Shandon properties rezoned for commercial use
Two parcels of land on Devine Street were rezoned for commercial use by the city's planning commission, The State reports. Local businessman Jimmy Williams had asked that the two properties and a third on Maple Street be rezoned, but the commission only approved the Devine Street parcels. Two of the pieces of land are currently parking lots, and Williams' company hopes to build retail and office space on them. Members of neighborhood civic organizations expressed dislike for parts of the plan, citing concerns over the Maple Street project.
— Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
Aiken police deny illegal cavity search
The Aiken Police Department says the cavity search for which they are being sued never happened, The State reports. The department released a statement Tuesday saying the October 2014 incident was a legal traffic stop and did not include a cavity search in broad daylight at described in the lawsuit. The statement also denied that officers touched any "private body parts" of the plaintiffs and said a comment attributed to one of the officers was actually said by someone in the vehicle. The lawsuit was brought by two individuals in September and claims the two plaintiffs were subjected to an illegal cavity search on the side of the road when pulled over for a paper tag.
— Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
School bus accident injures students, driver
Five students and a driver were hospitalized after an accident involving a school bus in Richland County on Tuesday morning, WIS reports. Lexington-Richland District 5 said the injuries sustained by the five students are not considered life-threatening. The condition of the driver of the other car has not been released. The accident occurred shortly before 8 a.m. on Dreher Shoals Road at Village Lane. The bus was carrying 24 students from Irmo High School to the Center for Advanced Technical Studies.
— Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor