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Thursday, January 17, 2013  A group on Folly Beach is launching an effort to bring limited drinking back to the beach southwest of Charleston.

Monday, October 29, 2012  With a little more than a week until the November election, penny tax talk in Richland County is heating up even more.

Monday, October 01, 2012 

Monday, October 01, 2012  Police have arrested a third man accused of participating in the Five Points brawl that caused the victim to suffer a broken jaw just over a week ago.

Friday, September 28, 2012  A second man has been arrested from the Five Points brawl last Sunday.

Friday, September 28, 2012  In response to the violent weekend in Five Points, Columbia city leaders are vowing to stake a stand against businesses that serve alcohol to underage individuals as well as bars that over serve alcohol.

Friday, September 28, 2012  The recent violence in Five Points has people who live there questioning the area's safety.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Josh Bosworth watched a news conference held by Columbia police chief Randy Scott this week very closely. Bosworth, 23, was involved in brutal fight over the weekend in Five Points, drawing plenty of attention.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  The temporary ban on drinking on the beach at Folly Beach is now permanent.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Folly Beach voters will decide in November whether they want to make permanent a ban on alcohol on the beach.

Monday, January 30, 2012  A 9-mm Hi Point handgun and  a folding-blade knife were found in students' possession at Irmo High School on Monday.

Monday, August 08, 2011  A brawl after a play at the plate has put American Legion baseball teams from North Carolina and Georgia out of a regional baseball tournament in Sumter.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  The video, titled "Orangeburg ihop brawl", was posted by dwsgamecock and already has over 46,000 views.  The creator says the fight was over food at the restaurant.

Friday, June 25, 2010  Some would say they behaved just like children.

Friday, February 26, 2010  Players from two basketball teams were called to the South Carolina High School League office after both sides were involved in a brawl following a playoff game.