SC senator pushes paid Confederate Memorial Day for cities
Democratic Sen. Robert Ford's bill would require counties and municipalities to observe a paid holiday on Confederate Memorial Day, aligning with the state 12 holiday schedule including May 10. The measure, backed by Ford, faces mixed reactions from NAACP leaders and veterans groups as local governments eye calendar additions for potential cost impacts.
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South Carolina seeks 24 hour ultrasound wait for abortion
South Carolina lawmakers advance a bill to raise the abortion ultrasound wait from one hour to one day. The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure despite opposition noting burdens on poor and rural women and rejected rape exemptions after more than a year of debate.
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Family closes 107 year old Beaufort store
In Beaufort, Lucille Lipsitz plans to close Lipsitz Department Store after 107 years. Lipsitz has run the shop alone since her husband Joe moved to a nursing home. a May auction will sell all store contents as Neil Lipsitz keeps the neighboring shoe store open.
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Two Children Die In West Columbia Mobile Home Fire
In West Columbia South Carolina two children were killed when a mobile home fire broke out around 10 30 p m Monday Lexington County fire officials said a female baby sitter and a man escaped with two other children but the babysitter could not reach the two victims Names of the victims were not released by authorities
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