Sunday, May 19, 2013
Links to new job listings posted on May 18, 2013
The following job listings were posted on Indeed.com on May 18, 2013. They are all listed as being within 15 miles of Charleston. See a full list of Who's Hiring in the Charleston area. Just click on a link below to learn more. Customer Service Rep 1 — McKesson 326 reviews - North Charleston, SC Warehouse Helper / Delivery Driver — American Residential Services LLC - Charleston, SC Parts Driver/Counter — ACURA OF CHAR/NEW - Charleston, SC 29414 Parts Room Attendant — La Quinta Inns & Suites 100 reviews - Charleston, SC 29420 Enrollment Representative (full-time or part-time) — Equiscript, LLC - Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 AmeriCorps*VISTA Mentor and Public Outreach Coordinator — Be A Mentor - Charleston, SC Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor …
The following arrest information was supplied by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office. It does not indicate a conviction.
Mugshots and charges are made available to the public by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office. Mugshots include arrests made by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, S.C. Highway Patrol and municipal police agencies. Charges do not represent a conviction. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. See more Charleston area mugshots For more information regarding an arrest, contact the arresting agency or visit the Charleston County Clerk of Courts' public index. For questions about this post, email charleston@patch.com. Key to Common Charges Police agency abbreviations
One winning ticket was sold for the record Powerball Jackpot Saturday
One winning ticket was sold the the record $590 million Powerball jackpot on Saturday. The winning ticket was sold in Florida with the numbers 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11, according to Powerball. So unless you picked up a Powerball ticket while driving through Florida sometime within the past three days, you weren't the big winner, but eight other combinations of the winning numbers can still net you some cash.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
South Carolina woman wins "American Idol."
Candace Glover, 23, of Beaufort has won season 12 of "American Idol." Glover has received lots of support from her home state Fox Carolina reported: Glover said: "I'm the poster child for perseverance and determination." And it's paying off: her debut album, Music Speaks, is slated for a July 16 release just a few weeks into the Idol summer tour. Click here to read more. Speak Out: Did you vote for Candace Glover? What did you think of her performance on "Idol'?
Saturday's win in Gilbert was the Battling Bishop's 16th state title.
With just seconds left in sudden death overtime, Bishop England's Joel Bunting scored the winning goal to defeat Indian Land 4-3 in the Class 2A Men's Soccer State Championship. Saturday's win in Gilbert was the Battling Bishop's 16th state title. The Warriors (19-5) scored the first two points of the game but Bishop England (19-7-1) came back to cut the lead to 2-1 with a goal from Bunting. Midway through the first half and Bishop England's Mateo Gomez lands a goal to tie the score at 2. Gomez was able to score again to take the lead, 3-2, but seconds later the Warriors made a goal with 14 minutes left in the first half. A lot attempts were made to score in the second half but neither team was able to get the ball in the net and the …
The Bishop England Men's Soccer Team brought home its 16th state soccer title Saturday with an overtime win over Indian Land
UPDATE: Bishop England beat Indian Land 4-3 on an overtime goal to win the 2013 S.C. AA Men's Soccer State Championship. Scroll through the tweets above for the play-by-play. Original Story: The Battling Bishops will take on the Indian Land Warriors for the AA Socce Championship today. The Bishops will be playing for a state record 16th state championship in soccer. The game begins at 1:30 p.m. at Gilbert High School in Lexington County. S.C. Patch will carry live blog coverage of the game today beginning at 1 p.m.
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $600 million, the largest Powerball jackpot ever.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing is now $600 million, which makes it the highest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-highest U.S. lottery jackpot. Return here Saturday night to see the winning numbers The one-time cash payout is estimated at $376.9 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in South Carolina and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York. You can buy tickets until 10 p.m. EST for the 10:59 p.m. drawing. Until Saturday, the largest Powerball jackpot was $587.5 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what …
Despite a late rally Bishop England couldn't overcome Chesnee in the last game of the AA HIgh School Baseball Championship Series Friday
The Bishops left a lot of runners on base in their AA State Championship series fianle loss to Chesnee Friday. The Eagles pulled into the lead with a run in the fourth inning and extended it to 5-0 after adding another four runs in the fifth. Bishop England threatened a comeback, plating three runs in the seventh then loading the bases again before Chesnee managed to make the game's final out, the Post and Courier reports (subscription required). Bishop England also loaded the bases in the third inning before a double play sent the Bishops back into the field. But it was a controversial call in the fifth inning that led to Chesnee's margin of victory. With the bases loaded and two outs Bishop England pitcher Patrick Clarey tried to pick …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Tiebreaking penalty kick lifts Academic Magnet to AA title.
Academic Magnet was two minutes away from back-to-back defeats in the state girls AA soccer finals after spending much of the game in Christ Church Episcopal School's end without a goal. It appeared that the Raptors were on the brink of being disappointed for the second year in a row. But Raptors star Kallie Peurifoy converted a steal and snapped a shot past the CCEs goalie and tied the score. After two 10-minute overtimes and two 5-minute sudden death periods did not break the tie, the match went to penalty kicks. Each team converted their first five attempts, but Christ Church missed its sixth. The Raptors' Maegan Reed converted her penalty kick and give Academic Magnet the championship and Christ Church heartbreak. Academic Magnet was …
Biggest month-to-month drop in 25 years.
The unemployment rate in South Carolina fell from 8.4 percent in March to 8.0 in April, according to the latest report from the Department of Employment and Workforce. The month-to-month decrease is the largest since May of 1987 and the overall unemployment rate is now the lowest it's been since October 2008. Since April 2012 more than 26,000 jobs have been added to South Carolina's economy. All 46 counties added jobs in the last month and three counties--Charleston, Greenville and Lexington--now have unemployment rates below 6 percent. Four counties saw their rates drop a full point since March--Marion, Horry, Barnwell and York. "This drop in unemployment is yet another piece of great news for South Carolina," said Governor Nikki Haley…
Mary Grady
11:09 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
LOL Imagine what your life would be like today if you were the winner. Offices are closed so you can't call to find an attorney to help you, you can't call a financial advisor to ask about how taxes will effect you, you can't call the local lottery commission to ask how long the process will take. You spend the day hiding the ticket to make sure it stays in a safe place and then worry if that's … more ›