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Monday, February 04, 2013  About 150 Marines and sailors will conduct a training exercise in Jasper County this week.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Two people have been killed in a wreck in Beaufort County where a car was going the wrong way on state Highway 170.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The South Carolina Election Commission has rejected protests over Democratic State Rep.

Monday, November 19, 2012  The State Election Commission has finally certified all of South Carolina's election results.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  An illegal immigrant from South Carolina that the government wants to deport will get a federal court hearing in his case.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Ridgeland still faces a legal battle over its use of speed cameras on Interstate 95, even though the city ended the program months ago.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is officially welcoming a company to Jasper County that plans to create at least 175 jobs.

Saturday, June 18, 2011  Gov. Nikki Haley has signed into law a bill designed to stop a South Carolina town from using a traffic camera to send speeders a ticket in the mail.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  A bill meant to stop a South Carolina town from catching speeders on Interstate 95 using a traffic camera is heading to Gov. Nikki Haley's desk.

Sunday, March 27, 2011  Cameras along Interstate 95 in South Carolina are nabbing motorists for speeding and creating controversy.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  The town of Ridgeland is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the town's use of cameras to catch speeders on Interstate 95 in southern South Carolina.  The company that helped the town launch the camera system also has asked that the suit filed in Charleston be dismissed.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  The town of Ridgeland is still using automated cameras to catch speeders, despite a state law that says tickets based only on photographic evidence must be issued in person.

Saturday, December 12, 2009  Authorities say an argument at a South Carolina pool hall led to a fatal shooting.