Sanford learns to push agenda in second year
South Carolina governor Mark Sanford shifts strategy in the second legislative year with talks with leadership and an executive spending plan that could guide House budget writers. A restructuring bill follows closely as Sanford expands cabinet roles and involves his wife in staffing and budgeting tasks.
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South Carolina
Jenny
State House
Columbia
Sanford
House
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
Francis Marion University
Neal Thigpen
Thigpen
State Supreme Court
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Moore
Jim Hodges
Sage Mill standoff follows January fire response concerns
Aiken County remote Sage Mill auxiliary station faced scrutiny after the January 7 mobile home blaze. Fire Chief Napier of GVW argues the unit is not first response and lacks manpower, while other chiefs used Sage Mill for standby and incident support during multiple calls.
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Sage Mill
LaWana McKenzie
Aiken
McKenzie
GVW
Phil Napier
Aiken County
Napier
County Fire Service
Eddie Butler
Bridgestone-Firestone
Bridgestone
Bath
Belvedere
City of Aiken
Center
Beech Island
Powell
GWW
Langley
Timeline of Jan 6 Fire at 125 Springdale Road
Timeline from police and fire dispatch transcripts shows events starting 5:56 a.m. with the first fire call to GVW at 125 Springdale Road, GVW extinguishes the blaze by 6:10 a.m. and clears at 7:11 a.m. A second call at 8:26 a.m. leads to reports of partial then full engulfment, with the first GVW pump arriving at 8:37 a.m. Firefighters fight the blaze with Bath and Langley’s assistance until 1:21 p.m. Sage Mill stands by at Langley HQ at 10:01 a.m. and returns to its own headquarters at 10:03 a.m.
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Springdale Road
Bath
Langley
Sage Mill
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