AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoOfficer-involved shooting in Columbia: A Columbia police officer, Chris DeLong Jr., was killed and another officer was wounded after a shooting erupted at a park while police responded to a reported domestic violence dispute. Politics & media: President Trump escalated his fight with NBC’s Kristen Welker, demanding FCC “rebuke or punishment” after she said his endorsement results were “mixed,” tying the dispute to South Carolina’s Senate politics. G20 in the Carolinas: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in South Carolina for G20 finance talks in Asheville focused on global growth, debt, and the Iran conflict. Local development debate: In Clinton, residents and officials are still wrestling with the proposed Cambridge Farms project, a 490-home plan that’s now being reshaped amid community opposition. Health costs snapshot: New Medicaid billing figures show Kingstree providers billed $66,704 for medical and surgical supplies in 2024, while Greenville County’s midgrade gas hit a low of $3.44 for the week ending Aug. 22. Sports (SC ties): South Carolina State opened volleyball with a win and a loss at the Alabama A&M Invitational, and Gamecocks women’s basketball added a Thanksgiving-week home tournament featuring HBCU teams.
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