Two Fatal Crashes Reported Near Sumter and Murrells Inlet
State troopers investigate a man struck in the road in Sumter. Willie Smoot died after skull injuries and a possible second vehicle involvement is not yet charged. In Murrells Inlet, Elyse Anderson and Derek LeBarre, both 17, died after a head on crash near Inlet Square Mall. no charges filed as investigators continue.
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Sumter
Willie Lee Smoot
Verna Moore
Smoot
Teretha
Highway Patrol
Lance Cpl
Bryan McDougald
Murrells Inlet
Grand Strand
Elyse Anderson
Derek LeBarre
Horry County
Dan Bellamy
Inlet Square
Anderson
Sonny Collins
Collins
Lawmakers weigh $5 electronics fee in South Carolina
In Greenville a bill would add a $5 charge to items with cathode-ray tubes such as monitors and televisions to fund electronics recycling. Sponsor Sen. Phil Leventis hopes the proposal passes this year, noting risks from lead in CRTs and chemicals in other devices.
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Greenville
Phil Leventis
Leventis
D-Sumter
Record Polar Bear Dip Draws 123 Swimmers in Myrtle Beach
More than 100 brave souls joined the Polar Bear Club for an annual New Year’s Eve ocean dip along the Grand Strand. Organizers said 123 swimmers shed their clothes for the chilly plunge as air neared the upper 60s while water averaged 53 degrees. Kathryn Cardwell of Charlotte described the chill as a stomach punch.
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Myrtle Beach
Grand Strand
Polar Bear Club
Cooper River Bridge firm selling heavy equipment
Henry Wood of Palmetto Bridge Constructors plans to sell 260 items used for the Cooper River Bridge project in Charleston. Equipment ranges from a $228 boat trailer to a $1.8 million ringer crane as the $632 million structure nears completion.
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Charleston
Henry Wood
Palmetto Bridge Constructors
Wood
Cooper River
Peatsy Hollings Redefined Role of Senator's Wife
Peatsy Hollings shaped the duties of a senator's spouse through decades of active involvement in politics and charity. She advised Fritz Hollings, spoke on public education, and balanced roles in Washington and Charleston while supporting Equal Rights and abortion rights.
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Peatsy Hollings
U.S
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
New Hampshire
Senator Hollings
Hollings
Aspen
D-S.c
Senate
Senate Wives Club
Red Cross
Jean Toal
South Carolina
Pri
Pearsy Hollings
Rita Louise Liddy
Charleston
Charleston County
College of Charleston
Democratic Party
Patricia Salley
Salley
Columbia
Fritz Hollings
Washington
Peatsy
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
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Charlotte, N.C
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Nnet
CSRA
Pineieg
Aiken
Photo-Lab.net
Carolina
Aiken Courthouse
Whiskey Road
Whisky Road
Aiken County
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Mark Lee
M.D
F.A.C.S
Samuel Dion Macomson
Mark Lee, M.D
Ph.d
The
Department of
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta
Dr. Lee
University of Chicago
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia
New York University Medical Center
the Medical College of Georgia and
Board Certified
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Samuel Dion Macomson, M.D
Medical College of
Georgia
Macomson
Drs. Lee and
Aiken Regional
Aiken Neurosciences
University Parkway
Aikenregional.com
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