South Carolina flag plan faces uphill House vote with black lawmakers opposing
In Columbia, 24 of 26 black House members plan to vote against the Senate flag removal bill, saying it does not go far enough. They oppose placing a new flag near the Confederate Monument on Statehouse grounds, while Senate support remains firm. The tie, party dynamics, and broader boycott pressure shape the outcome.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State House
House
Senate
Gilda Cobb- Hunter
Cobb-Hunter
Main Street
Rep
John L. Scott Jr
Legislative Black Caucus
Statehouse Complex
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Brenda Lee
Tax deadline looms as refunds speed through offices
Rhodes Murphy operates three Aiken offices from January 10 to the tax deadline with Augusta staff year round. Office Manager Melissa Lathan notes peak mid January to mid February as clients rush refunds. H R Block reports steady business and more self-filing, with Aiken offices open year round. Lauens Street post office to stay open till midnight for swift mailings. Downtown shoppers see 17 local stores skip sales tax on Saturday.
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Rhodes-Murphy
Aiken
Augusta
Melissa Lathan
H&r Block
Lauens Street
Swift
South Carolina NAACP push on flag issue and sanctions debate
NAACP plans to step up pressure on the Confederate flag debate amid possible expanded sanctions. Common Cause of South Carolina backs the Senate bill while Gov Hodges urges delay, and Senate Leader John Land notes the bill moves to a House subcommittee.
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Gallman
Common Cause of
South Carolina
John Crangle
Senate
Crangle
Jim Hodges
Morton Brilliant
NAACP
Brilliant
John Land
D-Clarendon
Land
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Students weigh school safety and gun control in post Columbine era
Local students discuss school safety policies while support grows for stricter penalties for major rule violations. The piece notes concern over cliques and social dynamics, mentions a Silver Bluff student expelled for skipping school and fighting, and covers national reaction to Columbine including gun makers’ actions and Clinton’s push for tighter gun control amid opposition from gun rights groups.
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Anara
John
Silver Bluff
Columbine
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Clinton
Senate
House
Denver
Colorado
Congress
Lance Kirklin
Kirklin
Clinton Declares Giant Sequoia National Monument
President Clinton issued an executive order creating Giant Sequoia National Monument to protect 328000 acres of Sierra Nevada forests in California. The area includes 94 groves of ancient sequoias and preserves the venerable trees as the centerpiece of the new preserve.
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Clinton
Sequoia National Forest
Calif
Sierra Nevada
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Smith & Wesson
Hager
Spec’s Vision Center
Robert M. Kriegshaber
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