Abbeville News

Lawyers for a South Carolina man on death row for killing two police officers say his sentence should be overturned because prosecutors showed scenes from an officer's funeral at the trial.

Stonecroft Ministries will host a Girls' Night Out from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Country Club of Hilton Head, 70 Skull Creek Drive, Hilton Head Island.

Robinson now lives in Union and is pictured here with part of his record collection and memorabilia from his days in the music industry.

An Upstate pastor has been elected 2010 president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.

The new Independent Pipe Products Inc. plant in Abbeville, S.C. -- still being renovated and expanded -- is a microcosm of the ever-evolving plastics industry, and a testament to innovative manufacturing, even while producing simple shapes.

A flash flood watch will be in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning.

The number of concealed weapons permits issued in the state has risen sharply this year, state records show, as people worry about crime and their right to bear firearms.

It was soggy in Brevard on Saturday, but ghouls and ghosts are impervious to the weather, and a decent crowd celebrated at the 27th annual Halloweenfest on Main Street.

The South Carolina law that expressly forbids public access to data on EMS operations is also hindering the prosecution of criminal cases in the state.

Prysmian Cables & Systems , a worldwide leader in power and telecommunication cable industry, marks the launch of the first extra high voltage, vertical continuous vulcanization power cable factory in North America .

History buffs from across America and one from England followed Confederate President Jefferson Davis' trail to the Cross Keys House Saturday morning.

Upstate building permits are on the rise in the Upstate, but not all local home builders are experiencing the climb.

More soaking rain has brought drought to an end in the Upstate, the state Climatologist's Office says.

High density polyethylene pipe and fittings maker Independent Pipe Products Inc.

A South Carolina pediatrician is about to jump into the deep end in the health care reform debate.

Six former candidates in Cheser County elections owe the State Ethics Commission a combined $4,600 in penalties for filing forms late and are listed on a "Debtor's List," prepared by the commission.

In a recent column for the Charleston City Paper I explained how my moniker, the "Southern Avenger" came from my advocating for states' rights and even secession in my early 20's, a brand of politics I still subscribe to today.

September 24, 2009 - 11:12 p.m. EST Oconee County officials say that making the courthouse comply with federal Americans Wtih Disabilites Act requirements is an example of a big-ticket future cost that could easily erase large reserve funds.

The Cayce Department of Public Safety is investigating two robberies of a pharmacy on Charleston highway where a man in a vehicle presented a note at the drive-through window stating "I have a gun, give me all of your Oxycontin." The first robbery was on August 23 at about 10:41 a.m., Cayce police said.

ABBEVILLE, S.C. -- Officials have released the names of two Tennessee men killed in the crash of a small plane in a South Carolina lake.