Former South Carolina Congressman Mick Mulvaney has been named as the new ‘active’ White House Chief of Staff. Mulvaney most recently served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The president did not say whether Mulvaney will remain as director of the Office of Management and Budget. He also did not detail […]
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Ken Halpin, Winthrop University’s vice president for intercollegiate athletics and athletics director, has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Council. The Division I Council is a high-level group responsible for the day-to-day decision-making for Division I athletics. The council is comprised of practitioners who work daily in Division I athletics, and […]
The volunteer chief at the Indian Land Fire Department was arrested Friday in a prostitution sting at a motel near Carowinds, according to authorities. Thomas Wayne Pickard, 52, was charged with first-offense prostitution and is in the York County jail. Pickard is also a full-time lieutenant with Lancaster County Fire Rescue. He has been placed […]
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S.C. House Majority Leader Gary Simrill will lead the House Ways and Means Committee’s higher education panel, which could decide next year to give S.C. colleges and universities more state money to help keep down rising tuition costs. Simrill, previously chaired the budget-writing committee’s panel on economic development and natural resources. He succeeds former higher […]
