News - Prosser
COLUMBIA, S.C., April 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) has re-launched its visitor website, www.DiscoverSouthCarolina.com, with an improved, simplified design and features that make exploring the Palmetto State easier, faster and more entertaining.
Officials in Prosser, Wash., said the city's marmot problem has become so severe that one of the cat-sized animals invaded a restaurant. City Administrator Charlie Bush said the marmot incident Monday involved one of the burrowing creatures bursting through the door of the restaurant and being chased until it was finally cornered by employees and patrons, the Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.) reported Thursday. Bush said several people used advertising signs to make a tunnel for the marmot to exit the eatery and the animal left after some gentle prodding. It just took off like a shot, Bush said. Yellow-bellied marmots, closely related to woodchucks, have caused trouble for the city during recent summers.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Google Inc. awards South Carolina Tourism its first-ever Wisdom of the Crowd Award. In 2008, South Carolina launched a multi-faceted campaign that jolted wintry Chicago with a blast of warm air and southern sunshine. The S.C.