South-Carolina
South Carolina Elections Commission deputy executive director fired after internal investigation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The deputy executive director for the South Carolina Elections Commission has been fired amid an ongoing SLED investigation.
According to a spokesperson from the elections commission, Paige Salonich was fired after an internal investigation was made into her conduct. She was initially suspended while the investigation was ongoing.
In Salonich’s termination letter, the elections commission said that she was caught by agency security cameras placing “an unauthorized device in the SEC training room a clear violation of state and agency policy,” on Sept. 17.
In the letter, the commission said that placing the unauthorized device “constitutes the unauthorized use and misuse of state property and raises serious concerns regarding trust, confidentiality, and workplace integrity.”
Salonich also allegedly used profane language and raised her voice at leadership on Sept. 17, saying that she “was being held hostage at you own (explicit language) job,” and that she “would never be a hostage in this (explicit language) place again,” per her termination letter.
Her termination comes after former Executive Director of the South Carolina Elections Commission, Howard Knapp, was also fired on Sept. 17.
SLED is currently investigating Salonich’s placement of the unauthorized device.
The full letter can be found below.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WBTV) – A firefighter was hurt after a McDonald’s restaurant caught fire in South Carolina on Tuesday.
The Sept. 23 fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. at the McDonald’s on Cedar Springs Road in Spartanburg, per sister-station WHNS.
The local fire marshal told WHNS that the injured firefighter was taken to the hospital, but was released later Tuesday morning. The nature and extent of the firefighter’s injuries were not immediately clear.
According to online information, that McDonald’s was open until 12 a.m. Despite the fire starting only a half hour after closing time, WHNS reported that nobody was inside the restaurant when flames broke out.
The fire marshal said the fire started in the restaurant’s HVAC system above the ceiling tiles. Drone video taken by WHNS appeared to show black marks on the McDonald’s roof; however, officials said the roof did not collapse.
Once the fire was put out, two paper signs were taped to the restaurant door. One said “CLOSED” while the other said “WARNING THIS BUILDING IS UNSAFE.” It is unclear how much damage was caused by the flames, or long the McDonald’s could be closed.
The restaurant is about 15 minutes off I-85 Business, on the southern side of Spartanburg.
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There wasn’t a lot of shakeup in the fourth. week of the 2025 season. We did see ac top five battle between Northwestern and South Pointe that produced a new No. 2 in Irmo. Two new additions to the Top 25 are A.C. Flora and Stratford.
Previous rank: 1
Defeated Gray Collegiate 42-14; next at Oceanside Collegiate
Previous rank: 3
Defeated Carolina Forest 51-21; next at Myrtle Beach
Previous rank: 4.
Defeated then-No. 2 Northwestern 27-23; next at No, 24 A.C. Flora
Previous rank: 5
Idle; next at Chapin
Previous rank: 2
Lost 27-23 to then-No. 4 South Pointe
Previous rank: 6
Defeated Strom Thurmond 37-13; next vs. Gilbert
Previous rank: 7
Defeated Westside 42-6; next vs, Palmetto
Previous rank: 8
Defeated North Myrtle Beach 53-14; next at Socastee
Previous rank: 10
Defeated Woodmont 48-6; next vs. Chesnee
Previous rank: 11
Defeated Lexington 36-30; next at T.L. Hanna
Previous rank: 12
Defeated Chapin 45-22; next vs. Fairfield Central
Previous rank: 13
Defeated Chester 34-14; next vs. Southside Christian
Previous rank: 14
Defeated Cane Bay 34-14; next at St. James
Previous rank: 16
Defeated Crestwood 28-0; next vs. Spring Valley
Previous rank: 17
Idle; next vs. Gray Collegiate
Previous rank: 19
Defeated Fort Dorchester 65-7; next vs. Crestwood
Previous rank: 20
Idle; next vs. Riverside
Previous rank: 21
Idle; next at Woodmont
Previous rank: 23
Defeated then-No. 9 Camden 56-13; next idle
Previous rank: 22
Idle; next at Cane Bay
Previous rank: 24
Idle; next vs. Boiling Springs
Previous rank: 25
Defeated Wren 40-27; next vs. Greenwood
Previous rank: 9
Lost 56-13 to Ridge View; next at Richland Northeast
Previous rank: unranked
Defeated Laurens 49-0; next vs. No. 3 South Pointe
Previous rank: unranked
Defeated Socastee 56-12; next vs. Colleton County
The 2025 South Carolina high school football season rolled into Week 4 on Friday, September 12, and High School On SI has a list of final scores from the weekend.
