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Monday, April 29, 2013  A weak tornado was confirmed to have touched down in eastern Fairfield County Sunday evening.

Saturday, April 06, 2013 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Authorities say a Greenville County deputy shot a robbery suspect as he held a knife to a store clerk's throat.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  A member of the Kershaw County School Board died in an early morning car crash.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A father of three children ages 2 to 6, Fairfield County resident Kevin Thomas says he's not excited about sending them to the county's public school system.

Friday, February 03, 2012  A group of South Carolina business leaders and the top female general in the South Carolina National Guard are meeting to discuss ways to help female military veterans get back into the workforce.

Thursday, September 22, 2011  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says 24-year-old Brandon Devaul Belton of Ridgeway was arrested Wednesday and charged with misconduct in office and breach of trust with fraudulent intent.

Thursday, February 12, 2009  The Thomas Company and Laura's Tea Room offers "anything but the ordinary" gifts and high tea.