COLUMBIA --- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is betting his long fight against accepting stimulus cash on a federal judge's decisions -- and even one of his most outspoken critics agrees on moving the dispute to that courtroom.

COLUMBIA --- A member of Gov. Mark Sanford's security detail was reassigned at the governor's request after a video emerged showing the state trooper repeatedly hitting a suspect in the face, Mr. Sanford's spokesman said Tuesday.

JESUP, GA. --- Investigators with cadaver dogs searched a southeast Georgia landfill Monday for a missing couple last seen two weeks at the marina where they lived and worked on Hilton Head Island, S.C.

...signature to become law. "We're taking a closer look at it, but we would certainly anticipate signing it," Mr. Sanford's spokesman Joel Sawyer said. BIBLE CURRICULUM: The House gave key approval Wednesday to a bill allowing schools to offer...

RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a descendent of a Confederate officer, not the state of South Carolina, owns more than 440 original Civil War letters valued at $2.4 million.

...should be treated just like any other inmate. "This is certainly a tragic situation for everyone involved," Mr. Sanford's spokesman Joel Sawyer said. "To remain consistent with the treatment that other inmates have received, we feel that...

...something we believe will lead to timely prosecution of criminal domestic violence offenders," said Joel Sawyer, Mr. Sanford's spokesman. Staff writer Sandi Martin contributed to this story. Reach J.C. Lexow at (803) 648-1395, ext. 106...

...than 400 charter schools, South Carolina doesn't have enough established schools to gauge progress, said Mr. Sanford's spokesman , Will Folks. A charter school, organized by members of the community, is a hybrid ñ it operates independent...

AIKEN - When promoting his plan to cut South Carolina's income tax, Gov. Mark Sanford has consistently said that doing so would help small businesses grow.

COLUMBIA - "Bingo" was the one of the first words spoken Tuesday as senators began debating Gov. Mark Sanford's plan to lower the state's top income tax rate.