E-mails just released by Gov. Mark Sanford’s office show that his affair with a woman from Argentina may have cost more than his political future and embarrassment. He turned down a dinner invitation from a South Carolina company that’s considering expanding its plant here. Before releasing it, along with hundreds of other emails, the governor’s staff blacked out the name of the company, its location, how much it’s considering investing in an expansion and how many jobs that might create.

Newly released e-mails show that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford pushed for a packed schedule but wanted to keep an evening free on a taxpayer-funded trip to Argentina last year. The e-mails released by the state Commerce Department show the planning that went into the trip, which the married governor has said was the start of his affair with an Argentine woman.

We have the latest developments in SC Governor Mark Sanford’s scandal investigation. We will update this story as events warrant. Several newspapers, including ‘The Aiken Standard’, have called for Sanford’s resignation. Let us know in our web poll at the bottom of this article if you think he should resign.

Local South Carolina citizens and fellow Republican leaders react to the Sanford Scandal, as we ask…should Governor Sanford resign? News Channel Six’s Joy Howe has the story.

A former South Carolina county councilman has been found guilty of using spyware to scan another county employee’s computer and e-mails. The Greenville News reported Thursday that attorneys for former Greenville County Councilman Tony Trout said he’ll likely appeal the conviction. He faces up to 16 years in prison when he is sentenced later, but attorney Benjamin Stepp said he will try to convince the judge that Trout doesn’t need to go to jail.

Internal e-mails indicate the owner of a peanut company urged his workers to ship tainted products after receiving test results identifying salmonella.

A federal court is taking the Bush White House to task on the issue of millions of apparently missing e-mails, saying the administration has failed in its obligation to safeguard presidential records.