Cold Weather Stuns U S Regions Amid Frost and Fatalities
The sequence of freezes stretches from the Plains to the Southeast and Northeast. Florida citrus damaged. Texas Rio Grande Valley crops at risk with a $30 million potential loss. Water shortages and pipes burst in Fort Worth. Virginia and Ohio report major water damage. A 2 year old died in New York from freezing, and a kerosene heater blast in North Carolina killed two children. Denver warms but traffic fatalities stay low during the holiday.
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Plains
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee
Florida
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Citrus Mutual
Louisiana
Fort Worth
D.H. Hall
Federal
Roanoke
Arlington, Va
USA Today
Addyston
Ohio
Union County
N.J
Ghent
N.Y
Durham
N.C
Colorado
Denver
Stapleton International
Joel Rothfuss
National Weather Service
National Safety Council
Ashtabula County
Cold Weather Deaths Across State Prompt Alerts
Record low temperatures from coast to mountains hit South Carolina with several deaths on Christmas Day. Fires, burst pipes, and power outages strained resources as 80-year-old Willie Mauldin died in Anderson from a likely woodstove fire. Firefighters responded to multiple cold related incidents including kerosene heater explosions and stove accidents.
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Jim Lowe
Weather Service
Columbia
Greenville
Spartanburg
Charleston
Clemson University
Sirine
Anderson County
Willie Mauldin
Anderson
Mauldin
Wilton Mackey
Clyde Jones
Swansea
Jimmy Harrison
Joe Arthur Thomas
James Faulk
Richland County
James Benjamin
Sumter
Sumter County
Winter freeze triggers widespread pipe damage and fires
Officials reported dozens of calls over the weekend about frozen and ruptured water pipes, frozen sewer lines, and sprinkler failures. A fire at 814 Stanton Drive damaged a home while two other fires left families homeless. Damages affected Otasco and Wal Mart stores in Aiken and forced water trucking to a medical center as investigators assess losses.
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Anderson
Bill Waller
North Augusta Public Works Department
Waller
Couchton
Ridge Spring
Aiken Cablevision Ltd
Archie Luther
Savannah River
Aiken
ADPS
Otasco
Wal Mart
del Haislip
Richland Ave
Haislip
Aiken Community Hospital
Mattie C. Hall
Aiken County Sheriff’s Department
Arrowhead Farms
Allen Bayless
Clemson Extension Office
County Agricultural Building
Bayless
County Extension
N C Luxury Hotel Sold Between Durham and Chapel Hill
The Hotel Europa near Durham and Chapel Hill sold for 14.9 million dollars per Orange County records. Clingendael Investment Corp official says the property went to a limited partnership named Chapel Hill Hotel Co. Allen Nester notes the sale enables investor sharing in ownership.
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Durham
Chapel Hill
N.C
Orange County
Clingendael Investment Corp
Chapel Hill Hotel Co
Clingendael
Allen Nester
Holiday Shopping Patterns Include Tech Gifts and Stocking Stuffers
Stores report strong demand for low cost stocking stuffers and electronics. Otasco notes Atari TI/99 computers and games are popular, while Rainbow Collection sells colorful name stickers and gift accessories. Shoppers also seek watches radios televisions and guns as gifts for husbands. Radio Shack notes shortage of home computers but rising interest in radios and stereos.
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Graytop
Otasco
Atari
Texas Instruments
Betty Hill
Ms. Hill
Becky Lock
Radio Shack
Jail Day Room Routine and Weekend Inmate Arrivals
Jail staff described a Sunday schedule with inmates in the day room from 6 30 a m to 2 p m and in cells the rest of the day Visiting hours ran 3 to 5 p m for relatives Given inmates mainly face charges such as grand larceny DUI fraudulent checks and murder About six were brought in over the weekend for public drunkenness
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Lonnie McCarthy
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John
Joy Watson
James Jackson
Buffalo
Graniteville
Montmorenci
Williston
Windsor
Aiken County
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