Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Island Is First Municipality in S.C. to Adopt Data Security Plan
Dec 3 2006 // If a hurricane strikes or other disaster hits South Carolina, the Isle of Palms has assured its computer data will be safe and easily recovered, officials say. The barrier island is the first municipality in the state to...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires South Carolina’s Adams & Associates
Nov 22 2006 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reports it has acquired Adams & Associates International, Ltd. of Columbia, South Carolina. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Adams & Associates International, Ltd. is a...
Reynolds Named Southeast Manager for Mutual Insurer Trade Group
Nov 21 2006 // The former director of public affairs for Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Liz Reynolds, has joined the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies as state affairs manager for the southeast. Reynolds, will be...
S.C. may put teen drivers’ cell phones on hold
Nov 6 2006 // A South Carolina legislator says he will file a bill before the end of the year to ban drivers under age 18 from using a cell phone while driving. Rep. Lanny Littlejohn says he wanted to extend the ban in his bill to all...
Hilton Head, S.C. Officials Question Taxi Licenses
Oct 31 2006 // Several taxi companies that advertise their services on the Hilton Head, S.C. resort island are not licensed by the town. That means they don’t get their insurance isn’t verified, their cars don’t go...
S.C. to Raise Minimum Auto Limits
Oct 31 2006 // Starting Jan. 1, drivers in South Carolina who buy the least amount of insurance coverage allowed by law will see their premiums go up as legislatively mandated changes in coverage take effect. Those drivers will begin...
S.C. Erector Firm Fined $3,000 for Worker’s Death
Oct 27 2006 // A Columbia, S.C. company has been fined $3,000 after a worker fell to his death in Rock Hill. Two employees of Capitol City Erectors did not use a fall protection system while working on Winthrop University’s new...
S.C. Smoking Ban Expands
Oct 27 2006 // Bars and restaurants in the city of Greenville and Beaufort County are a step closer to becoming smoke free. Council members in both governments gave initial approval Monday to proposed smoking bans in public...
S.C. Pol Wants to Ban Teen Drivers’ Cell Phone Use
Oct 19 2006 // A South carolina lawmaker says he will file a bill before the end of the year than would ban drivers under age 18 from using a cell phone while driving. Rep. Lanny Littlejohn wanted to extend the ban in his bill to all...
Jury Deadlocks in S.C. Church Arson Case Involving Former Pastor
Oct 16 2006 // A mistrial has been declared in South Carolina in the case of a former pastor accused of trying to burn down his own Summerville church. A Dorchester County jury deliberated Harold E. Hunter’s fate for nearly 10...
S.C. Workers’ Comp Said to be in Crisis as Rates Rise Again
Oct 13 2006 // Workers compensation loss costs may increase by 18.4 percent for businesses in South Carolina effective Dec. 1, 2006. Robert Herlong, vice president and regional manager for Property Casualty Insurers of America, said...
S.C. Pastor Accused of Arson
Oct 13 2006 // A pastor accused of burning down his own church went on trial this week in South Carolina and could face 25 years in prison if convicted. Harold E. Hunter, 58, is charged in the burning of the Bethel AME Church in...
Worker Killed in S.C. Textile Plant
Oct 3 2006 // A textile worker who died while operating a large machine at Delta Woodside Industries’ Beattie Plant in Fountain Inn, S.C. has been identified. Melvin Stafford, 62, was killed around 6 p.m. last Friday, Greenville...
S.C. not immune to deadly earthquakes
Sep 25 2006 // It was the biggest natural disaster in South Carolina before Hurricane Hugo. On September 8, the 120th anniversary of the Charleston earthquake passed quietly. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Aug. 31, 1886, killed more...
120 Years Ago, Earthquake Shook S.C., Killing 100
Sep 10 2006 // It was the biggest natural disaster in South Carolina before Hurricane Hugo. On Sept. 8, the 120th anniversary of the Charleston earthquake passed quietly. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Aug. 31, 1886, killed more than...
S.C. High Court Throws Out Medical Expert Licensing Rule
Aug 27 2006 // A new law requiring out-of-state doctors to get a temporary South Carolina medical license before testifying as experts in court has been suspended by the state Supreme Court. The court “cannot allow the...
S.C. High Court Rules State Responsible fro Contractors’ Work
Aug 22 2006 // The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision, ruling that the state is still responsible for providing reasonable care to patients even when it contracts work out to private vendors. In 1997,...
S.C. Jury Awards $30 Million to Doctor’s Family
Aug 17 2006 // The family of a South Carolina doctor who died during joint-replacement has been awarded $30 million, after a jury found that the hospital and an anesthesiologist were responsible for the death. The award was for actual...
Houston General Enters South Carolina Personal Lines Market
Aug 11 2006 // South Carolina drivers and homeowners have new options for insuring their vehicles, homes and belongings. Houston General Insurance Exchange announced that it is offering auto, homeowners and package insurance to consumers...
Fla., Miss., S.C. top five in flood insurance growth
Aug 7 2006 // Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina now rank as three of the top five states in the nation in flood insurance policy growth according to data released by the National Flood Insurance Program and FloodSmart. In order,...
