Remembering the Blizzard of 1973 in South Carolina
Three decades later survivors recall the February 9 1973 storm that trapped 30 000 tourists and closed I 95. Officials like Francis Faulling and H A Hinchee McGee recount impassable roads, stranded motorists, and heroism from farmers and National Guard units as power outages and hundreds of abandoned vehicles marked the disaster.
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Debra Steffen
Francis Faulling
Faulling
Orangeburg
West
Manning
West Coast
Vietnam
Columbia
National Guard
Demerat
Walter Bristow
Charleston shopkeepers debate arming for protection
Charleston business owners and officials weigh arming merchants after burglaries, with Clyde Burris noting decades of guarding his liquor store. Police leaders urge caution, emphasizing nonconfrontation and reliance on authorities, while critics warn of risks and wrong targets.
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Charleston
Clyde Burris
Burris
Reuben Greenberg
Greenberg
James Island
Mary Jane Keatrico
Lighthouse Tea and Coffee Co
Folly Road
Keatrico
Jeff Haertel
Buffalo South
Guedalia
North Charleston
Jon Zumalt
Zumalt
Fight brews over electric lines along SC coast
Contention rises as power firms push high voltage routes across South Carolina. Central Electric Cooperative seeks 16 miles along US 17 from Georgetown to McClellanville, along the Santee River delta, facing objections that the view and bird habitats would be harmed. Officials insist routes minimize impact while meeting electricity needs amid other disputed lines near Pelion, Florence area, and Newberry farmland.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Central Electric Cooperative
US 17
Georgetown
McClellanville
Santee River
Frank Beattie
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Killer Storm
Rimini
Pee Dee
Lake Marion
Morning News
Florence
H.A. “Hinchee
McGee
Midlands
John West
Hilton Head Island
New York
Campbell
Mary Plowman
Sheraton Hotel
Charleston County
al Cannon
Cannon
Jack Guedalia
Aiken
Whishay Ra Ake
Valentine
Augusta Ballet
Holley Heating & Air
Dale Losey
Holley
Wes If
Melivic
Aturday
Lam
Moto
Rome
Ms Ar Orane
Wan
Gold's Gym
Rica
Laos
Valentime
Vere E&p
Tit
Ster
GoopsYean Zetec
Validot
East Gate
Oroie
Whiskey Road Oyster Factory
Whiskey Rd
Nota Wa
Panier Rity
Jack Rogers Tire
Richland Ave. E
Aiken County
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