina House
Apr 4 2014 // The South Carolina House on Wednesday approved a bill requiring more people convicted of drunken driving to install a locking device that prevents their vehicle from starting if it detects alcohol. The House voted 112-0 on...
