Lawmakers push toll plan to fund I 73 interstate
South Carolina lawmakers file bills to authorize tolls on Interstate 73, linking the Grand Strand to the Carolinas and beyond. Officials say 14 million annual visitors could pay for the $2 billion project, with locals offered reduced fares and tolls removed once debt is repaid.
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Grand Strand
South Carolina
Michigan
Doug Jennings
D-Bennettsville
Jennings
Pee Dee
General Assembly
Transportation Department
Alan Clemmons
Myrtle Beach
Elizabeth Mabry
Greenville
Cross Island Parkway
Hilton Head Island
Conway
North Carolina State Line
Rockingham
N.C
Leatherman
PETA seeks removal of Colonel Sanders statue in Kentucky Capitol
PETA calls for hauling the Colonel Harland Sanders bust from the Kentucky Capitol joining earlier removals of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis. Pamela Anderson leads the campaign citing animal cruelty at KFC suppliers while Gov Fletcher’s office defends Sanders as a historic figure.
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Jefferson Davis
Harland Sanders
KFC
Pamela Anderson
Colonel Sanders
Kentucky
Anderson
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Norfolk
Ernie Fletcher
Jodi Whitaker
Fletcher
West Virginia
State
Matt Prescott
PETA
Laurie Schalow
Capitol
Greenville Tech presidents status questioned by local groups
Greenville Technical College officials say they will not fire President Tom Barton amid accusations from three groups about campus racism. Sam Clayton says an independent consultant is addressing concerns, while the NAACP and allied groups threaten protests or legal action.
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Tom Barton
Sam Clayton
Greenville Tech Area Commission
Clayton
Barton
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Concerned Citizens For Equal Justice
Malcolm X
Renee Holcombe
Greenville Naacp
Paul Guy
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