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SC’s first USO center opens

June 7, 2010 By

It’s a home away from home to traveling troops and their family members. The USO proudly opened the doors of its first South Carolina Center in the Columbia airport atrium holding it’s ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday. USO Volunteer Carol Davis says the need was obviously there.

A little over a year ago, the veterans groups in South Carolina and Ft. Jackson saw that there was a need for an armed forces lounge-type center, so they got together and in May we opened as an armed forces lounge with the hopes of one day becoming a USO and we feel very honored.

The 900 square-foot facility offers free Internet and email access, Xbox® 360 video gaming stations, large screen televisions, books and snacks as well as outreach programs, including Hello from the Homefront and USO Operation Phone Home®.

The USO is expected to serve approximately 146,000 transient service members traveling through the airport and an additional 65,000 active duty troops and their family members at the local military installations.

Filed Under: Military, News

General Motors issues second recall of trucks, SUV’s and other models

June 7, 2010 By

Geneal Motors is recalling about 1.5  million vehicles worldwide to address an old problem.

General Motors is recalling 1.4 million vehicles in the US and more than 100,000 in Canada, Mexico and other international markets. This is the second recall by General Motors over a heated windshield wiper fluid system that could catch fire. The recall affects several pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossovers and passenger car models from 2006 to 2009. The Detroit automaker’s plans are to disable the heated washer fluid system module that could lead to fires and pay owners and those leasing vehicles $100 each since the feature is being disabled.

GM conducted a similar recall in 2008 but came across new reports of fires in vehicles that had been fixed.  GM said it was aware of five fires but there had been no injuries or crashes reported.

Filed Under: Business, News, Transportation

Unemployment fund fix pleases small business lobby (AUDIO)

June 7, 2010 By

Gov. Sanford, Commerce Dir. Joe Taylor, DEW Dir. John Finan (L-R)

Small businesses had a good legislative year, according to the South Carolina Office of the National Federation of Independent Business.

State NFIB Director J.J. Darby says among those is the stabilization of the SC Unemployment Insurance Fund. He spoke with SCRN’s Ashley Byrd about how the new law may help the state’s small business owners.

AUDIO: NFIB’s JJ Darby interview (5:14)

Filed Under: Business, Legislature, News

Man drowns in Edisto River

June 7, 2010 By

A 19-year-old man drowned in the Edisto River at the Colleton State Park over the weekend. Colleton and Dorchester County rescue workers, along with South Carolina Department of Natural Resource officers, arrived on scene after someone called 911 with the report.

The caller told emergency responders there was a missing man and child underwater. By the time the rescue workers arrived, the child was already recovered from the water, but no sign of the man. Divers reportedly found the man’s body on the river bottom about 15 yards from where he was last seen after a two-hour search.

Filed Under: Accidents & Disasters, Environment & Conservation, News

Voices from the Statehouse, week of May 31 (AUDIO)

June 7, 2010 By

Amid personal attacks and primary election mudslinging, there were some bright spots at the Statehouse in the last week of the session. Legislators welcomed some new laws and said farewell to some old friends.  Ashley Byrd brings us the voices of the past week in the General Assembly.

AUDIO: Voices from the Statehouse (1:44)

Filed Under: Legislature, News
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