Meet the first woman nominated to become SC's U.S. attorney
Sherri Lydon, a Columbia criminal defense attorney and former state and federal prosecutor, has been nominated to become U.S. attorney for South Carolina by President Donald Trump.
The SC BBQ Shag Festival in Hemingway, SC, features a whole hog cook-off competition. Teams get dressed hogs at midnight April 14, 2018, and have 16 hours to prep and cook before judging begins.
Whole hog barbecue team of Wayne Owens and Ryan Owens flip their hog from skin side up to skin side down on the smoker during the BBQ cook-off competition in Hemingway, SC, April 14, 2018
Correctional officers at Lee Correctional Institution make up to $1,600 less than the national average. Their low pay is tied to high turnover and a high number of vacancies at the institution and throughout South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush died on April 17 just days after she announced that she would stop receiving treatment for her failing health. She’s the second woman to be both wife and mother of a U.S. president.
Tornadoes, toppled trees and ripped apart homes, businesses and an elementary school in Greensboro and Reidsville, NC Sunday, April 15, 2018. Duke Energy crews were working Monday to restore electric service to more than 31,000 customers.
Bishopville Mayor Alexander Boyd is concerned for citizens of Bishopville if inmates were to escape from Lee Correctional. His property has already been used to toss contraband into the prison.
