Camouflage gunman wounds driver in Beech Island attack
An early morning shooting at Dorch ester Dirt Company on Sand Bar Ferry Road left a driver wounded after a masked camouflaged gunman with a shotgun ordered him to lie down. The victim was taken to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital as authorities establish a perimeter and hunt for clues.
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Sand Bar Ferry Road
Aiken County
Medical College of Georgia Hospital
Hodges rebuffs Owens plutonium shipments request
South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges rejects Colorado Governor Bill Owens plea to accept plutonium shipments. Hodges has been at odds with the US Department of Energy as about three dozen state officers joined a Hodges ordered training exercise.
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Solumbia
South Carolina
Jim Hodges
Colorado
Bill Owens
Hodges
US. Department of Energy
Dillard’s Embraces Discounting Amid Slower Retail Market
UTTLE ROCK Ark For years Dillard's Inc battled Wal-Mart and other discounters with tradition but rising consumer focus on low priced private label goods has forced a shift. The chain with 300 stores in 29 states reports March sales at stores open at least a year up 5 percent and children's wear up 21 percent. Last year sales reached 8 billion as the firm reshapes its merchandise mix to cut markdowns and move items out. Julie Bull, Dillard’s investor relations chief, cites the improvements as a result of recent strategy.
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Ark
Dillard’s Inc
Wal-Mart
Dillard’s
Julie Bull
Dillard's
Tong
Aiken Prep fires headmaster amid trustees' renewal clash
Debbie Boehner chair of the privat institution confirms headmaster Fudge was terminated following an April 18 trustees meeting. The board will search for a new headmaster while a transition team led by Dacre Stoker handles daily operations with Steve Swenson and Keira Murphy assisting.
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Debbie Boehner
Privat Institution
Fudge
Don
Boehner
Dacre Stoker
Stoker
Steve Swenson
Keira Murphy
Liza
South Carolina moves to join Powerball lottery
The South Carolina lottery commission voted to begin applying to join Powerball, pending General Assembly approval. If lawmakers approve multistate games by June, the state could launch Powerball by September, potentially adding over 520 million dollars annually to state coffers. The Multistate Lottery Association discussed joining, noting increased sales for members, while Powerball competitors declined to present.
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South Carolina Lottery Commission
General Assembly
House
Senate
South Carolina
West
Charles Strutt
Strutt
Powerall
Ernie Passailaigue
Lottery
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