Legislation threatens S.C. State, SACS says

Sen. John Matthews and Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter may not agree on the process to follow, but they both say the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees has to be restructured and it has to be done during this legislative session, which ends on June 7.

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New South Carolina mom is latest victim of flesh-eating bacteria

A South Carolina woman who gave birth to twins days ago is the latest victim of flesh-eating bacteria.

WLTX-TV in Columbia reports that Lana Kuykendall is being treated at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

"Right now, just very worried, very upset, " Krissy Davison, a friend of Kuykendall, told the station from the hospital. "Still in disbelief that here is my friend, who just had these two beautiful babies, and now she is incubated upstairs, and not able to enjoy the bonding experience, and enjoy the babies."

Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S.

WASHINGTON — After years of speculation, estimates and projections, the Census Bureau has made it official: White births are no longer a majority in the United States.

Non-Hispanic whites accounted for 49.6 percent of all births in the 12-month period that ended last July, according to Census Bureau data made public on Thursday, while minorities — including Hispanics, blacks, Asians and those of mixed race — reached 50.4 percent, representing a majority for the first time in the country’s history. 

Such a turn has been long expected, but no one was certain when the moment would arrive — signaling a milestone for a nation whose government was founded by white Europeans and has wrestled mightily with issues of race, from the days of slavery, through a civil war, bitter civil rights battles and, most recently, highly charged debates over efforts to restrict immigration.

Sinking in Santee: Another sinkhole appears near Bank of Clarendon after heavy rain

SANTEE — A sinkhole has appeared on Old Number Six Highway next to the Bank of Clarendon for the third time in about nine years.



The most recent sinkhole, which is approximately 10 feet deep, formed during this week’s heavy rains in the area.

Matthews: Not too late for S.C. State restructuring

Only a few days are left on the state’s legislative calendar, but Sen. John Matthews says there’s time to work out a compromise between bills that would restructure South Carolina State University’s Board of Trustees.

“There’s no conclusion at this point to bridge the gap,” the Bowman Democrat said. “But I think we’ll have something to put on the table by the end of this week.”

One bill has passed the House and is before the Senate Higher Education Subcommittee.

12 arrested, 4 sought in Lowcountry drug probe

SUMMERVILLE - Authorities in Dorchester County have arrested 12 people and are looking for four others as the result of a probe into illegal drug and liquor sales in the county.

 

 

 

 

Smiley, West to appear at S.C. State

Talk show host Tavis Smiley and political activist Dr. Cornel West will be on the campus of South Carolina State University as part of their book tour to promote "The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto."

Acclaimed actor to speak at S.C. State graduation

 Actor Terrance Howard will address S.C. State University’s graduating class of 2012 during the institution’s commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, May 4, in Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

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