Sellers News

An up-and-coming leader of the state Democratic Party, Rep. Bakari Sellers of Denmark, called on the party to stop shying away from religion and ceding family issues to Republicans.

S.C. Rep. Bakari Sellers of Bamberg will speak at a meeting of Democratic Women of Greenville County on Monday,June 8, at 12:15 p.m. at the Greenville YWCA.

The speeds drivers are being clocked at on local interstates are enough to make your jaw drop.

"We spent a lot time talking about deliberation and this being a deliberate body, but we are rushing through on these vetoes ... We are going to rush to judgment on this one issue." - Sen.

Marion Mayor Rodney Berry told members of Main Street Marion, Historic Marion Revitalization Association that "Now is the time" to move forward with plans to expand their businesses, make changes and to continue growing.

The 17th annual FoxTrot Festival, which usually brings about 15,000 to 20,000 visitors to Main Street Marion, is set for Friday and Saturday, rain or shine.

Thank you for your support of the Banana Open Junior Tennis Tournament benefiting the Charles P. Darby Research Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina.

STATE BUDGET: South Carolina legislators will either be heading to court or overriding an anticipated veto to force Gov.

DILLON a ' Eighth-grader Shakeem Sellers stopped by the band room at J.V. Martin Junior High School on his way to science class Monday morning to check out the surprise everyone was talking about.

If real estate were a carnival ride, it would be a roller coaster, filled with dizzying heights and stomach-churning plunges, and generous helpings of intriguing twists, turns and breath-taking loops that send riders head over heels.

"I'm reaching for the love. I want to feel the love. But I'm not feeling it from the people here." - Rep.

Municipal officials in Marion County served as special guest speakers during a community crime prevention awareness seminar Monday at the Marion County Technical Education Center.

Cacey Michelle Ragan and Jonathan Derrek Miles of Columbia were married at 2 p.m. March 7, 2009, at The Rutledge Chapel at the University of South Carolina.

South Carolina Democrats re-elected Carol Fowler for another two-year term as their state party chair on Saturday.

South Carolina lawmakers are considering whether voters should be allowed to cast early ballots in a three-day window before an election.

Citizens sitting inside the Town Hall in Sellers ticked off a litany of improvements needed in the small town, during a public hearing Monday night.

The following arrest reports are provided by the various law enforcement agencies in Marion County.

An 11-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to shooting his sister in the face more than a year ago in their South Carolina home.

An 11-year-old boy accused of shooting his sister in the face more than a year ago pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Wednesday during a hearing before a family court judge.

The following are the top 10 poems in the 2009 Single Poem Contest sponsored by the S.C. Poetry Initiative and The State newspaper.