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12 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

No charges in death of amputee mauled by dogs

Authorities say no charges will be filed in the death of an 80-year-old double-amputee mauled to death by dogs earlier this month in South Carolina.

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Related Topix: Harleyville, SC

Fri May 17, 2013

Summerville Journal Scene

Crime Beat

Big bang Officers responded to 101 Plume Poppy Ct., in Summer Haven, April 28, to neighbors reporting a man in the front yard discharging a firearm.

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Summerville Journal Scene

Inklings

The official branding of our town as the "Birthplace of Sweet Tea," a recent tourism incentive of the Greater Summerville/Dorchester Chamber of Commerce, has spawned added enticements for visitors.

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Related Topix: Drink, Tea, Summerville, SC

Wed May 15, 2013

Summerville Journal Scene

Activist demands school board representation

Local activist Louis Smith, president of the Robynwyn Palmetto Civic Association, addressed the Dorchester County District Two School Board Monday on two issues pertaining to racial inequality.

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Post and Courier

Mauled mana s family refuses to blame owner of dogs for wheelchair attack

Carlton Freeman's friends say about everybody around Harley-ville knew him. He worked for the railroad, drove a truck for the county and was a regular at camp meetings before he lost his legs.

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Examiner.com

Double amputee killed by dogs: Helpless as he was dragged from wheelchair

A South Carolina coroner says that it was "a wonder" that Carlton Freeman, an 80-year-old double amputee, was not killed during the attack by the dogs that pulled him from his wheelchair last week.

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Related Topix: Harleyville, SC

Tue May 14, 2013

Summerville Journal Scene

Outstanding students honored at CGC commencement

At The Citadel Graduate College commencement exercises on May 4 in McAlister Field House, more than 330 degrees were conferred and awards were presented.

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Related Topix: The Citadel

The Miami Herald

SC amputee, 80, dies after being attacked by dogs

Carlton Freeman of Harleyville was driving his motorized wheelchair May 8 when the dogs pulled him from his chair and bit him all over his body.

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Related Topix: Harleyville, SC

The Island Packet

SC amputee dies after being attacked by dogs

The Dorchester County Sheriff's office says that Carlton Freeman of Harleyville was driving his motorized wheelchair on May 8 when the dogs attacked him.

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Related Topix: Harleyville, SC

The Charlotte Observer

SC amputee dies after being attacked by dogs

HARLEYVILLE, S.C. An 80-year-old South Carolina amputee in a wheelchair has died of injuries he received after he was attacked by four dogs.

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Related Topix: Harleyville, 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, Berkeley County, SC

Mon May 13, 2013

Post and Courier

Report: North Charleston police officer used cruiser to go on alcohol run to store

Seen in a dashboard video, an S.C. Highway Patrol trooper arrests North Charleston Police Officer Christina Mask on drunken driving charges after Mask crashed her marked patrol car April 22 near Jedburg.

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Related Topix: North Charleston, SC, Charleston, SC

Sun May 12, 2013

Post and Courier

North Charleston, Dorchester County and school district join forces in land deal.

Traffic problems at Fort Dorchester High School should be reduced under a plan that involves local governments joining forces to buy nearly 14 acres of land next to the school for $950,000. Fort Dorchester's Bagwell Stadium is shown in this 2011 photo.

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Related Topix: North Charleston, SC, Charleston, SC

Post and Courier

Summerville-Dorchester museum scrapping for cash to survive

Curios are the charm of this quirky town, and its old waterworks is where a host of them end up.

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Related Topix: Dorchester, SC, Summerville, SC, Canada, Archaeology, Anthropology, Science

Sat May 11, 2013

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Outstanding Students Honored at CGC Commencement

CHARLESTON, S.C., May 4 -- The Citadel issued the following news release: At The Citadel Graduate College commencement exercises Saturday, May 4, 2013, in McAlister Field House, more than 330 degrees were conferred and awards were presented.

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Related Topix: The Citadel, Charleston, SC, North Charleston, SC

Fri May 10, 2013

Post and Courier

Accident snarls Highway 61 near Charleston-Dorchester line

A traffic accident on S.C. Highway 61 in Dorchester County has closed the road in both directions, the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office said.

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Related Topix: Dorchester, SC

Thu May 09, 2013

Summerville Journal Scene

Hayes receives Chairman's Award

From left, Melissa Watson, chair of Berkeley County DP and 2nd Vice Chair of SCDP, Richard Hayes, Chair of the Dorchester County Democratic Party, and Bobbie Rose, state party delegate from Charleston County.

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Related Topix: Charleston County, SC

Wed May 08, 2013

Bluffton Today

Former Dorchester judge reprimanded

The S.C. Supreme Court has reprimanded a former Dorchester County magistrate for various infractions, including a self-reported incident in which the judge decreased a criminal defendant's bond to $10 and then paid it himself.

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Related Topix: Dorchester, SC, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Beaufort, SC

Post and Courier

Federal operation results in hundreds of sex offender arrests including two in South Carolina

Herman Dangerfield, 58, was among those arrested in a federal opeartion targeting sex offenders who failed to register.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Berkeley County, SC, Greenville County, SC

Summerville Journal Scene

Associated Press calls race for Sanford

With 112 of 133 precincts reporting, the Associated Press has called the race for former Governor Mark Sanford.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, US News, Representative Tim Scott, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives