Ambulance Crash Kills 51-Year-Old Passenger in South Carolina
An ambulance on I 20 in Lexington County lost control near U S 378, struck a sign and tree, then hit a wall. Richard Bryant of Stanley North Carolina died at the hospital from chest injuries. the driver and medic had minor injuries. The incident occurred around 12 40 p m Tuesday.
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Lexington
South Carolina
U.S. 378
Lexington County
Richard Bryant
Stanley
N.C
Bryant
Augusta
Winston-Salem
Census shows South Carolina farms rise to 25 900
A national report released Wednesday shows South Carolina has 25 900 farms, the most since 1978, reflecting a 4 percent rise nationwide. The average farm size has shrunk from 226 acres in 1978 to 189 acres now, while agriculture contributes about 34 billion dollars to the state economy.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Rhonda Brandt
National Agriculture Statistics Service
Columbia
State Department of Agriculture
McMaster says suit delays from intervenors in Catawba water case
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster told lawmakers that Duke Energy, Charlotte and nearby municipalities could delay a federal lawsuit against North Carolina over Catawba River water drainage for years, costing the state time and money. The 225 mile river provides drinking water to about 1.3 million people.
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Columbia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Henry McMaster
Duke Energy
Charlotte
McMaster
Catawba
Two children identified in South Carolina mobile home fire
Autopsy shows 6-year-old Israel Leilani Wilmont and 4-year-old Jerode Hendrix Jr. died from smoke inhalation. Firefighters found the two bodies in a West Columbia mobile home Monday night while a babysitter and her friend escaped. The babysitter briefly reentered to save them as flames surged. Investigators note a wood stove used for heat and are pursuing the blaze cause.
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West Columbia
South Carolina
Lexington County
Israel Leilani Wilmont
Jerode Hendrix Jr
South Carolina Panel Advances Healthy School Food Bill
A South Carolina House subcommittee approved a bill to require healthy foods in school vending machines and cafeterias. The measure would ban greasy pepperoni pizza from lunch offerings and push healthier options in schools across the state.
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Bakari Sellers
Mike Anthony
Columbia
South Carolina
House
Bill gives Sanford control of jobless benefits agency
Legislature proposes merging the South Carolina Employment Security Commission into Gov. Mark Sanford's cabinet as the Work force Department. The plan aims to streamline information flow and cooperation with the Commerce Department but does not solve the $300 million federal loan shortfall for unemployment payments. House Majority Leader Kenny Bingham says the move puts the agency under the governor, whom he regards as the chief authority.
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Columbia
Mark Sanford
South Carolina
House
Kenny Bingham
Employment Security Commission
Cabi
Net
Workforce Department
Commission
Sanford
Bingham
R-West Columbia
State Commerce Department
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Tracy Barefield
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Jerry Lambert, MD
Aiken & Edgefield
Hugh
Knox
Georgia Avenues
Dicine.com
Aiken
Mitchell Shopping Center
Whiskey Road
RestoreAiken.com
Jobless Benefits
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Associated Press
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Greenville Street
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