King Day rally in Columbia calls for broader school funding
Several thousand gathered for King Day at the Dome as South Carolina leaders debated education funding and pushed for removing the Confederate flag from State House grounds. NAACP leaders urged registering voters and continuing the flag boycott while recalling King’s dream and progress since his assassination.
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David Mack
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Mack
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Charles Jackson
Brookland Baptist Church
West Columbia
Martin Luther King
Jackson
South Carolina objects to Georgia water plan for coast
South Carolina environmental officials filed a formal complaint over Georgia's coastal water plan. They warn higher bills and slower Beaufort and Jasper County growth from Georgia's management of Upper Floridan aquifer water amid saltwater intrusion. Georgia says SC growth has caused intrusion. a USGS study backs it, while Hilton Head wells are cited as affected.
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Hilton Head
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Savannah River Committee
Controversy Over Weber Tract Plan in North Charleston
North Charleston officials and neighbors question a plan to rezone the 1565 acre Weber tract owned by Albert Weber from light industrial to mixed light industry and residential use. The project could yield up to 1600 homes but wetlands near single family areas and lack of traffic study raise concerns. Weber USA Corp must meet Colony North residents before city review.
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Bill Gore
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Jim Strohm
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Lightsey Jr. Dies at 74 Former College of Charleston President
Harry Lightsey Jr., an attorney and former interim president who steered the College of Charleston toward university status, died at 74. He led the school from debt and decline to growth, earning praise from historians and colleagues as a teacher, administrator, and political figure.
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Charleston
University of South Carolina
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