Feasterville volunteers win South Carolina firefighting title
Feasterville Fairfield County volunteers won the 2000 South Carolina State Firemen’s Association competition in Myrtle Beach, the first all volunteer department to claim the title. The five firefighters completed a grueling obstacle course carrying 75 pounds of hose and wearing 35 pounds of gear, finishing two seconds ahead of rivals.
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Feasterville
South Carolina
Fairfield County
Columbia
Hilton Head Island
State Firemen's Association
Myrtle Beach
Lexington County
Eddie Turner
Feasterville Five
Johnny Clowney
Charlie
Shag” Tillman
Shag
JoAnn Hook
Clowney Brothers
Great-granddaughter of Hunley sweetheart to attend Charleston
Sally Necessary of Richmond will witness the Hunley raise, honoring Lt. George Dixon and his eight crewmates. She recalls Dixon's bond with Bennett, who gave him a gold coin that saved his life before the submarine sank on February 17, 1864.
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Scueeme Bennett
George Dixon
Dixon
Bennett
Hunley
Sally Necessary
Richmond
Mobile
Abdominal aortic aneurysm risks and family history
A reader’s letter reprints the May 1997 Dear Abby column on hereditary abdominal aortic aneurysms. It stresses screening for siblings and offspring and notes risk factors and non invasive tests.
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Abby
Joan Fella
Huntingdon Valley
Joan
Bill
Barbara
Bill Goldsmith
Savannah
Bil
Wigand urges SC action to curb youth smoking at lawyers’ convention
Tobacco whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand told hundreds of lawyers at the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association convention on Hilton Head Island that SC ranks among the top states for youth smokers. He urged more spending from the tobacco settlement on education and anti smoking campaigns, noting limited allocation despite a 2.3 billion fund. Wigand, once a Brown & Williamson executive, now leads a Smoke Free Kids effort and a government consulting service.
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Hilton Head Island
Jeffrey Wigand
South Carolina
Wigand
Charleston
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Brown & Williamson
Video gambling bans devastate Myrtle Beach bars and eateries
Myrtle Beach businesses tied to video gambling struggle to survive after July 1 ban. Owners like Richard Davis David Cook Eddie Holt and Turner cut costs raise prices or sell bars and restaurants. Income loss from machines averaging 22000 each drives loans default and departures as brokers warn 40 percent of revenue vanished.
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Myrtle Beach
Richard Davis
David Cook
Eddie Holt
Russell Turner
Davis
Holt
Turner
Warren
Chris Davis
Coastal Business Brokers
Poker
Marshall G. Bryant Jr
Sunbelt Business Brokers
Cook
C.B
Murrells Inlet
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Mone
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Midwest
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Bookie PO
Mount Morris
Abby van
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Tiated Press
Ingate Professional Pharmacy
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