South Carolina executes Marion Bowman, Jr.: “I’m innocent of the crimes I’m here to die for”
Bowman’s execution was the third carried out in South Carolina since 2011, when the state unofficially halted executions as ...
12 Black Leaders to Know in South Carolina announced
The honorees for the 12 Black Leaders to Know in South Carolina program have been announced. These individuals are making ...
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South Carolina death row prisoner Marion Bowman has oysters as part of sprawling final meal
South Carolina has executed their first death row prisoner this year, Marion Bowman Jr., who has been in prison since 2002 ...
South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a ...
South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s 3rd execution since September
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put a third inmate to death in four months Friday as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal ...
South Carolina executes Marion Bowman Jr., first death penalty carried out in US this year
Marion Bowman Jr. was convicted of shooting and killing a young mother, 21 year-old Kandee Martin, in Dorchester County, South Carolina ...
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This longtime Marion restaurant is open again with new owners, new look
After several months closed, Marion’s The Country Diner reopened Jan. 3 with new owners. Cherie Britt and her daughter-in-law, Melissa Goley, are the new owners of the restaurant at 2429 U.S. Hwy. 221 ...
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$1.8 billion isn't missing after all in South Carolina, questions remain about error
It turns out that $1.8 billion wasn’t just sitting in a bank account in South Carolina waiting to be spent COLUMBIA, S.C. -- It turns out that $1.8 billion in South Carolina state funds weren't ...
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Boil Water Notice Lifted in Summerton South, Marion County Ensures Water Safety Post-Main Project
Residents of Summerton South on SE 52nd Avenue can now enjoy clean, safe tap water again. As of Friday, Marion County Utilities has lifted the precautionary boil water notice that had been in ...
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South Carolina man chooses to die by lethal injection instead of electric chair or firing squad
This undated photo shows Marion Bowman Jr. released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, awaits execution on death row. Credit: AP State prison officials, who have said South Carolina ...
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U.S. Finds Pervasive Safety Failures at South Carolina Jail
By Sara Ruberg A South Carolina jail where at least 60 people were stabbed in 2023 and others died in recent years routinely failed to protect its inmates and violated their constitutional rights ...