Former DHEC Chief Confronts GSX Landfill Debate
Former DHEC chairman Moses Clarkson Jr. says the GSX landfill near Lake Marion may close mainly to appease public opinion, not for urgent health reasons. He argues private ownership limits state control on waste and urges better public education about hazardous waste risks and landfill safeguards.
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Columbia
GSX
Sumter
State Board of Health and Environmental Control
Lake Marion
Moses Clarkson Jr
Clarkson
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Phil Leventis
D-Sumter
Congress
DHEC
Keowee Lake Buries Homes Not Memories
A contemplative voyage along Keowee Lake traces submerged homesteads once borne by the McKinney and Barton families near Eustatoe and Shallow Ford. Marvin Gravely, 85, recalls relatives, a beech tree with carved initials, a 1910 Halley’s Comet sighting, and a childhood harvest in a vanished landscape now beneath the jade water.
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Gene
Georgia Chapman
Lake Keowee
Jocassee
Chapman
George Bowie
Wilson McKinney
Gene Chapman
Marvin
McKinney Mountain
Shallowford
McKinney
Emmaussie Alexander McKinney
William
Denver University
Horace
Will McKinney
Betty McKinney
Eustatoe
Don Gravely
Pickens
Halley
Porter
Greenville
Stewart
Bartons
Stewarts
Hospitals Turning To Advertisements On Spartanburg Pine Street
SPARTANBURG The Upstate hospital advertising trend shows hundreds of thousands spent yearly. Upstate Carolina Medical Center in Gaffney promotes its image with billboards and an electronic clock. Industry analysts note larger hospitals grow marketing budgets while smaller ones cut back. Local hospitals emphasize programs and services as Defense Against negative image.
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Spartanburg
Pine Street
Upstate
Upstate Carolina Medical Center
Gaffney
Mary Black Emergency Center
Steven Steiber
Steiber
American Hospital Association
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
Mary Black Memorial
Doctors Memorial
Greenville Hospital System
Carl Wren
Health Management Associates of
Florida
California
Cherokee Memorial Hospital
Upstate Carolina
Wren
Police Log Highlights Aiken Public Safety Dec 26 27
Aiken Public Safety logs for 7 am Dec 26 to 7 am Dec 27 show multiple incidents including disorderly conduct assault and battery DUIs open door and stolen vehicle reports plus arrests. Notable names include Charles E Cummings 25 and William R Hunt III 18 for offenses ranging from disorderly conduct speeding to simple possession. Aiken County Sheriff’s Office also reports numerous incidents and arrests including trespassing burglary and disturbances with several suspects named.
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Aiken Public Safety Department
Charles E. Cummings
Lincoln Avenue
Iinor
Willam
Hunt I
Small Ridge St
Royce Darryl Vickers
Aiken County Sherif'f Department
Sheriff's Department
Mark R. Wilcox
Alpine Avenue
la Vesa
Annie W. Robinson
Glenn Hollow Apartments
Decatur
Willaim R. Hunt
Ficky Dany Robinson
Sharpton seeks mercy over Brown case
Rev. Al Sharpton warns of a crisis as national attention swirls around the Brown sentence in South Carolina. Parishioners and supporters call for a moral appeal while Brown and his wife attack the verdict, and legal avenues remain under review as parole and visitation questions unfold.
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Sharpton
Brown
South Carolina
Albert
Buddy) Dallas
Thomson, Ga
Dallas
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Pindor
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Ernest
Winchester
Gravely
Will Gravely
Aiken
la Martingale Antiques
Aiken Public Safety
Aiken County
Sheriff
Aiken County National Bank
Wade M. Brodie
Chesterfield St
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