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Yesterday at 1:35 PM  The commission working to preserve the culture of slave descendants on the Southeast coast is holding its quarterly meeting. The Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission meets in Conway.

Yesterday at 9:05 AM  About 1,500 members of the South Carolina Army National Guard are taking part in five days of training involving potential responses to a natural disaster.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Wofford College has chosen its new president.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A plan to preserve the culture of slave descendants of the sea islands on the Southeast coast has been approved by the Department of the Interior.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Several churches hosted the first ever Fight for the Kids at the Palmetto Athletic Center.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A New York collector and seller of historic maps and natural history art work is donating $30 million worth of materials to the University of South Carolina.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Providence made an unscheduled stop in South Carolina.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  South Carolina lawmakers want to extend and enhance credit services for taxpayers compromised by last fall's hacking at the Revenue Department.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The Congaree National Park southeast of Columbia is expecting floodwaters over most of its trails this week.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The former manager of an investment firm in Easley has pleaded guilty to fraud charges.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A Revenue Department ruling has prompted the cancellation of a charity alcohol sampling event in Myrtle Beach.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frantic call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested

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

Monday, May 06, 2013  Family members were expecting the woman to be escorted off the plane via wheelchair.