SC offices closed for Confederate Memorial Day

[struggle4progress]

Maya T. Prabhu
May 10 2016 7:35 am

COLUMBIA — South Carolina offices are closed Tuesday in observance of Confederate Memorial Day.

State senators will return Wednesday to start working their way through a host of legislation sent over from the House before the crossover deadline after taking last Thursday and Tuesday off.

Ceremonies will be held in the Charleston area on Saturday ...

http://www.postandcourier.com/20160510/160519962/palmetto-sunrise-state-offices-closed-for-confederate-memorial-day

[struggle4progress]

1. Confederate Flag vote could impact candidates in election

By Eryn Rogers
Published: May 9, 2016, 10:31 pm
Updated: May 10, 2016, 10:30 am

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Election season can get ugly. However, one Spartanburg County candidate says her opponent put her life in danger, and the way she voted last summer on taking down the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina Statehouse grounds is at the center of the issue.

Representative Donna Hicks says her opponent put a video of her talking about taking down the Confederate Flag with members of the NAACP on some heritage and white supremacists websites.

“It was very inciting, and it concerned me when I saw this post, and then I started getting some messaging on my Facebook page,” Hicks said.

She asked the Spartanburg County Sheriff to provide security at her campaign events just in case ...

http://wspa.com/2016/05/09/confederate-flag-vote-could-impact-candidates-in-election/