Failing school faces possible takeover by Education Department
A deteriorating Charleston peninsula school may be seized by South Carolina’s Education Department, the agency’s first such move since seven years ago Allendale rural district takeover. Causes ranged from 1968 county district split to magnet schools siphoning top students, with societal factors and neglect cited. The state seeks to buoy a sagging public school system amid low SAT and graduation metrics.
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Body of Texas murder suspect found near Greenville
Houston police believe the body found in a wooded area of Greenville matches Christopher Lee Snider, 21, a suspect in the 2003 suburban Houston killings of four young people. Autopsy pending to confirm death cause. Snider was last seen in Greenville after family members said authorities sought him.
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Missing West Columbia woman and granddaughter declared homicide
Portia Washington and her 8 year old granddaughter Angelica Livingston have been missing since June 10. Police say the case is now treated as a homicide. Washington’s boyfriend Kenneth Lynch, 46, was returned to South Carolina and charged in a related car theft. Authorities previously detained Lynch in Washington state before his transfer.
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