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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.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A website that connects people seeking casual and extramarital affairs has put up a billboard featuring the face of former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state senator wants lawmakers to review Transportation Department plans to remove trees in the median of 30 miles of Interstate 26.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The Coastal Conservation League wants Gov. Nikki Haley to block the cutting of trees in the median on Interstate 26 between I-95 and Summerville. The transportation department plans to cut the trees to reduce the number of deaths and severe injuries in crashes on that stretch of the highway.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is coming to South Carolina this week as the State Ports Authority breaks ground on a new inland port in Greer.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Magnetic levitation, high speed rail and monorails are among suggested solutions to ease the gridlock along the Interstate 26 corridor leading into Charleston.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The state Department of Transportation is moving ahead with a $5 million plan to improve safety on a dangerous stretch of Interstate 26.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The paint spilled on to I-26. Due to the accident Western Lane from Wayne McCall Road to Koon Road was closed for part of Thursday afternoon.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  The future of an extension of Interstate 526 in Charleston is in doubt after the South Carolina Department of Transportation refused to take over the $558 million project.

Friday, July 27, 2012  A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper hurt when he was struck by a vehicle on I-26 has been released from the hospital.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  A 1-month-old North Carolina infant has become the third victim of a sports utility vehicle crash on Interstate 26 in South Carolina.

Saturday, July 21, 2012  Authorities say a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was seriously injured when a vehicle struck his patrol car as he was investigating an accident on Interstate 26.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly collision on Interstate 26.

Friday, October 21, 2011  Lexington County sheriff's deputies say one person has been killed in a shooting.  Investigators said a man was found shot several times on a road just off Interstate 26 near Columbia around 9 p.m. Thursday.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011  South Carolina troopers and other law enforcement and emergency personnel will be along several highways leading from the coast to practice reversing lanes on major roads in case of a hurricane.