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Martin overcomes setbacks to finish strong at Westside
When Jimmie Strong talks about her son, Tridrekus Martin, and his push to go to college, she sniffles. Her tears can be heard through the ...
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Thunderstorms likely Sunday tonight
Thunderstorm activity throughout the area prompted the National Weather Service to issue a hazardous weather outlook for Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina through Sunday ...
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Volunteer divers train for swift water rope rescue in Catawba River
Donations to the York County Emergency Response Team can be made on the teams website, www.ycert.com. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Terry Cook at 803-372-7593 or tcook41338@gmail.com. A volunteer form can also be found on the ...
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Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot
View Photo Associated Press/Ben Margot - A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. A record Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 ...
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Golf Wilkinson comes home strong in South Carolina
Manawatu professional Tim Wilkinson has continued his charge towards a PGA Tour card in 2014. The left-hander from the Manawatu Golf Club fired a seven-under-par 64 in the final round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the web.com Tour to climb 23 places into a share of 11th in South Carolina. Wilkinson made seven birdies in a bogey-free final round at the Thornblade Club to finish on ...
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SC man killed in stick-up of barber shop
BEECH ISLAND, S.C. Authorities are searching for two homicide suspects after a South Carolina barber was fatally shot during an attempted robbery at his business. Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton said Sunday that 32-year-old Zann Worrell Jr. of North Augusta, S.C., died from multiple gunshot wounds. Carlton says Worrell died Saturday at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Carlton says Worrell was ...
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SC colleges look at on-campus tobacco bans
http://bit.ly/110zJ7i ) that at least 10 South Carolina colleges have gone tobacco free and at least five others are considering it in the country's fifth-largest tobacco-growing ...
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NC teacher says student hit her during field trip
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) -- A Charlotte high school teacher plans to press charges against a student she accuses of hitting her in the face during an amusement park field ...
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SC beach town has high hopes for holiday bikefest
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. - The early numbers look promising to town staff ahead of the 2013 Memorial Day Bikefest in Atlantic Beach.Linda Cheatham, interim town manager in Atlantic Beach, said the town had processed 20 vendor applications for the rally as of 2 p.m. Friday. Thats a good number to see about a week ahead of the event, she said.More applications were still coming in Friday and Cheatham ...
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$590M-plus Powerball 1 winning ticket sold in Fla
DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.The lone winner was sold at a Publix supermarket location in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told ...
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1 Winning Ticket Sold in Fla. on Powerball
A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...
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Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ...
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Lilies on the River event honors women of impact
Janice Capps of Beaufort throws lilies into the Chechessee River during the ninth annual Lilies on the River fundraiser on Saturday afternoon at the River House on Spring Island. The event was hosted by and benefited Hope Haven, a rape crisis ...
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Villas and rentals homes in need of upgrades other island improvements could be catalyst
As tens of millions of dollars in renovations are completed or underway at Hilton Head Island's resorts, plantations and developments, many say it's time for the rental-unit sector to follow suit.Otherwise, a vital segment of the island's tourism industry will lose tourists to nearby, highly competitive destinations that include Kiawah Island, Myrtle Beach and the Gulf ...
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Hilton Head High boys capture first state soccer championship
Hilton Head Island High School's Chip Tremarelli (4) battles with Eastside's J.P. Hovey on a header during Saturday's Class 3-A boys soccer state championship game in Gilbert, ...
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Phone carriers expose low-income applicants to risk of ID theft
The private information Linda Mendez submitted to get discount cellphone service appeared on a publicly accessible website. For all the convenience afforded by Lifeline, the federal program that subsidizes phone service for qualified low-income households, Linda Mendez now says her initial doubts were ...
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iRock parent education to start
Rock Hill schools are preparing to roll out the district’s iRock digital initiative, which will put an iPad2 tablet in the hands of every student in grades four through eight. But before students get their iPads, the district must educate parents about the responsibilities for them and their children. Parents of students in grades four through eight must buy a $65 protection plan or sign a ...
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Funding for nurse to help sexual assault victims at Safe Passage cut
ROCK HILL - A registered sexual assault nurse will no longer forensically examine and interview York County rape victims at Safe Passage. County funds that employed a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) with the York County Sheriff’s Office and housed her equipment and an examination room at Safe Passage, a shelter for battered women and children in Rock Hill, has been completely ...
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Survey points to value of liberal arts education
How Winthrop, York Tech compare with employment rates, student loan debt A recent survey by the Association of American Colleges and Universities shows about 93 percent of employers believe a student’s major is no more important than critical thinking, communication and problem-solving skills. A separate study reveals that a student’s major has significant impact on their ...
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Lawsuit claims faulty valve caused Catawba plant explosion that burned four
More information Read the documents at heraldonline.com: • The lawsuit • The state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation ...
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Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot
View Photo Associated Press/Gregory Bull - Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority ...
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Duke Energy hydro relicensing stakeholders plan open house
Duke Energy and other hydro-relicensing stakeholders will host a community open house Wednesday about a recently completed agreement-in-principle related to future operations for the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric ...
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Cindy Wilson to discuss Anderson Countys legal costs at council meeting
Anderson County Council member Cindy Wilson’s paperwork for Tuesday’s meeting includes dozens of pages that detail credit card charges made by Joey Preston more than four years ago. See online-only, detailed breakdown of Anderson County's $2.8 million bill for investigations and related ...
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Georgia inmate still on the run
CARNESVILLE, Ga. -- Sheriff's investigators still were looking Saturday for an inmate who escaped Friday from the Franklin County Detention Center. Keibron Brock, 20, was in the detention center awaiting trial on several charges, including burglary, armed robbery and aggravated assault. He went over the detention center wall around 11 a.m. Friday and hasn't been seen since. ...
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McCall plans June 21 debut for new museum
NATHAN GRAY/INDEPENDENT MAIL Les McCall, right, and Richard Gambrell move an old corn sheller that will be on display. See online-only photos of preparations for debut at the Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum of South ...
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Nuclear waste in South Carolina causing financial headache for federal government
South Carolina is home to the Savannah River Site, a facility which was used by the US government for the production of tritium and plutonium for use in nuclear weapons. In 2008 the U.S. Department of energy and the Site signed a contract for nuclear waste to be cleared, it was expected to cost $3.2 billion, but will, now cost over $4.6 billion.
From the 1950’s tritium and plutonium was used to produce component for the Department of Defense’s production of nuclear weapons, primarily producing tritium and plutonium. The nature of producing these substances meant that considerable waste by-produce was created, 37 million gallons of liquid waste to be exact. Read more
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