Elgin, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/ Elgin, SC News Media room burglarized at Christian school in Elgin http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/content/31db0d0d6f60714aa3a21f4b0c53c4a6.html A small Christian schoolinRichland County was robbed of its media equipment overnight according to the school39;s director Dr Lyndon Jagan Mending rundown homes hearts http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/content/d93b49d09a97f5ebef1eff57a24929ba.html strongCAMDEN strong8212; The sixroom clapboard house on Gordon Street has been in Brenda Hinton8217;s family for generations and the wear and tear showedpThen her angels appearedpHelp that seems divine to the 47yearold disabled mother is in fact from selfless volunteers who give up time with their families the week after Christmas to repair homes of struggling Kershaw County residents like HintonpAbout a dozen area churches and 150 members of their congregations offer labor that also soothes soulsp8220;I can8217;t express it8221; Hinton said Saturday as she sat in the toasty home where last winter the kitchen floor was dangerously weakened wiring was hazardous and utilities had been cut off 8220;It8217;s the best thing that8217;s ever happened8221; Historic store burns to ground http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/content/db9b6b4965620380dc23f34b0dadc77e.html pFour months ago Gwen and Victor Lattuca started work on the old Sandhill Mercantile on US 378 with a visionpThey would restore the tattered landmark bringing it back to its original glory and providing the area with a modernday country storepSunday morning that vision was shattered when the couple received a call that the mercantile had burned to the groundpAll that remained was a soggy pile of ash soot and twisted metal the smell of charred wood clinging to the airp8220;It8217;s a loss to the community not just me8221; Gwen Lattuca said after spending the day surveying the ruins Historic Sandhill Mercantile burns to ground http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/content/7e6ce05fc90d63f346568d7390f92e14.html pThe Sandhill Mercantile an early 20thcentury landmark along US 378 burned down this morningpColumbia fire officials have not identified a cause for the blaze which erupted shortly before 5 ampVictor and Gwen Lattuca a couple from Elgin had worked for four months preparing to restore the onetime country storepLook for a complete report in Monday's newspaper and thestatecomp Devon Copeland Woman killed in Williamston accident husband still recovering http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/content/7169f95a8f80d97ab76e0cb05f410ced.html Woman killed in Williamston accident husband still recovering at Greenville Hospital Williamston man still recovering in hospital after traffic accident http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/content/9e9550f3d4bab3e4eab5a078060ad788.html A Williamston man still is recovering from his injuries at the Greenville Hospital System after he was involved in a traffic collision Wednesday at US 29 and HI Taylor Road Cayce police nab man following chase http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/content/c4723adf67834b69b2e136bd6ae6a1bb.html Cayce police have arrested a man wanted by several different agencies and have charged him with illegally operating a businessPolice say Moses J Telford was arrested after he tried to hide from authorities following a foot chase TuesdayOfficers were responding to a person operating a business without a license at about 4 pm on Holland Avenue Reports indicate the suspect fled on foot leaving his motorcycle in front of the business Telford was later found hiding in the loft of a vehicle repair shop where he surrenderedHe is charged with operating without a business license and failure to obey a public safety officer Suspect wanted by multiple agencies arrested http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/elgin/content/37f7526bf2101348e1c19d2e16ee5310.html The Cayce Department of Public Safety says a man was arrested Tuesday and charged with operating without a business license and failure to obey a public safety officer According to a news release several agencies have pending charges on the suspect