Grand American Coon Hunt May Move From Orangeburg
Orangeburg fears over rising fairground costs may force the Grand American Coon Hunt to relocate. The two day event draws over 30 000 visitors yearly with economic impact up to 8 million dollars. Association president Bud Ducker cites a cost jump from 1620 to 4781 dollars in eight years, threatening future venues. Fair Association president Charles Shuler hopes for a return, noting the hunt as a yearly city highlight after prior vending fee disputes. The event has been staged in Orangeburg for three decades.
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Orangeburg
Grand American Coon Hunt
Grand American Coon Hunt Association
Bud Ducker
Ducker
Charles Shuler
The
Fair Association
Third Victim of S C Boating Accident Found
A third victim from last month's five man boating accident off Hilton Head Island coast was found in Wassaw Sound marshes. Michael Leonard Clarke of Virginia Beach, captain of an EXMAR Corp. boat, was wearing a life vest and is believed to have died of hypothermia as water hovered around 57 degrees when the aluminum craft was located on March 28, police said.
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Savannah
Hilton Head Island
Wassaw Sound
Michael Leonard Clarke
Virginia Beach
Clarke
Exmar Corp
Marine Survey
Allife
Chatham County
Linda Hansen
Obituaries for James J.T. Brown Jeffery Croft and Pauline Eidson
Notices record the deaths of James J.T. Brown of Williston Jeffery Diddty Croft of Aiken and Pauline Ballard Eidson of North Augusta with brief biographical details and funeral arrangements. The notices appear on Page 6A of the newspaper.
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James
J.T.) Brown
Williston
Jeffery
Diddty) Croft
Aiken
Pauline Ballard Eidson
North Augusta
Marital Rape Law Questions in South Carolina Context
South Carolina law largely exempts a husband from criminal sexual conduct charges if the couple lives together. If separated by a court order, rape can be reported. otherwise it may be treated as domestic cruelty or a divorce issue. Attorney Weeks Johnson notes the law in effect since 1991 and cites limited state recognition of marital rape.
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South Carolina
Page Weeks Johnson
Johnson, Johnson, Whittle, Snelgrove & Weeks
Aiken
Ms. Johnson
Johnson
Heidi Holland
Second Judi Circuit Solicitor’s Office
Bamberg
Barnwell
Victim Speaks About Rape and Domestic Abuse
Sue Stevens describes seven years of abuse by her husband starting before their 1970 marriage. She recalls escalating physical and sexual violence, isolation, and threats to keep their children, leading to a pattern many women face per Bureau of Statistics estimates.
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Sue Stevens
Bureau of Statistics
Stevens
Sue
Gun Bill Worry Raised In South Carolina
Employers fear a fast moving concealed weapons bill will heighten workplace violence and legal risk. The bill would allow any adult with eight hours training and a clean background to carry hidden guns, despite existing company bans and location restrictions. It would not grant businesses a right to bar concealed weapons on their property.
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Columbia
Rhett Miller
Employers Association of
South Carolina
Miller
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Students Turn Quilts Into Lesson On Math
Anne Shealy’s sixth grade class at Aiken Middle School used geoboards to design geometric patterns for quilt squares. The squares were sewn into three quilts to donate to Helping Hands shelter for children, teaching symmetry and community service.
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Anne Shealy
Aiken
Ms. Shealy
Sally Sharpe
Helping Hands
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