Deputies from the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office have located an armed suicidal man in the woods near 1796 Beagle Run Road between Chapin and Little Mountain on the county line.

The report said deputies responded to a call about a man in the woods with a handgun. Upon arrival they found that the individual was suicidal.

Only eleven weeks after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has decided to hold a rally at the SC Statehouse in Columbia on March 2nd at 10:30 a.m.

The peaceful rally will allow parents and other supporters across the state to reach out to SC legislators about demanding more gun regulation in order to prevent gun violence.

Speakers are still not finalized, but will include: A Columbia mother directly impacted by gun violence when her daughter was murdered by a stolen gun; a Lowcountry public school teacher worki