South Carolina High School Football Scores, Results & Live Updates (SCHSL) – September 12, 2025
Abbeville 42, Ninety Six 7
Academic Magnet 29, Baptist Hill 22
Anderson 46, Andrews 14
Aynor 38, Green Sea Floyds 6
Batesburg-Leesville 49, Lower Richland 9
Beaufort 33, Goose Creek 27
Belton-Honea Path 42, Westside 6
Ben Lippen 44, Cardinal Newman 0
Berea 21, Southside 12
Berkeley 39, West Ashley 0
Bluffton 31, Hampton County 7
Brookland-Cayce 29, May River 36
Buford 49, McBee 30
Burke 2, Hemingway 0
Byrnes 49, Greer 9
Calhoun Falls Charter 32, Greenville HomeSchool 27
Carvers Bay 27, Georgetown 21
Catawba Ridge 24, Spring Valley 3
Cathedral Academy 46, Palmetto Christian Academy 6
Central 35, West Stanly 14
Chesnee 28, R-S Central 21
Chesterfield 49, Johnson 38
Clinton 40, Chapman 34
Clover 47, York 0
Colleton County 31, Stall 18
Colleton Prep Academy 34, Calhoun Academy 28
Columbia 37, Great Falls 8
Conway 10, Marlboro County 12
Dillon 61, Marion 6
Dorchester Academy 28, Henry Academy 14
Dutch Fork 42, Gray Collegiate Academy 14
East Clarendon 35, Lakewood 14
Eastside 56, Blue Ridge 21
Eau Claire 34, Williston-Elko 7
Emerald 42, Broome 18
Fairfield Central 29, Lewisville 22
Flora 49, Laurens 0
Florence Christian 21, Pee Dee Academy 0
Fort Mill 38, Lancaster 7
Fountain Inn 62, Carolina Academy 0
Fox Creek 49, McCormick 0
Franklin County 34, West-Oak 7
Greenwood 36, Lexington 30
Greenwood Christian 35, Whitmire 16
Hannah-Pamplico 27, Lee Central 2
Hartsville 56, Rock Hill 38
Hilton Head 59, Hardeeville 18
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 58, Denmark-Olar 0
Irmo 51, Carolina Forest 21
James Island 34, Cane Bay 14
Lamar 62, Lake City 36
Landrum 63, Asheville Christian Academy 13
Latta 22, Mullins 20
Laurence Manning Academy 14, Wilson Hall 13
Liberty 42, Palmetto 19
Loris 53, North Myrtle Beach 14
Lucy G. Beckham 35, Hanahan 7
Lugoff-Elgin 28, Aiken 14
Manning 52, Ridgeland/Hardeeville 6
Marlboro County 12, Conway 10
May River 36, Brookland-Cayce 29
Mountain View Prep 41, Crescent 19
Nation Ford 56, Richland Northeast 27
Newberry 45, Chapin 22
North Augusta 37, Strom Thurmond 13
North Central 33, Mid-Carolina 28
Northside Christian Academy 30, Andrew Jackson Academy 20
Oceanside Collegiate Academy 35, Ashley Ridge 21
Orangeburg Prep 41, Clarendon Hall 0
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 55, Edisto 0
Philip Simmons 71, Military Magnet Academy 0
Pinewood Prep 56, Camden Military 6
Powdersville 35, Pendleton 7
Ridge Spring-Monetta 22, American Leadership Academy 0
Ridge View 56, Camden 13
River Bluff 14, Gilbert 7
Saluda 34, Chester 14
Scott’s Branch 22, Lake View 18
Seneca 75, Walhalla 0
Silver Bluff 55, Blackville-Hilda 0
South Aiken 49, Barnwell 0
South Florence 65, Fort Dorchester 7
South Pointe 27, Northwestern 23
St. James 21, Wando 14
St. Joseph’s Catholic 49, Pickens 41
Stratford 56, Socastee 12
Sumter 28, Crestwood 0
Swansea 28, Pelion 27
T.L. Hanna 40, Wren 27
Thomas Sumter Academy 55, Spartanburg Christian Academy 52
Timberland 29, Kingstree 14
Trinity-Byrnes 41, First Baptist School 14
Union County 49, Blacksburg 7
Waccamaw 40, Johnsonville 13
Ware Shoals 32, Towns County 22
Westwood 65, Airport 7
Wilson 27, West Florence 21
Woodland 28, Whale Branch 14
Woodruff 48, Woodmont 6
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