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What to do if your Toyota gas pedal sticks

Written on 16 Mar, 2010 at 14:42 in Featured Stories, News, Off Beat News | Viewed 12 views Times | 0 Comments
What to do if your Toyota gas pedal sticks

We all know that Toyota vehicles are having issues with accelerator pedals sticking. A recent crash in California reminded us of the reality of that situation despite the massive recalls. For someone driving a Toyota, all the fact, figures and... (Continue reading)

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NFL Coach Tony Dungy to inspire SC prison inmates

Written on 16 Mar, 2010 at 11:12 in Crime News, Crime Watch, Education, Featured Stories, Good News, News, Off Beat News | Viewed 18 views Times | 0 Comments
NFL Coach Tony Dungy to inspire SC prison inmates

Tony Dungy is known as the coach who led the Indianapolis Colts to a super bowl. He retired in 2008. However, he’s not done coaching. Now, he’s going to give some tips to about 550 inmates at a minimum security... (Continue reading)

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SC Coast Guard rescues Marine fighter pilots after plane crash

Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 10:11 in Featured Stories, Good News, News, Off Beat News | Viewed 294 views Times | 0 Comments
SC Coast Guard rescues Marine fighter pilots after plane crash

Two United States Marine Corp pilots were happy to see the Coast Guard this week after a plane crash left them stranded in the ocean off the coast of the St. Helena Sound, SC where water temperatures are still in... (Continue reading)

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Video: Country star Brad Paisley injured during fall at Charleston, SC concert

Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 6:00 in Entertainment, Featured Stories, Music, News, Off Beat News | Viewed 603 views Times | 0 Comments
Video: Country star Brad Paisley injured during fall at Charleston, SC concert

According to reports, country music star Brad Paisley was performing one of the last shows of his most recent tour, “American Saturday Nights” in Charleston, SC. Paisley was conveniently singing the song “Alcohol”, the last of the night, when he fell... (Continue reading)

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California, Oregon sue South Carolina over import restrictions on plants

Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 10:05 in Business, Featured Stories, Home and Garden, Living, News, Off Beat News | Viewed 80 views Times | 0 Comments
California, Oregon sue South Carolina over import restrictions on plants

Two plant nursery associations, one in California and the other in Oregon, are filing a federal lawsuit directed at overturning South Carolina regulations passed last year that make it more difficult to import plants from California and Oregon. The regulations were... (Continue reading)

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Woman survives alligator encounter in Charleston, SC

Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 10:28 in Featured Stories, Living, Living Here, News, Off Beat News | Viewed 223 views Times | 0 Comments
Woman survives alligator encounter in Charleston, SC

Alligators are just a part of life in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. The abundant marsh habitats are an alligator’s dream. As a result, one of the many attractions for South Carolina is the potential to see an alligator. However,... (Continue reading)

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More people sick on Celebrity Mercury cruise ship out of Charleston, SC

Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 10:59 in Diseases/Illnesses, Featured Stories, Health/Medical, Living, News, Off Beat News | Viewed 854 views Times | 1 Comment
More people sick on Celebrity Mercury cruise ship out of Charleston, SC

It seems that clean up that was led by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on the Celebrity cruise ship Mercury was incomplete. At least 55 people have reportedly come down with a virus, once again,... (Continue reading)

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Federal money goes to University of South Carolina ( USC ) study, takes on God and faith

Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 11:29 in Diseases/Illnesses, Education, Featured Stories, Health/Medical, Living, Off Beat News, Universities | Viewed 64 views Times | 0 Comments
Federal money goes to University of South Carolina ( USC ) study, takes on God and faith

The concept of God is laughable concept to most people in the modern world of medicine.However, a federally funded study suggests that there may just be something greater than ourselves out “there”. At least one Harvard graduate, a current University of... (Continue reading)

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Five Muslim soldiers in US Army accused of poison plot on Fort Jackson in South Carolina

Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 11:50 in Crime News, Crime Watch, Featured Stories, News, Off Beat News, Politics | Viewed 155 views Times | 0 Comments
Five Muslim soldiers in US Army accused of poison plot on Fort Jackson in South Carolina

South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson has announced, through his office, that five Muslim soliders in the US Army have been removed from active duty after they were accused of a plot to poison the food at Fort Jackson outside of... (Continue reading)

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Newest recall involves South Carolina lemon Girl Scout Cookies

Written on 27 Feb, 2010 at 10:57 in Announcements, Business, Clubs/Orgs/Relig, Featured Stories, News, Off Beat News | Viewed 86 views Times | 0 Comments
Newest recall involves South Carolina lemon Girl Scout Cookies

They’re among the most irresistible foods on the planet: Girl Scout cookies. That’s the one solicitor that can come to your home and not be turned away. However, Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina were unknowingly selling bad batches of... (Continue reading)

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