Local News from Post & Courier

• I-526 opponents turn out in force September 9, 2010
  An auditorium full of people rose to their feet tonight in silent protest of plans to finish the final leg of Interstate 526 across Johns and James islands. […]
• TANT IS GRANTED PAROLE September 8, 2010
  COLUMBIA — David Ray Tant, once considered the country's second largest breeder of fighting dogs from his property in southern Charleston County, was granted parole in a 5-2 ruling Wednesday. […]
• Sheheen calls for harbor deepening September 8, 2010
  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen dropped by Waterfront Park on Tuesday to criticize his Republican opponent for not doing more to ensure that South Carolina gets $400,000 to deepen Charleston Harbor. […]
• Cooper, Ard would seek out industry September 8, 2010
  Republican Ken Ard and Democrat Ashley Cooper face off Nov. 2 in the race for lieutenant governor, a position that includes presiding over the Senate and overseeing the state's Office on Aging. […]
• Hermine causes little damage in Texas September 8, 2010
  RAYMONDVILLE, Texas -- Tropical Storm Hermine gave a wet and windy punch to Texas on Tuesday before weakening into a tropical depression, leaving only minor scrapes in the storm-weary Rio Grande Valley, which is proving resilient this hurricane season after taking a third tropical system on the chin. […]