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Yesterday at 11:45 AM  Lt. Col. Michael Standish is taking over Army recruiting operations in South Carolina, western North Carolina and eastern Georgia.

Friday, June 14, 2013  South Carolina lawmakers have confirmed the appointments of two members to the state's Board of Paroles and Pardons.

Friday, June 14, 2013  The University of South Carolina is marking the renovation of Booker T. Washington High School, once the largest public high school for blacks in the state.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Twenty-one people are displaced after an overnight fire at The Club at Carolina Stadium Apartments.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Long-running study on Internet use finds 86 percent of Americans are online and most believe Big Brother is watching

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Former Gamecock Marcus Lattimore has recorded two "Play Responsibly" ads for the South Carolina Education Lottery.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Search for 1st Web page by European physicists is as elusive as mysteries of the universe

Friday, June 07, 2013  State and local officials are on the guest list for an event hosted by the Lancaster County Republican Party.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A man on federal death row for killing women in South Carolina and West Virginia has been denied a request to vacate his death sentence.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  The University of South Carolina is hosting a four-day retreat for musicians designed to help them financially and professionally.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Statistics show almost two-thirds of all gun deaths in South Carolina are suicides.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Chaos is in it's fourth day as violence flares out of control between a group of demonstrators and police in Instabul, Turkey.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Clemson University holds its annual firefly count this weekend and researchers hope a new smartphone app will mean more people will participate.

Friday, May 31, 2013  State education officials say more girls than boys are graduating from high schools in South Carolina. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported that the graduation rate for girls was nearly 80 percent last year. That compares with a 70 percent rate for boys.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The man who designed Clemson's tiger paw logo has died.