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Hundreds of Civil War relics were unearthed during the cleanup of a South Carolina river where Union troops dumped Confederate military equipment to deliver a demoralizing blow for rebel forces in the birthplace of the secessionist movement. The artifacts were discovered while crews removed tar-like material from the Congaree River and bring new tangible evidence of Union Gen. William T. Sherman's ruthless Southern campaign toward the end of the Civil War. The remains are expected to find a safe

Races for a seat on Lexington, Irmo and Cayce councils were tight on election night, and without certified results from county elections commissions, definitive winners could not be called.

The contamination, which had been deposited in the river for decades, first came to public attention more than 10 years ago.

School board member accused of "racist/ sexist/ hateful politics."

State Rep. Russell Ott, D-St. Matthews, says state money is helping Calhoun County.