Conference to Highlight Population Increase, Impact of Hispanics

BY ERIC K. WARD

A state agency aims to raise public awareness of the growing Hispanic and Latino population in South Carolina by holding an upcoming conference in Columbia.

In the backdrop lurks a contentious national debate about immigration.

Signs of the increasing demographic group in South Carolina dot the state’s landscape, including locally.

In just one example, WNXG Channel 67 of Columbia recently began broadcasting the Mexico-based, Spanish-language Telemundo network 24/7. “We just saw a need in the community,â€