Southeast faces heavy fruit losses from weekend freeze
The Southeast reports widespread crop devastation after a weekend freeze. South Carolina loses about 90 percent of peaches with federal aid sought. Georgia faces 50 percent plus peach damage and blueberry losses. northern Georgia peaches wiped out. Alabama Kentucky also tallying heavy fruit crop losses with preliminary figures in the millions.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Hugh Weathers
Georgia
Joe McManus
Georgia Farm Bureau
Danny Stanalan
Bacon County
Kathy Taylor
Stone Fruit
University of
Georgia Extension Service
Alabama
Kentucky
Dave Rickey
Alabama Farmers Federation
Bill Clary
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Judge dismisses suits over Greenville hotel 2004 fire
A federal judge dismissed four lawsuits against Comfort Inn owners after the January 2004 fire in Greenville that killed six people and injured 11. Prosecutors allege arson by 37 year old Eric Preston Haas who targeted Melba Canty and her child. Estate lawyers indicate appeals and settlements with other defendants.
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Greenville
U.S
Henry M. Herlong Jr
Comfort Inn
Eric Preston Haas
Taylors
Melba Leshawn Canty
Jaden
Allison Lorraine Barfield
North Augusta
Matthew Greene
Greenwood
Jessica Lane Hamby
Donna Lea Swaim
Conover
N.C
Robert Foster
Swaim
Barfield
Three South Carolina Principals Replaced Over Poor Scores
Three principals at Ridgeland Middle School Jasper County Johnson Middle School Florence County and Whitlock Junior High Spartanburg County will be replaced after the schools failed to meet 2003 report card standards. Education Superintendent Jim Rex said his agency will supervise 16 underperforming schools and that a state takeover option remains on the table if progress stalls.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Columbia
Jim Rex
Rex
State Education Board
Education Department
Ridgeland Middle School
Jasper County
Johnson Middle School
Florence County
Whitlock Junior High
Spartanburg County
Whitlock
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William E. Harrell Jr
Foster
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Aiken
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Woodside
Marsha Brackman
Prudential
WRI Realty
Mbrackman
Glen Haven
Rudentialwrirealty.com
Ieee
Mark
Sha Owen
Hearing Associates of
Inteo
Rao
First Citizens
Visit
Werconit
Equity
LAW
Gary H. Smith
William Ray Massey
Brad A. Brodie
J. Strom Thurmond, JR
Mary O. Guynn
David W. Miller
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