SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WIS)- A Midlands boy and girl that have been limited from enjoying life's little joys are hoping that people in the Midlands will take a few minutes to vote for them in a contest that will give 14 children very expensive adaptive bicycles.

6-year-old Kamran Lloyd has arthrogryposis and has never been able to ride a bicycle, nor has his mother been able to purchase one that would allow him to do so.

By JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - South Carolina's unemployment rate has dropped for a ninth straight month.

The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday the state's jobless rate was 8.8% in April, down from 8.9% the month before.

The state added 13,500 jobs last month, with most coming in the leisure and hospitality industries. The only sector to see a decrease in jobs was government.

On Tuesday, May 22 the South Carolina Food Bank Association (SCFBA) will hold a press event at 10:30 am to announce the Border to Border Hunger Challenge sponsored by Wells Fargo. The event at 10:30 am at 2220 Shop Road in Columbia will announce the $150,000 campaign to reduce childhood and family hunger across our entire state during the summer.