Rains News

Members of the Marion County Combined Drug Unit reported Thursday that they have arrested 15 on various drug charges.

Recent rains have only slightly eased drought conditions covering the Carolinas and Georgia.

Marion County Council members unanimously passed their $16, 801,906 budget during a public hearing on June 26.

A Columbia man is raising concern for his community after equipment he had taken home from work was stolen right from his front yard.

“The goal is to make sure that our public school students are prepared to be competitive in the 21st century in all areas, but especially in terms of this project, in the area of technology”

Students in kindergarten through fifth grade at Britton's Neck Elementary School and Rains Centenary Early Childhood Center will soon get personal laptop computers as part of a new push to make South Carolina ... via WBTW

Winter rainfall didn't cure South Carolina's drought, but it improved conditions in much of the state. via Myrtle Beach Online

“Reduced hydropower production, conservation and lower evaporation have helped keep the lakes at target levels”

Rainfall deficits, in inches, through first three months of 2008. -- Columbia 3.07 -- Charleston 2.88 -- Greenville-Spartanburg 3.37 -- Charlotte 2.72 -- Myrtle Beach .95 Lake levels, in feet, compared to one ... via The State

At least one person was killed this morning in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 501 in the Rains community of Marion County, according Lance Cpl. via Myrtle Beach Online

Long-awaited rains have fallen in parts of South Carolina, but they are offering little relief to drought-stricken areas. via Island Packet