Youth counselor charged with sexual molestation in church case
Charles Gantt Jr a 38 year old West Columbia volunteer at Congaree Baptist Church is charged with criminal sexual conduct with minors and sexual exploitation after allegedly molestsing a 13 year old boy for over two years and learning his 7 year old brother was also a victim. Deputies seized his home computer with child pornography. Bond set at 275000. Three men escape injury in small plane crash.
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Charles G. Gantt Jr
West Columbia
Congaree Baptist Church
James R. Metts
Gantt
Metts
Lexington County Detention Center
ST. Matthews
Midlands
Calhoun County
James Givens
Columbia
U.S. 21
Givens
Mark O'Brien
Canton
Mass
Orangeburg
Michael Christman
Christman
Supreme Court ruling opens path for magistrate prison term
Former Horry County magistrate Archie Lee who admitted groping women could still face prison after a Supreme Court ruling in a Tennessee case. The decision leaves room for Judge Sol Blatt Jr. to delay, while the appeals court reexamines whether constitutional protection against bodily integrity applies to judges. Lee pled no contest to several counts and pleaded guilty to a civil rights charge amid a long history of alleged abuse and a California-esque legal fallout.
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Myrtle Beach
Horry
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Archie Lee
Sol Blatt Jr
Lee
Blatt
High Court
Éth
Court of Appeals
Staward
Thad
Racheal Dain
Éth Circit
Edward Cottingham
FBI
Year 2000 computer fixes loom for South Carolina
State agencies face costly upgrades as two digit year dates threaten calculations from taxes to welfare. DSS and Clemson estimate multi‑million efforts to audit and modify programs. A task force will monitor progress, with a legislative report due next summer as nationwide costs run high.
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Columbia
Department of Social Services
Linda Logan
Clemson University
Chris Duckenfield
Budget and Control Board
California
Ted Lightle
Information Resources
Lightle
Alfred Robinson
Beasley
South Carolina Symbols and Their Storied Troubadour Traits
South Carolina boasts the longest deer season in some counties and features the striped bass as the state’s famed game fish. The wild turkey signals autumn hunters, the Boykin Spaniel embodies hunting skill and friendly nature, and the moonshine joke aside, milk is the official state beverage. The peach, though commonly linked to Georgia, is the state fruit adopted in 1984, reflecting the Palmetto State’s farming pride.
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South Carolina
South Carolina General Assembly
Georgia
Mississippi
South
State symbols of South Carolina listed in readable guide
The passage details South Carolina symbols: the state dog the Carolina dog the lettered olive shell the shag dance the loggerhead sea turtle as state reptile the amethyst as state gemstone and the Carolina mantid as state insect. It notes these items appear in coastal nesting areas and gardens.
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Carolina
South Carolina
Attorney Client Duty and Consultation Offer
The text outlines attorney client duties including loyalty and honesty in disclosures. It notes the attorney must prioritize client interests and warns against sharing information with third parties. It invites scheduling a consultation at 255 Pendleton St. N.W. with hours Monday to Friday 9 to 5 and provides phone 648-7828.
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Pendleton St
N.W
GTS Duratek faces repair costs after SRS melter trouble
Prince cited waste from the Savannah River contract in 1997 as avoidable but necessary. The issue stems from melter design and filling methods, with repairs potentially totaling up to $1 million and about a month delay before processing resumes. Duratek stock fell after the announcement. future DOE contracts hinge on performance. Mario Fiori of 3RS stresses commitment to vitrification despite typical manufacturing hiccups.
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Savannah River
Prince
Wall Street
Tis
Dow Jones
Duratek
DOE
Thempany
GTS Duratek
Hanford
Washington State
Idaho
3RS
Mario Fiori
Defense
Srs
GTS
Burnettown zoning items on council agenda
The $415000 project faced a cost overrun of about $103000 but a grant from the Economic Development Administration covers half. Final readings set for an animal control ordinance and for designation of the county Planning Commission as Burnettown's official planning body. Council must approve all ordinances via council resolutions. Meeting at 7 p.m. in Aiken County Council Building chambers on Richland Avenue.
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Economic Development Administration
Burnettown
Aiken County Council
Richland Avenue
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Playboy
Greenville
Playboy Magazine
Greenville County
Scott Case
Monay
Selah Cox
Sutton Boyd
Jessica
Winthrop University
Danci Graham
Jennifer C
Winthrop
Associated Press
Duckenfield
Mirtle Beach
Sylvia W. Westerdahl
Attorney AT Law
Palmetto
Ane
Inere
Comlinas Bank
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