Four Lifted To Safety From River Rescue in Columbia
Four people stranded as the Broad River rose while fishing were rescued by Columbia firefighters and crews. By 11 p.m. the last person was out, with three hoisted from a railroad trestle. Victims included William Meetze 37 and his sons Michael 5 and Joshua 11. Jerry Arquette 26 was taken to Lexington Medical Center with a leg injury.
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Columbia
Broad River
Stadley Anderson
Anderson
Wiliam Meetze
Michael
Joshua
Jerry Arquette
Lexington Medical Center
AAP
William Meetze
Fishing Citation Goes To Court
ISLE OF PALMS Two people are dead and one is hospitalized after a boating accident on the Intracoastal Waterway. Lance Falkowski piloted the boat from Goat Island about 10:30 p.m. The boat struck a dock, leaving Wesley Falkowski and Yolanda Rampone dead from multiple head injuries. Falkowski is in critical condition as investigators probe the crash. In Charleston, two fishermen fighting citations for fishing limits face prosecution, drawing mixed reactions from anglers.
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Isle OF Palms
Natural Resources
Lance Edward Falkowski
Goat Island
Falkowski
Wesley Floyd Falkowski
Yolanda Rampone
Wadma Jaw Island
Charleston
Action tightens on saltwater fishing fines in Charleston case
Wildlife officer cited Bryan Glatzer and John DuBose after spotting a bow locker with 50 red spottail bass, above the five fish limit. The men expect to pay fines of up to 1504 dollars each in magistrate court but hired a lawyer to contest the charges, risking further penalties including a year of saltwater fishing privileges loss.
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Billy Brightwell
John
Charleston
Ben Morse
Bryan E. Glatzer
Mount Pleasant
John Henley DuBose
Awendaw
Moise
Vineyard Center of French Village in Greenville winds of change
In Greenville, a 129 acre Crescent Valley Farms project aims to transform rolling hills into a winery district with shops, housing, a French chalet village, and a 30 home retirement area to attract tourists and bolster Southeast wine country status. State boosters tout its potential.
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Greenville
Greenville County
Crescent Valley Farms
Ray Stamm
Ard found guilty of two murders in fetal death case
A Lexington County jury convicted Joseph L. Ard of two counts of murder for the 1998 shooting of his 17 year old girlfriend and her nearly full term fetus. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty, saying the case sets new legal ground in capital punishment for a fetus. Ard cried as jurors were polled. defense argues the shooting was accidental and questions evidence handling.
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Associated Press
Lexington
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West Columbia
Lexington County
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Myers
Coffey
Dixiana
Atlanta
Jack
Duncan
Elizabeth Fullwood
Dayton Riddle
Riddle
Ms. Coffey
Declining Bobwhite a Growing Concern in the Southeast
Bobwhite quail populations have fallen about 60 percent in 30 years due to farming changes and urban sprawl. Experts warn numbers could vanish in 15 years if trends continue. Quail thrive in edge habitats between fields and woods.
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Columbia
Mancke
The
Wildlife Management Institute
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