Marine recruit dies at Parris Island
According to officials a Marine recruit at Parris Island died Friday, WIS reports. This is the second recruit fatality at Parris Island this year and occurred only a week after a different recruit was injured there. A statement from Capt. Greg Carroll reports the recruit was found unconscious in his bed, while the recruit who fell two stories inside a building last week remains in critical condition.
Over 100 wild hogs killed at national park in population control efforts
Federal trappers have killed more than 100 wild hogs at Congaree National Park in the past year, The State reports. The new program in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to keep pigs from bothering visitors and eradicating rare plants at the park after years of struggling with a growing population. The hogs are mainly caught by trappers with enclosures and then shot and disposed of.
Write-in school board candidate campaigns against incumbent
A former Lexington-Richland District 5 School Board member has mounted a write-in campaign in an attempt to win a spot on the school board, WIS reports. The incumbent school board member, Robert Gantt, is seeking a fifth re-election and is the only one running who is on the ballot. Last month Kim Murphy was removed from ballots because of disputes about her residency.