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15 hrs ago | Post and Courier

Berkeley taxpayers hit for $30K for district lawyers

Berkeley County taxpayers so far have spent $30,000 to defend three school district employees in an ethics probe of November's bond referendum campaign.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Education Etc., Daniel Island, SC

Wed May 22, 2013

94.3 WSC

Lake Moultrie gets ready for Memorial Day Weekend

As the weather, and the water warms up, you might be thinking of hitting the lake.

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Related Topix: Moncks Corner, SC

Post and Courier

Split precincts

The biggest complaints about the recent special congressional election for the 1st District - other than who won or lost - came from those who arrived at the polls and couldn't vote because the district lines had changed with the latest redistricting.

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Related Topix: Charleston County, SC

Post and Courier

Berkeley County sheriffa s deputies searching for suspect in Goose Creek shooting

Berkeley County sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect in a shooting that wounded one person Tuesday night in Goose Creek.

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Related Topix: Goose Creek, SC

Post and Courier

Hicks Column: Berkeley County jail problem isn't prisoner comfort, it's safety

There probably aren't a lot of folks in Berkeley County losing sleep over all those temporary bunks at the jail.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Myrtle Beach Online

SC House bill would end a school choicea for student-property owners

A House bill that advanced Tuesday would repeal a 1962 state law that allows students to attend school in districts where they do not live, as long as they own property in that district with a tax value of at least $300. The bill, sponsored by state Rep.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Charleston, SC

Sun May 19, 2013

Bluffton Today

Bill focuses on impacts of free clinics

That's one aspect of a bill introduced by Rep. Joseph Jefferson, D-Pineville, that would study the scope of care the safety-net facilities provide to low-income patients.

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Related Topix: Pineville, SC, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Medicine, Nursing

Sat May 18, 2013

Post and Courier

Women tap into spirits for Stony Landing history

"What we got was rather surprising and unexpected," said Ashley Field, who with Pam Nance operates Spirit Hunters of the South.

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Related Topix: Supernatural, Moncks Corner, SC

Post and Courier

Force DOTa s hand on I-26 trees

The DOT should provide all the details on its plans to remove trees from I-26 between Summerville and I-95. In this photo, trees line the median along Interstate 26 at mile marker 189.

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Related Topix: Summerville, SC

Fri May 17, 2013

94.3 WSC

An early-morning fire rips through a home in Berkeley County

An early-morning fire rips through a home in Berkeley County. Members of the Goose Creek Fire Department say it happened at a home in the Boulder Bluff neighborhood around 12:30 a.m. Friday.

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Related Topix: Fire

Tue May 14, 2013

Bluffton Today

Jasper County land wins protection

The S.C. Conservation Bank provided $1.3 million to the owner of the Exley Plantation in Jasper County to create a conservation easement on the land, ensuring it will not be transformed into a parking lot, housing community, or other development.

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Related Topix: Barnwell County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Charleston, SC

Charleston Business Journal

Recycler expanding in Berkeley County

Viva Recycling, formerly known as Tire International, is expanding with the help of $15.7 million in financing provided by the S.C. Jobs-Economic Development Authority , the authority announced Monday.

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Related Topix: Moncks Corner, SC

Post and Courier

Man shot outside Goose Creek nightclub, deputies say

Berkeley County sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting that happened early Tuesday at a Goose Creek nightclub spokesman Dan Moon said.

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Related Topix: Goose Creek, SC

Post and Courier

SUV speeds away from deputies after 60-mile chase through West Ashley, over Interstate 26

ANDREW KNAPP/STAFF -- May 13, 2013 -- The Lincoln Navigator that Charleston County Sheriff's Office deputies chased Monday night from Charleston nearly to Orangeburg County speeds southward on U.S. Highway 17 near the Ashley River bridge.

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Related Topix: Charleston County, SC, Charleston, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Drugs, Dorchester County, SC

Sat May 11, 2013

Post and Courier

Two house fires displace families in McClellanville and Pineville

An early morning blaze at 849 Runey Lane in McClellanville destroyed the home of a seven-member family, including four children.

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Related Topix: Pineville, SC, McClellanville, SC, Lane, SC, Cross, SC

Fri May 10, 2013

Post and Courier

New Mount Pleasant magnet school one of three ideas from Charleston...

Mobile units have been the temporary fix for schools with too many students, but Charleston County officials have unveiled a new three-part proposal to alleviate overcrowding in this growing community.

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Related Topix: Mount Pleasant, SC, Charleston, SC, Charleston County, SC, Education Etc.

The Moultrie News

CSO presents a The Wind and the Mockingbird: How the Written Word Changed Societya

The Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir is pleased to present “The Wind and the Mockingbird: How the Written Word Changed Society,” a concert theme inspired by literary works “Gone With the Wind” and “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The concert will be presented on Saturday, May 25 at 5 p.m. at Emanuel AME ... (more)

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Related Topix: War Movies, Drama Movies, Gone with the Wind, Hollywood, SC

Post and Courier

Two wrecks, one involving a trooper, stall traffic on Berkeley County roads this morning

Authorities responded to this wreck involving a S.C. Highway Patrol trooper on U.S. 176 Friday morning.

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Clover Herald

Google, Charleston teaming up on new tech project

A new tech project designed to show off Charleston's technology efforts to residents and visitors alike is taking off.

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Related Topix: Charleston, SC

Thu May 09, 2013

Charleston Business Journal

Alcoa reviewing smelting capacity

Alcoa is reviewing 11% of its smelting capacity for possible curtailment or shut down, but company officials won't say whether its Berkeley County smelter, Alcoa Mt.

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