Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold in Bishopville

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- A convenience store in Bishopville sold a winning South Carolina Education Lottery ticket worth $1 million this week.

The State reports that the Mega Millions ticket was bought from the Quik Mart located at 310 N. Main St. The ticket matched all five white ball numbers drawn Tuesday night: 10, 11, 12, 14 and 24.

The ticket holder also bought the $1 “Megaplier” option, which boosted the prize to $1 million.

The winning ticket holder has 180 days from Tuesday to come forward and claim their prize.

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House Ethics Panel Requests More Information from Gov. Haley

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- A House ethics panel that cleared Gov. Haley of wrongdoing earlier this month has requested more information to prove she was working for a hospital charity, not the hospital itself, while a S.C. House member, The State reports.

The ethics complaint that was previously dismissed accuses Haley of illegally lobbying for the Lexington Medical Center while a member of the House, but her attorneys argue that she was working for the Lexington Medical Center Foundation, the hospital's non-profit charity. The panel has now requested W-2s and other employment documents.

After the panel cleared the governor of wrongdoing in early May, Rep. James Smith (D-Richland) argued that more information is needed and proposed a resolution before the House's Ethics Committee to pursue the investigation further, the paper says.

Gov. Haley was not a legally registered lobbyist of the hospital, and therefore could not have lobbied legally for it.

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SC's Unemployment Rate Continues to Fall

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- South Carolina's unemployment rate continues to fall, as the state's Department of Employment and Workforce reported Friday that April saw a decrease in the rate for the ninth consecutive month.

The department says the state's unemployment rate for April was 8.8 percent, down a notch from 8.9 percent in March.

The national unemployment rate for April was 8.1 percent, down from 8.2 percent the previous month.

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SC Elections Commission: Katrina Shealy Won't Be On June Ballot

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- The South Carolina Elections Commission announced Thursday that Katrina Shealy will not appear on the primary ballot on June 12.

The State reports that although Shealy was certified by the state GOP executive committee on Wednesday, the commission ruled that the ballots were finalized with the named submitted on May 4.

Shealy was decertified after county parities found she did not send in a copy of her statements of economic interest upon initially filing for office.

"As an agency of the State of South Carolina, the State Election Commission has no authority to accept additional candidates after the May 4, 2012 noon deadline set by the Supreme Court," the commission said. "The June Primary ballots are set, ballots have been printed, voting machines have been prepared, and voters are voting."

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SC Mom Infected by Flesh-Eating Bacteria

(GREENVILLE, S.C.) -- A South Carolina woman has become infected with a case of a flesh-eating bacteria.

Lana Kuykendall, 36, reportedly delivered twin babies in Atlanta last week and after returning to Greenville -- where she resides -- it was discovered that she had an infection, with doctors diagnosing her with necrotizing fasciitis. The infection results in the eating away of the person's flesh. Kuykendall is listed in critical, but stable condition, according to published reports.

In another case involving the flesh-eating bacteria, 24-year-old Aimee Copeland continues to battle the infection in Augusta, Ga., after being infected when she was cut after falling from a zip line on May 1.

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