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Friday, May 9, 2008
The Charleston fire captain trained a hose on the flames chewing through the Sofa Super Store as billowing smoke choked the air around him. Behind him, a firefighter struggled to find slack in the line so they could move the hose closer to the heart of the blaze.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Christy Thompson will not be returning to her former job as principal of Jane Edwards Elementary School, Charleston County Schools Superintendent Nancy McGinley said Thursday. Thompson has been charged with simple assault and is accused of grabbing a teacher's arm during an argument about the teacher's evaluation.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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By his 16th birthday, Mark Cabrera had not been so sweet. He carried a knife to school, got caught with drugs, skipped classes, broke into a shed and stole a car, jewelry and reptiles at different times. He was becoming an alcoholic and was getting high on drugs. He was angry and rebellious. He thought he could make more money selling drugs than he could completing an education.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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A former Mount Pleasant clerk who stole about $145,000 from the town was sentenced to one year of home detention Thursday after she made full restitution. Isabelle Perdue, 46, asked for forgiveness for her crimes as she apologized to the town, its police and citizens.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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COLUMBIA — Senators won't be trying to solve problems within the state Department of Public Safety when they meet May 19 to confirm a new director. The objective of at least a 100 hours of research into the conduct of Highway Patrol troopers and procedures at Public Safety, the parent agency, is to determine if Maj. Mark Keel can make the needed improvements.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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MOUNT PLEASANT — The only known TV station pachyderm mascot is up for a place in the town historic marker program, but first officials need someone with a memory like an elephant to tell them what happened to the critter.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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SUMMERVILLE —Timothy Thompson, a music teacher who was named Dorchester District 2's Teacher of the Year on Thursday, said he started teaching when he was 9 years old.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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State schools Superintendent Jim Rex is putting the heat on lawmakers to pass a bill to overhaul the state's accountability system. The bill already has the blessing of the House and the Senate's education committee, but it faces objections that would require two-thirds of the Senate to agree that the bill should be debated.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Bob Beres of Summerville has been named the state's 2007 Trooper of the Year. An outstanding officer is named from each of 10 patrol troops, with one overall winner selected from among that group.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
A private preschool will merge with Porter-Gaud School in a move that officials say ensures the longevity of the early childhood education programs. Few details were released Thursday about the O'Quinn Schools' merging with Porter-Gaud, and officials declined to say whether the O'Quinn Schools had been sold to Porter-Gaud.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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MOUNT PLEASANT — A 132-room hotel and 25-condominium development at the gateway to the town on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard received preliminary approval Monday.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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Firefighters who battled the Sofa Super Store blaze lacked enough water and proper equipment to effectively do their jobs, and were undermined by a series of tactical errors that allowed the fire to spiral into an inferno that killed nine men, according to a draft federal report the city released Thursday.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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Helpless motorists watched Thursday afternoon as a burgundy sedan skidded off Interstate 26 and slammed into trees, the impact flinging two toddlers out of the car. Ana Garcia-Millan, 3 1/2, died at Medical University Hospital a couple of hours after the 1:45 p.m. crash, Charleston County Deputy Coroner Kelly Myers said. The child's brother, 18 months old, was critically injured.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
CHICAGO — If the 2008 Democratic presidential race were a baseball season, Hillary Clinton would need the greatest comeback in major league history to clinch the nomination.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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JAMES ISLAND — A hot-headed bank robbery suspect's plot was foiled Thursday when he wrote his stick-up note to the teller on the back of his own cell phone bill, police said.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
COLUMBIA — Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer is undertaking a new initiative that seeks to help seniors steer clear of scams and stand by them when they are victims.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
GREENVILLE — Authorities say they have arrested a suspect in the robbery of a vacationing FBI agent last month in downtown Greenville.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
WINNSBORO — Fairfield County deputies said they busted four moonshine stills Thursday and destroyed about 30 gallons of the homemade liquor.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
The third round of public workshops about updating Charleston County's Comprehensive Plan have been postponed. The workshops were originally scheduled for May 19 and 20 but will be resumed on unspecified dates.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
State House District 111 hopeful Clay Middleton won the backing from several labor unions Wednesday.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
BEIJING — Cheering mountaineers raised the Olympic torch at the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday, producing the triumphant image that China has longed for in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
South Carolina Republicans will hear from U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Indiana, when they meet for their big annual fundraiser in Columbia later this month.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
So, a sales rep, resort manager and oyster farmer walk into a bar. Betcha haven't heard that one before … At any rate, the three South Carolina residents stand a decent shot at landing "The Bachelorette," premiering May 19 on ABC.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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GMLc is changing the metaphor for our weekly news roundup. We're tired of the cowboy thing, and, before that, the food thing. We'll just say that here are a few bytes of news from the week that you might have missed.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
A young man was wounded by gunfire about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Gadsden Green community in Charleston.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
GOOSE CREEK — A 28-year-old man died after being thrown from a pickup truck during a crash on North Rhett Extension early Wednesday, authorities said.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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With its moss-draped, majestic oaks and picturesque, historic homes, the Old Village in Mount Pleasant is typically a peaceful place where residents say crime is rare. But the serene atmosphere changed dramatically for about five hours Wednesday when police, fire and EMS personnel converged on Alhambra Hall & Park to deal with a suspicious package.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
St. Stephen — The results of the Town Council election Tuesday ended in a statistical dead heat between incumbent Robbie Ballentine Jr. and former council member Roderick Sumpter.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
COLUMBIA — Federal prosecutor Walt Wilkins has been nominated to be the next U.S. Attorney for South Carolina.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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MOUNT PLEASANT — Anyone who's boiled an egg knows the frustration 16-year-old Kyle Olbrich felt months ago when his egg cracked in the bubbling water. He watched the egg's insides swirl, clump and create a mess. It wasn't the first time this Wando High School junior had broken an egg. Olbrich is a wrestler, and he tries to eat healthy and stay in his low weight class. Salads topped with boiled eggs are a staple in his diet.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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Yes, she should have backed up her data.
No, it wasn't a smart move on Tracey Phillips' part to carry on her key ring a tiny digital memory device, or flash drive, that she used to store the only complete copy of her doctoral dissertation, which represented three years of work.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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ORANGEBURG — Tiffany Buras packed the last of her belongings into her sister's car early Sunday morning and waited by the passenger-side door to see what her husband was going to do next.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Former First Lady Ann Darlington Edwards was chosen as the 2008 "Woman of the Year" by the South Carolina Republican Women's Caucus. The wife of former Gov. James Edwards received the award at a reception designed to raise money for the Republican Women's Scholarship Fund.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
MONCKS CORNER — The candidates for the District 2 Berkeley County Council seat say the county needs to operate more like a business. Incumbent Tim Callanan and political newcomer Jim Mills both say they are the most qualified to bring accountability and fiscal responsibility to council.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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COLUMBIA — The state illegal immigration reform plan was given another rewrite Wednesday with changes that could put the Legislature back where it was about three weeks ago: in negotiations. House Speaker Bobby Harrell said he feels more optimistic than he has in weeks about the legislation his chamber passed Wednesday.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Regional planners have begun a two-year initiative to outline a blueprint for the future on how they want the Lowcountry to grow.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Senate gave key approval Wednesday to a 50-cent per pack increase to the state's cigarette tax, setting aside much of the new money for health care for low income residents.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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GMLc is changing the metaphor for our weekly news roundup. We're tired of the cowboy thing, and, before that, the food thing. We'll just say that here are a few bytes of news from the week that you might have missed.
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