Gramling News

“I think it's really exciting just to see where the school is headed.”

Hartsville facility to break ground on its 2nd phase By DEVON COPELAND - dcopeland@thestate.com Erik Campos/ecampos@thestate.com The Governor's School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville, S.C., will break ... via The State

The news director of a Mount Pleasant radio station has been elected president of South Carolina Associated Press Broadcasters. via Myrtle Beach Online

Authorities say an 18-year-old South Carolina student is behind bars after collecting the supplies needed to bomb his school. via Rock Hill Herald

“It's easier to do it on a regional level than for each individual county to do it”

South Carolina sheriffs back a plan to build three regional prisons in the state to hold illegal immigrants as they await deportation. via Myrtle Beach Online

“It puts the word and meaning in the law”

The deal, to be announced in a news conference Thursday, could end more than a year of debate over whether to require a woman to view the ultrasound before an abortion. via Island Packet

“What kind of message do we send our students and teachers when we send them into rundown, overcrowded schools? As we enter this new century, let's show our children that they are our priority. Let's build schools for them.”

"What kind of message do we send our students and teachers when we send them into rundown, overcrowded schools? As we enter this new century, let's show our children that they are our priority. via The Post and Courier

South Carolina's jobless rate increased slightly in March to 5.7 percent and employment officials say the state's economic outlook is uncertain at best. via WACH-TV Columbia

A judicial screening commission has nominated six candidates for two seats on the Court of Appeals. via Myrtle Beach Online

ENOREE, S.C. -- Authorities are investigating the death of a 25-year-old inmate at a medium-security South Carolina prison. via WLTX-TV Columbia

Major Mark Keel of the State Law Enforcement Division will head the agency that oversees the troubled state Highway Patrol. via WBTW

“I think the notion that he cannot speak to his elderly parents or young children or wife on a regular basis, that mail takes months to deliver, that he is not allowed to read a newspaper or watch network news, is indefensible”

An accused enemy combatant held in a an S.C. Navy brig lives in a sprawling complex of prison cells that have been converted into areas for sleeping, living, storage and studying with a nearly 400-volume ... via Myrtle Beach Online

Governor Mark Sanford has signed into law a measure toughening South Carolina's drunken driving penalties. via Spartanburg Herald-Journal

“You're cutting tourism advertising money that brings in dollars and is going to lift the economy. By not funding that and funding something else, are you making the financial crisis worse?”

Remember the law passed last year that requires South Carolina to buy new school buses to help keep children safe and update one of the nation's oldest bus fleets? Consider it suspended. via Myrtle Beach Online

South Carolina philanthropist and billionaire businessman Jerry Zucker has died. via WIS-TV Columbia

“Now, it's time for me to step up to the plate and contribute.”

COLUMBIA -- As the South Carolina National Guard comes home from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, about 90 members are extending their stay - some to help the Afghan people and some to collect a bigger ... via GreenvilleOnline.com

Average gas prices in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson metropolitan area increased slightly more than a penny a gallon overnight, according to AAA Carolinas. via Tribune-Times

“Once we close I'm very confident we'll have enough (money)”

After a meeting with a bond underwriter Tuesday, the president of South Carolina's largest student lender anticipates having adequate money to meet student loan needs for the coming academic year. via Tribune-Times

Drunken drivers in South Carolina could soon face stiffer penalties, especially if they make a habit of the offense. via WACH-TV Columbia

The Senate Finance Committee has held an emergency meeting to begin looking for ways to cut their proposed state spending plan following the news that a weak economy has slowed South Carolina tax collections ... via WCIV

Greasy pepperoni pizza, Moon Pies and french fries would no longer be lunch line options under a bill up for debate in a House panel. via Myrtle Beach Online