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THE GIVING TREE is accepting items for Help and Hope hygiene kits such as soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, washcloths, deodorant, shampoo, tissues and hand sanitizer. Items can be dropped off from…Click to Continue »

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis used her inaugural address to lay out her vision for the university to step further beyond its campus walls and into the community.Click to Continue »

The USC women begin their NCAA play at 5:30 today in Columbia. Follow The State’s live fan and downtown traffic watch for the game, beginning at 1 p.m.Click to Continue »

The mother of the little boy who found the love letter in a Dr. Pepper bottle on a Lake Murray island thought she recognized the writing. She sent a picture…Click to Continue »

Scam artists know how to target people’s weak points. The latest fraud detected in Lexington County takes advantage of the elderly’s love for their grandkids, the sheriff’s department said in…Click to Continue »

Richland 1’s new chief Craig Witherspoon will be paid a salary of $214,240 a year, according to a contract obtained by The State newspaper.Click to Continue »

A Gilbert man facing death when an implanted medical device is removed next week has given in to those who asked him to allow them to donate money…Click to Continue »

Insurance executive Jeff Stilwell is Springdale’s new town administrator.Click to Continue »

Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday she will oppose efforts to reopen the Barnwell County low-level nuclear waste dump to the nation.Click to Continue »

A Sumter man is behind bars after being connected to a string of robberies that targeted the same convenience store for several months, according to Sumter Police Department officials.Click to Continue »