Jury Deliberations Ongoing in DSS Wrongful Death Case
A South Carolina jury debated negligence and gross negligence in a wrongful death suit against the Department of Social Services. Troy Williams seeks almost 1 million dollars over Brittany Tindal’s December 1996 traffic death near Wagener. The trial paused as jurors requested legal interpretations and the judge warned against deadlock.
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State Department of Social Services
Costa M. Plecones
Troy Williams
Wagener
State Social
Brittany Inez Tindal
Williams
DSS
Brittany
Linda Motes Tindal
Tindal
Hodges Orders Guards as Dennis Nears South Carolina
Gov Jim Hodges mobilized 1000 National Guardsmen and dispatched hundreds of officers to the coast as Hurricane Dennis approaches South Carolina forecasters warn of a possible early next week landfall. Residents stock plywood and batteries while surfers chase storm waves. A Charleston resident recalls Hugo and fears Dennis may hit Charleston. At 2 pm Dennis is 80 mph winds near 26.0 N 76.3 W about 315 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral with watches in effect for parts of Florida.
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Charleston
Jim Hodges
South Carolina
Hugo
Dwayne Smith
Dennis
Cape Canaveral
Fla
North Florida
Sebastian Inlet
Fernandina Beach
National Hurricane Center
Safety effort yields 2750 traffic citations in first week
In the first week of Operation Drive FREE 2750 citations were issued across seven counties. Pam Key says numbers are high and notes an across the board surge with about 1000 citations weekly in prior periods. The program focuses on seat belts driver inattention speeding and failure to yield. Captain Tom Galardi says his Aiken department has not seen a spike in tickets but remains vigilant and supports road blocks and speed monitoring.
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Aiken
Pam Key
Jerry Mink
Key
Highway Patrol
Aiken County
Wackenhut
Laurens
Greenville
York
Horry
Berkeley
Orangeburg
Tom Galardi
Galardi
Department of Public Safety
Teen smoking rise blamed on weak controls in South Carolina
Officials cite low prevention spending and easy youth access as causes for a 38 percent high school smoking rate per CDC. The study notes weak sales laws, scant enforcement, low excise taxes, and high tobacco advertising spending in South Carolina. State and federal funds for anti smoking campaigns are urged, with tobacco settlement money eyed for efforts.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Tom Gillette
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Gillette
DHEC
Georgia Lottery Friday Winning Numbers Report
Georgia lottery Friday results list Cash 3 Midday two nine nine, Cash 3 Evening sixty two, Cash 4? Wait, Cash 2207 Fantasy 5 numbers three four six eight seventeen, Big Game 5-28-25-47-49, Money all eight? Twenty four.
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Hodges
Scott Webster
Midland Valley High School
Jessica Bell
Midland Valley
South Airien
Michelle Brazell
Brazell
John Ureda
University of South Carolina
Ureda
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
Biro
Wrio ET Lacrate
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Alken
Abby
Michael Joseph Maruskin
Blizzard Funeral
Lucille McKie
Jackson-Brooks
Joe Heller Milam
George
Gabriel Marvin Moss
Napier Funeral
Pearlie M. Perry
Dexter Mendill Wooden
North Augusta
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