Contaminated Mud From Sunken Barge Heads to South Carolina Landfill
About 2,500 tons of contaminated mud dredged from New York Harbor and from a barge that sank off Charleston will go to Waste Management's Hickory Hill landfill near Ridgeland. The mud contains dioxin traces and heavy metals but is deemed non hazardous in small amounts. Coast Guard and DHEC will monitor transport and disposal.
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Charleston
Atlantic Ocean
South Carolina
Utah
New York Harbor
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Patricia Sheridan
Hickory Hill
Ridgeland
Wayne Fanning
DHEC
Environmental Quality Control District
Coast Guard
Texas
Port Authority of New York-New Jersey
Fanning
Glitches Found At South Carolina Commission For The Blind
The Legislative Audit Council says the state Commission for the Blind has tightened operations since 1988. Commissioner Donald Gist defends the agency amid nine audits in three years and notes no major problems besides a paid but unused computer system.
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Columbia
State Commission For the Blind
Legislative Audit Council
General Assembly
Donald Gist
Sheriff’s Deputy Fires on Man Approaching with Shovel
Frankie Outlaw, 34, of Cassatt, was shot in the side by Deputy Lee Boan after he approached a deputy with a shovel during a disturbance call on La Whorn Road. Outlaw was in serious condition as charges were pending and the State Law Enforcement Division investigates.
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Camden
Kershaw County
Frankie Outlaw
Cassatt
Steve McCaskill
Lee Boan
Lawhorn Road
McCaskill
Boan
Outlaw
Lawyer claims Deputy's death suspect beaten by officers
Sumter man Bobby Wayne Stone, charged with murder in Deputy Charles Kubala's shooting, is alleged by his attorney to have been roughed by SLED agents after arrest. Jail says Stone resisted and was bruised, while officials defend force as necessary. Stone faces potential death penalty and prior burglary, larceny records noted.
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Sumter
Jim Babb
Bobby Wayne Stone
Charles Kubala
Stone
Hugh Munn
Babb
Tommy Mims
South Carolina State Plans Five Year Tuition Hike
South Carolina State University trustees approve a long range budget calling for an 8 percent tuition increase each of the next five years. In state students enrolling this fall will pay about 90 dollars more per semester. Basic tuition stands at 1125 dollars, with library and lab fees extra.
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Orangeburg
South Carolina State University
S.C
Winthrop
University of South Carolina
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