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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A Columbia soldier is competing in the Army Reserve Medical Command’s prestigious Best Warrior Competition in Florida.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A Lancaster man has been accused of beating a 5-year-old girl to death.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  The Herald of Rock Hill reports the issues include the public university spending $4.5 million on a computing system without competitive bids and the university's management of an apartment complex for the past decade.

Monday, January 21, 2013  A Winthrop University fraternity is barred from holding campus events as campus police investigate complaints of hazing.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  South Carolina's teacher recruitment agency says the state still faces an annual shortage of several thousand teachers.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Pete and Sharon Bynum are proud parents of two daughters. Their oldest daughter Ashley is a junior at Winthrop University.  While college has been a huge success getting there wasn't easy.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  A Winthrop University poll finds 59 percent of South Carolinians think the nation is heading in the wrong direction and 46 percent think their state is also on the wrong path.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  A new presidential primary poll shows Republican candidate Newt Gingrich is the new favorite among potential South Carolina voters.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum plans to wrap up a campaign swing in his GOP nomination visit with stops in Spartanburg and Rock Hill.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum says a balanced budget amendment is the best way to get federal government's spending under control.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  A Winthrop University poll released Tuesday shows 43 percent of conservatives think President Obama has a chance at getting re-elected to the White House.  At the same time over 86 percent say they disapprove of the President's handling of his job.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  A new Winthrop University poll shows where candidates rank for the 2012 presidential race, along with approval of the President, Congress and the direction of the country.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  A South Carolina university dean is among the semifinalists for presidency of the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Thursday, September 09, 2010  A former Winthrop University employee has been arrested and accused of misusing the South Carolina's school's credit card for more than $200,000.

Friday, July 16, 2010  Winthrop University officials are investigating whether two former employees misused about $220,000 in school funds.