State Rep Joe Holland to stay in House amid fraud charges
Clinton Democrat state Rep Joe Holland and Clinton grocer manager Joel Littleston were arrested and charged with grand larceny false claim for payment breach of trust and three counts of conspiracy. Speaker Rex L Carter said the House has no procedure to remove an arrested member and would expect resignation if convicted or pleads guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
S.C
Joe Holland
Laurens
South Carolina
Rex L. Carter
Carter
House
Holland
Joel Littleton
State Law Enforcement Division
Hugh Munn
Lake City vigil over murder of 29 year old clerk
Police pursue suspect leads in the kidnapping and killing of Helen Matthews Humphries a 29 year old Fast Fare clerk abducted Tuesday night from Lake City. Chief Maxie A Hinds says investigators are using all means but no suspect or new clue has emerged despite rewards totaling 3500 dollars. Her nude body was found Friday in a ditch at Ropers Crossroads about 10 miles east of Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg County
Ropers Crossroads
Lake City
Humphries
Peddlers Flea Market Raided Under Blue Laws
Shoppers and dealers at Township Auditorium were sent packing Sunday as police enforced South Carolina blue laws banning Sunday sales. Fifth Circuit Solicitor James C. Anders said citizen complaints prompted the action. no arrests were made despite the Southeast crowd of vendors. Lee Herbert declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Township Auditorium
Fifth Circuit
James C. Anders
Lee Herbert
Walhalla Man Killed In Weekend Traffic Crash
A Walhalla man, 50, died when his car failed to negotiate a curve on a secondary Oconee County road. The incident marked the sole weekend traffic death in South Carolina per the Highway Patrol count from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oconee County
William Edward Collins
South Carolina
Highway Patrol
Tragic Losses Across SC in Weekend Military Incidents
A female Army trainee at Fort Jackson died after collapsing during drill and a 20 year old Marine trainee at Parris Island was wounded by a gunshot during an unloaded rifle exercise. Pvt. Caron Johannsen 18 of Minnesota collapsed and died in Columbia after transfer for treatment. Pvt. A V Watson 20 of Delaware was in fair condition at Beaufort Naval Hospital with a shoulder wound from a supposedly unloaded M 16 firing drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Jackson
Parris Island
South Carolina
Caron Johannsen
Federal Dam
Minn
Jackson
Johannsen
Company E
8Th Batallion
Moncrief Army
Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia
Parris Island Marine Training Station
Pvt
A.V. Watson
Wilmington
Del
Beaufort Naval Hospital
Watson
Cold Temperatures Grip Eastern United States
The eastern half of the nation from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast faced cold temperatures with frost reaching northern Florida. Snow showers linger over the Great Lakes and northern Appalachians with a travel advisory for 1 to 3 inches in southwestern Pennsylvania. Ice on roads caused early travel advisories in northwest Texas as fog remained locally heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Pennsylvania
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
North Carolina Faces Higher Electric Bills Amid Fuel Costs
North Carolina utilities CP&L Duke Power and Public Service of NC report higher average residential bills this winter despite lower overall energy use. An 11 percent rate increase approved by the Utilities Commission and a higher fuel adjustment charge drive the rise, with CP&L and Duke Power reflecting more expensive fuel costs and variable charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
Carolina Power & Light Co
Duke Power Co
Public Service Co
Cp&l
Duke Power
Killowatt
State Utilities Commission
Cp&L’s
Automatic savings plan promotes effortless money growth
An ad explains automatic savings by deducting a chosen monthly amount from a Bankers Trust account on a fixed day. It touts ease and compounding, with a sample claim that saving $50 monthly could exceed $3500 in five years, highlighting how small deposits can grow quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers Trust
Also Mentioned on This Page
S.C. Briefs
Walhalla
Charles D. Barnett
General Assembly
Barnett
Sheriff's
Civil Air Patrol
Ross
Lowell Ross
Tenth Circuit
Anderson County
Anderson
10Th Circuit
Oconee
E. Harry Agnew
Walter T. Cox Jr
Herbert Morgan
H. William Ballenger
Diane Keaton
New York
New York Film Critics
AP Lawerphoto
N. C
Thomas
Newberry St
the Mark Theatre
Merde