Charleston Boat Show Opens Amid Tough Economy
Charleston area boat dealers remain cautiously optimistic for the 29th annual show at the Convention Center as national boat sales drop about 30 percent. Exhibitors report sold out space but worry about attracting buyers while some vendors cut costs and factories trim staff in the Carolinas and elsewhere.
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Couple dies in single vehicle crash near Greer South Carolina
State troopers report a speeding 1997 Saturn left the road and struck a tree about a mile from the couple’s Greer home. The man identified as 60 year old John Godfrey died at the scene. 52 year old Carolyn Pemberton died at a hospital about an hour later.
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Clyburn Sees Obama Inauguration as Vindication and Hope
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says Barack Obama’s upcoming inauguration represents vindication for decades of civil rights work and a chance for bipartisan progress. He warns against expecting quick fixes within a 100 day window. In Columbia, 17-year-old Xavier Roach was charged with murder in a shooting that killed 17-year-old Nigel Hampton after a Saturday night argument.
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Charleston World War II aviator finally laid to rest
Maj. Marion Ryan McCown Jr. is now at rest in South Carolina, completing a long awaited return to his homeland after a World War II service as a pilot. The ceremony honors a veteran whose wartime missions bridged generations and national memory.
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