All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 10 2016 // Authorities say two thieves stole about $20,000 in guns from a store in Sumter, S.C., in a well-planned heist that took less than four minutes.Sumter County Sheriff’s spokesman Ken Bell told media outlets that the...
Jul 28 2016 // A federal lawsuit over a South Carolina restaurant’s policy of charging workers to cover the cost of broken glasses and dishes is headed to trial.The Post and Courier of Charleston reports jury selection is set next...
Jul 25 2016 // When extension agent Charles Davis visits farms, he gets one question over and over again – when will South Carolina farmers start getting aid for crops damaged in last year’s floods?Finally, Davis and his...
Jul 25 2016 // New requirements regarding the implementation of changes in workers’ compensation loss costs have been passed by the South Carolina Legislature, and the insurance department is reminding insurers to ensure they...
Jul 21 2016 // New requirements regarding the implementation of changes in workers’ compensation loss costs have been passed by the South Carolina Legislature, and the insurance department is reminding insurers to ensure they...
Jul 12 2016 // Managing General Agency J.M. Wilson has added Justin Steigenga to their Charleston, South Carolina office as a transportation underwriter. Steigenga is responsible for quoting new and renewal transportation risks,...
Jul 6 2016 // South Carolina’s interstates are ranked among the deadliest in the nation, according to a recent report from TRIP, a transportation research organization based in Washington, D.C. The report released last week found...
Jul 5 2016 // When extension agent Charles Davis visits farms, he gets one question over and over again – when will South Carolina farmers start getting aid for crops damaged in last year’s floods?Finally, Davis and his fellow...
Jul 1 2016 // A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Clarendon County, South Carolina town of Turbeville for its practice of charging speeders under an ordinance that allows the town to keep the fines rather than the...
Jun 29 2016 // South Carolina is starting a campaign against drinking and driving based on a trooper’s tweets using the little graphic icons called emojis on his smartphone.The Anderson Independent-Mail reports the Highway Patrol...
Jun 24 2016 // People might not know it from the lush fields and full lakes in most of South Carolina, but drought is creeping into the northwest corner of the state.A June heat wave combined with weeks of dry weather has a moderate...
Jun 16 2016 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a moped safety bill, saying it is government overreach to require reflective vests for nighttime driving and helmets for drivers under 21.People over 18 “should decide for...
Jun 9 2016 // Canal Insurance Co. has accepted the resignation of CEO David Firstenberg, according to Lansing Crane, chair of the company’s board of directors.The board accepted the resignation of Firstenberg, who has been Chief...
Jun 6 2016 // South Carolina’s coastal property insurance market is strong, but the state’s significant catastrophe risk remains an ongoing threat and not one that should be taken lightly. That is the message South Carolina...
Jun 6 2016 // South Carolina lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill offering $40 million in state aid to farmers who lost their crops in last year’s massive floods.The...
May 31 2016 // Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Bonnie dissipated over South Carolina on Monday, as a wet Memorial Day holiday weekend came to an end in the area.The depression fell apart early in the day about 45 miles north of...
May 31 2016 // South Carolina’s coastal property insurance market is strong, but the state’s significant catastrophe risk remains an ongoing threat and not one that should be taken lightly. That is the message South Carolina...
May 26 2016 // A bar in Columbia, S.C., has been accused of serving so much alcohol to one of its underage patrons that he became extremely intoxicated and crashed his motorcycle, killing a 19-year-old woman who was riding with him.The...
May 23 2016 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued a data call for property and casualty insurers writing residential property in the state in an effort to inform its coastal homeowners of the discounts...
May 19 2016 // With dozens of farmers in the lobby and lawmakers cheering every speech, the South Carolina House on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill offering $40 million in state aid to farmers who lost...