Capture Of Gator Solves Mystery
For 20 years hunters reported missing dogs in Blackwater River State Forest. A 500 pound alligator turned a game trail into a dining spot, swallowing six dogs including Flora, Rufus Godwin's $5,000 Walker hound. State contractors captured the gator on Aug. 15, stuffing its mouth, hogtying it, and recovering collars from several dogs, revealing their disappearances were due to the gator in a swamp.
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Pensacola
Fla
Blackwater River State Forest
Coldwater Creek
Flora
Rufus Godwin
Godwin
Jamie Sauls
Chumuckla
First Day In Area 3 At Jefferson Elementary
Principal LaWana McKenzie reports smooth first day as construction crews finish installing a heating and cooling system and doors reopen. Dr. Eldridge thanks the community and churches for support as classes begin and preparations for day two continue.
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Jefferson Elementary
LaWana McKenzie
Beasley tours storm damage amid flood risk in South Carolina
Gov. Beasley surveyed storm damage in Greenville County after heavy floods. He noted many homes lack flood insurance, and he did not seek a presidential disaster declaration. SBA teams will open a county office to administer loans, with at least $500,000 in damage reported locally. Bridges and rivers in Newberry and Orangeburg counties drew watchful eyes as crests and declines were forecast.
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David Beasley
Beasley
Upstate
SBA
Greenville County
Beastey
Mark Chambers
Dale Surrett
Newberry County
S.C. Highway 34
Iris Strengthens to Hurricane North of Caribbean
Iris regains hurricane status with top winds near 85 mph as two new tropical storms form off Africa. Humberto reemerges as a hurricane in the mid Atlantic. No land threat cited by Miami NWS, while Caribbean lives lost and alerts ease in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Ed Rappaport notes storm interactions complicating forecasts.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Iris
Caribbean
Atlantic
National Weather Service
Miami
Africa
Karen
Luis
Humberto
St. Martin
mid-Atlantic
Ed Rappaport
Martinique
Guadeloupe
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S
Bloodhound Team Tracks in Shifts and Swims for Suspects
Bloodhounds trained from 9 1/2 weeks old focus on tracking not aggression. Mix of bloodhounds with blue tick or redbone hounds provides speed and endurance for searches through woods streets and water. Officers wear harnesses with bells to keep up as the team relentlessly pursues fugitives regardless of holidays.
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Hunt
Manas
Aiken
Pine Beetle Damage Surges in Anderson County
Anderson County faces 21 million dollars in timber damage from the Southern pine beetle, the nation's worst. An aerial survey on Monday showed far higher losses than last month's 1.3 million estimate, as South Carolina totals reach 52 million. Officials warn milder winters risk continued devastation next summer.
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Anderson (Ap
Anderson County
Kirk Weyman
South Carolina
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Gator
Flojo
Floyo
Aden Fleming
Fox Hunting Assn
Blackwater River
Jack Floyd
McKenzie
Saluda River
Orangeburg
Edisto River
John Smith
Helen Owen
Pickens
Rappaport
Ducane
Holland
Ted
Aiken's Gas Appliance Headquarters
Carolane
Whiskey Road
You and
the Law
Sylvia
Wesvernans Attorney AT Law
Pendleton St
N.W
Mastercard
Visa
American Express
Cal
Pias Deloache
Sheri
H&r
H&r Block
Pine Log Road
Silver Bluff Commons
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