Orangeburg man dies in construction accident
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A construction accident has claimed the life of an Orangeburg brick mason and contractor.
Orangeburg County Coroner Samuetta Marshall tells local media outlets that 70-year-old Alexander Eleneas Mavins died Wednesday when a cement block wall fell on him.
Authorities say Mavins was using a sledgehammer to knock down a wall at an old car wash in Orangeburg when the wall fell on him.
Tractor-trailer of beer crashes, causes 8-vehicle pileup
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Hardeeville police say multiple tractor trailers crashed on Interstate 95 in an eight-vehicle wreck after a tractor-trailer hauling beer hydroplaned.
Police tell local media outlets the tractor-trailer was heading northbound on I-95 around 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning and hydroplaned, hitting a tree and spilling beer into the grass along the highway. Hardeeville Police Department chief Sam Woodward says the tree fell in the roadway.
Woodward says another tractor trailer and six other cars were unable to stop in time, causing a pileup. There were no reported injuries.
I-95 was open around 8:30 a.m. Police closed one lane of the interstate while the tractor trailer that hit the tree was removed.
Jeb Bush heading to SC on heels of official announcement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Soon-to-be presidential candidate Jeb Bush is visiting South Carolina on the heels of his official announcement.
The campaign says Thursday that the former Florida governor will make a stop at the Charleston Maritime Center on June 18
Several senior aides confirmed Thursday that Bush would formally announce his decision to run on June 15 in Miami. After that announcement, the campaign says the 62-year-old Bush will travel to early voting states including Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada.
Bush has been raising millions of dollars for a separate political group that's expected to support his candidacy.
South Carolinians can register here: http://jebannouncement.com/south-carolina