Category: News

Biologists with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources are reporting increased bear activity throughout the state, and they urge people to use common sense when encountering these animals. The warm weather has black bears moving this spring. While people may be excited about seeing a bear, biologists urge them to remember that bears are wild animals and should be respected. Black […]

Quality Deer Management Association founder Joe Hamilton has been named winner of the 2013 South Carolina Environmental Awareness Award. Hamilton, whose voluntary wildlife conservation work spans over five decades, founded the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) in 1988. Today, the QDMA is a rapidly growing organization with more than 50,000 members in all 50 states and several foreign countries. He was […]

The first new highway signs directing travelers to South Carolina’s rural attractions or working farms will be installed by month’s end. The signs are similar to those that direct visitors to services off the interstates. However, these signs have the state Parks, Recreation and Tourism or the Certified South Carolina Grown agriculture logos. The signs are designed to make it […]

As Americans become less likely to invest in the stock market, a new Bankrate.com survey shows people are less comfortable about their debt compared to a year ago. Chief financial analyst Greg McBride explains what could be behind the nervousness. “Student loan burden in particular has really mushroomed over the past several years that may be just starting to take […]

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce is now offering an online tool to job seekers.  The website, www.jobs.scworks.org, is South Carolina’s most comprehensive job-search tool, fueled by the state’s largest workforce development database. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at no cost to both jobseekers and employers. Jobseekers will find a wealth of […]

South Carolina experienced its lowest unemployment rate since 2008 last month.   “South Carolina has seen 10 consecutive months of a declining unemployment rate. The state’s economy is on the right track,” said Cheryl Stanton, executive director of the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. “More South Carolinians are working now than ever before. Businesses and workforce partners continue to work […]

South Carolina may spend $27 million next fiscal year on continued efforts to secure taxpayers’ personal data and provide another year of credit protection following the 2012 hacking at the state’s tax collection agency. The state budget may also require all state agencies to adopt and implement cyber-security standards.  A clause in the House’s budget plan for 2014-15 provides authority […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reports that one of its deputies was involved in a wreck that killed a person in another vehicle.  A deputy was driving a patrol car when the wreck occurred late Friday. Officials say the patrol car collided with a pickup truck coming from the opposite direction. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore says one of the […]

Businesses are feeling optimistic about the economy going forward, according to a new survey. Jack Kleinhenz, with the National Association for Business Economics, says its members are sending positive signals. “Firms are suggesting that they will see improvement in sales and consequently hiring and spending.” Kleinhenz says their outlook has improved since the start of the year.  “I think it […]

Unemployment in South Carolina is at its lowest in six years. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reports the March unemployment rate in South Carolina was 5.5%, down from February’s rate of 5.7%. This is the lowest since March 2008. According to the department, the estimated number of employed persons in March was 2,046,002, up 6,560 since February. […]