The State Capitol Report
Rep. Robert Q. Williams, SC House District #62 The House of Representatives took up legislation that draws upon the work of the special House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee which was appointed by the Speaker of the House following the announcement from Santee Cooper and SCANA’s South Carolina Electric and Gas that construction on the V.C. Summer nuclear reactors in Fairfield County was being abandoned after billions of dollars...
Over 5,500 rural South Carolina homes and businesses could get access to high speed internet
WASHINGTON– Over 5,500 rural homes and businesses in South Carolina that are currently un-served by high-speed Internet service could get connectivity in the near future. These homes and businesses are in un-served areas of South Carolina eligible for financial support from the next phase of FCC’s Connect America Fund (CAF), which helps offset the high cost of extending broadband service into rural areas. The FCC will be distributing...
Children’s Trust awards $75,000 to West Hartsville Elementary
Children’s Trust has awarded a $75,000 grant to Darlington County First Steps to implement the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) this year. The program’s first 14-week cycle will be delivered this spring at West Hartsville Elementary School. Another cycle will take place in the fall. SFP is an evidence-based program that works closely with families with children ages 6 to 11 to develop positive discipline practices,...
Darlington County Crime Watch Network awarded Community Partnership Grant
The Darlington County Crime Watch Network was recently awarded a 2018 Community Partnership Grant from the South Carolina Tobacco-Free Collaborative to address the impact of tobacco use in local communities. The South Carolina Tobacco-Free Collaborative provides Community Partnership Grants to coalitions and organizations to develop programs and activities designed to address the toll of tobacco use in their communities. This...
Alpine Dr. homicide update
Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the arrest of three men in connection to the shooting death of a Florence man. According to Sheriff Chavis, Patrol deputies were dispatched to the 900 block of Alpine Dr. in the Florence area on February 7 around 7 p.m. Deputies located a gunshot victim inside a residence. “Investigators began immediately gathering evidence and witness statements to determine who committed this horrible...