Thirty Years After Fire Officials Fear A New Blaze
Myrtle Beach reports warn that the Burst Tract area near Carolina Forest Grande Dunes and major roads could suffer large property losses in a repeat of the 1976 Clear Pond Fire. Fire officials cite dry conditions long precedents and difficult terrain as key risks.
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Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
International Paper Company
Horry
Bill Skipper
Skipper
Carolina Forest
Grande Dunes
Carolina Bays Parkway
Veterans Highway
Lewis Ocean Bay
Horry County
Hamp Shuping
South Carolina Fire Academy
Ken Cabe
State Forestry Commission
Clear Pond
U.S. Highway 501
Wampee
Madelene Porter
Meade
Porter
Carolina
Paul Blessing
Walterboro
Chinese vice premier Wu Yi visits South Carolina
Wu Yi arrives in Columbia for a two day visit to discuss trade and investment amid U S pressure to loosen currency controls. South Carolina has lost textile jobs to Chinese competition and Gov Sanford has sought Chinese investment. Jenny Sanford greets the delegation saying the state is eager to do business and has been hurt by job losses.
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Columbia
United States
Wu Yi
South Carolina
Mark
China
Inglis questions Homeland Security spending in Greenville
U S Rep Bob Inglis of South Carolina questions federal Homeland Security funds while Greenville has spent over 2 million on local equipment including an armored personnel carrier a mini robot and a bomb response truck Sheriff Steve Loftis says the equipment serves the county and possibly statewide Inglis argues the federal government should not fund every local upgrade noting the 95 billion spent over two years and a 300 billion deficit DeMint defends the grants process urging transparency and competition for funds.
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