Port Royal Pays Back Beloved Jake the Donkey
A concrete donkey named Jake, beloved by a 51 year old man from Beaufort County, was stolen from a front yard and found in a Port Royal Police back room. Officers had underestimated its value until a Maytag worker alerted them after reading about the disappearance in The Beaufort Gazette. The family said Jake gave their son daily joy, helping him smile and laugh despite his disability.
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Tenenbaum pushes five point plan for South Carolina schools
Education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum linked Gov Hodges State of the State address to her plan to raise school accountability and improve facilities. She called for more money to reduce class sizes and for early childhood development, plus a new Education Department office. Hodges urged broad accountability and business involvement while regulators consider allowing non US citizens to teach.
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Teen killed at school bus stop in Effingham
Florence County teen Matthew Scott Wilkes, 13, was struck by a car while waiting for his school bus. The driver, 24-year-old Jamie Brock, was not charged after authorities said he tried to swerve to miss him while on the road at 55 mph.
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Florence County
Matthew Scott Wilkes
Jo Nell
Highway Patrol
Jamie Brock
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