What is the lemon law in South Carolina?
E.T. Effort A. South Carolina’s lemon law, which became effective Oct. 3, 1989, roughly defines a car as lemon when it is a new motor vehicle — passenger car, van or truck— that was bought on or after Oct. 3, 1989, and has a defect that impairs use or will lower the vehicle’s market value substantially and the manufacturer cannot repair within a reasonable time.For information on the state’s Lemon Law, visit South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs at scconsumer.gov/faqs/lemon_law.htm; write to 3600 Forest Drive, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 5757, Columbia, SC 29250; phone (803) 734-4200.Q: My friends and I were kids in 1965, and we remember there was a UFO sighting in Marshalls Creek, but can’t recall the details. We think it was during the spring months. Did the sighting make the news?R.B. Wind Gap A: An odd, bright light in the sky was reported by a number of Marshalls Creek residents during a spring evening in 1965.”It had — like a tail — with a very brilliant white light. It wasn’t mo
