South Carolina Scam Tied to Prison Ring Says SLED
A statewide probe traces a false engagement notice scam to Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia. Rock Hill police and SLED nabbed a teen girl at a Western Union in a bid to collect a $350 bond payment for a non jailed fiancé as part of the same operation.
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Rock Hill
Columbia
Kirkland Correctional Institution
SLED
Hugh Munn
Wisconsin
Western Union
Munn
Florida
Mary Whiteman
North Miami
Fla
Davis Whiteman
Whiteman
Beth Rudowske
Ms. Rudowske
Anther
Evening Herald
More Contracts For Minorities In South Carolina
South Carolina increases minority business state contracts after code changes and office efforts. The annual payments rose from about 38 thousand in 1979 to over 3.5 million in the past fiscal year, according to John Gadson who leads the Office of Small and Minority Business Assistance.
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Columbia
South Carolina
John Gadson
Justice Department objects to Columbia council remap plan
The U S Justice Department challenged Columbia South Carolina on its four two one single member city council map saying the city did not provide information on other proposals. The move blocks elections under the new system and could elect the first Black council member since Reconstruction.
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Washington
U.S. Justice Department
Columbia
South Carolina
Department
Justice Department
William Bradford Reynolds
Roy Bates
Man Sought In Throat Slashing Near I-20
A nationwide police bulletin seeks Gary Roy Miokovich 37 in a throat-cutting attack on Loneda W. Swords near the I-20 Pontiac exit east of Columbia. Warrants include assault with intent to kill armed robbery and kidnapping. Miokovich is believed to have left South Carolina and is also sought by Forest Acres police for an attempted rape. Swords is in stable condition at Moncrief Army Hospital Fort Jackson.
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Columbia
Interstate 20
Here
Gary Roy Miokovich
Richland County
Frank Powell
Miokovich
South Carolina
Forest Acres
Loneda W. Swords
Moncrief Army Hospital
Fort Jackson Army Base
Swords
I-20
Pontiac
SC Electric & Gas to Phase In Rate Hike Over Three Months
Gov. Riley pressure leads SC Electric & Gas to delay full rate increase and phase in over three months amid economic concerns. First 50 percent hike begins this month, with 25 percent on Sept. 1 and 25 percent on Oct. 1. Customers face about 6.50 more on bills this month and roughly 13 by October. The Public Service Commission must review the plan and any disallowed amounts will be refunded with interest.
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Columbia
Dick Riley
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
State Public Service Commission
Commission
Sce&g Board
Virgil C. Summer
Utility
John Warren
Riley
Man Swept Down Culvert in Greenville
The body of Kenneth Victor Ballew a 49 year old Cleveland resident found three miles downstream from the culvert he was swept into during a severe thunder storm. Rescue workers located him in the Reedy River near the YMCA. The cause of death remains under investigation by the Greenville County Coroner.
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Greenville
Kenneth Victor Ballew
Cleveland
Reedy River
YMCA
Bob Putnam
Ballew
Stan McKinney
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Duke Power Co
McKinney
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