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Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Friday, May 03, 2013  An inmate at the jail for Sumter and Lee counties has died after being found hanged in his cell.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  A passenger is dead after a car veered off the road and flipped.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  One person was taken to the hospital after a mid-morning car fire on Wednesday.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Five of South Carolina's 46 sheriffs have faced criminal charges in the past three years and that has fellow law enforcement leaders concerned.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Prisoners at Lee Correctional Institution are learning a new way of life from Lt. Jack Brown.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Authorities say Kershaw County deputies were led on a high speed chase Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says a high speed chase that wrecked two patrol cars resulted in the arrest of a man with a lengthy criminal past.

Friday, November 23, 2012 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  A South Carolina appellate court has ordered a new trial for a man serving a life sentence for two murders.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  State Department of Corrections officials may have some explaining to do in front of senators.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  A woman has been charged in an investigation of a former South Carolina sheriff now serving federal prison time for running a drug conspiracy.

Saturday, July 21, 2012  A company is pursuing its plan to ship tons of radioactive waste from New Jersey to a dump along Interstate 20 in South Carolina.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Kershaw County Sheriff's Office investigators have arrested another man in connection with the sexual assault of a minor.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  A Lee County man has died after he was electrocuted while working in a field on his family's farm.