Dorchester County Workers Threaten Walkout Over Budget Dispute
About 40 public works employees in Dorchester County walked off for over three hours in a wage dispute. They claim a 12 percent raise was promised but only 8 percent was in the new budget. The council approved the budget after layoffs and equipment cuts, with threats to quit if demands are not met. The incident involved county administrator J Marc Hehn and council chair Kenneth F Waggoner during a tense standstill before a Monday council hearing.
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ST. George
Dorchester County Public Works
County Council
Public Works Department
James Mitchell
J. Marc Hehn
South Carolina
Hehn
Sheriff's Office
Council
Kenneth F. Waggoner
Waggoner
Mitchell
Dorchester County
J.D. Wagers
Inman to Hold Linda Cope Memorial Services
Lin da Cope's graveside services were scheduled in Inman after her dismembered remains were found in a Georgetown County landfill. Investigators traced her last sighting to Inman during the May 30 31 weekend and later connections placed her near an Interstate 26 interchange with her dog. Authorities from Lexington Georgetown and state police said they are baffled by the case and seek clues to a possible killer.
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INMAN
Linda Cope
Georgetown
Mrs. Cope
Columbia
Jack Bowden
Lexington County Sheriff's Department
Bowden
Casey
Union 76
Cope
Lexington County
James Metts
Georgetown County
State Law Enforcement Division
Metts
200 000 Expected For Jamboree In Myrtle Beach
Coastal Carolina Jamboree during the Fourth of July weekend aims for 100000 attendees per day on a 140 foot stage near Myrtle Beach. Despite sales in 38 states, only about 12000 tickets had been sold early this week, with plans for $25 daily or $45 for two days. The event faced lawsuits and management changes but proceeds are expected and gates may open with large crowds. Concession and security prep target 100000 total turnout, with 50000 per day acceptable to organizers.
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Myrtle Beach
Coastal Carolina
Thomas Scott Quinn
Dale Stancil
Winston-Salem
Stancil
Ray Costin
Charlotte
Sugar Mountain
Banner Elk
DHEC Probes Diesel Spill After Train Tank Puncture
State health and environmental officials will investigate the leaking of 6000 gallons of diesel from three punctured tanks on a Southern Railway Co train en route to Atlanta. DHEC says Southern officials failed to formally report the spill as required by state law.
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Liberty
Southern Railway Co
Atlanta
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Thomas J. Dziekan
Southern
Dziekan
Reps Gear For Battle Over Reapportionment
A congressional reapportionment plan moving Berkeley County to the 6th District while keeping Charleston and Dorchester counties in the 1st faces strong opposition. The House Judiciary Committee approved it 14-7 and sends it to the House floor as rivals in the Senate vow combat. Leaders argue to keep metro areas intact while critics fear shifts split counties and alter representation.
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Columbia
Berkeley County
Charleston
Dorchester
House Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Rembert Dennis
Berkeley
General Assembly
U.S. Justice Department
Archibald
Subcommittee
Palmer Freeman
Freeman
D-York
James Gonzales
Greenville
Spartanburg
Lexington and
Richland
Tri-County
Jean Toal
D-Richland
Prosecutor cites plea would have accepted Hess offer
The Lexington County prosecutor says he would have accepted guilty pleas on misconduct charges if Hess had offered. Hess was convicted by a jury on two counts and sentenced to one year on each count to run concurrently. He remains free on bond during appeal while defense says no prior media plan existed.
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Columbia
Columbia Police
Arthur Hess
Hess
Donald V. Myers
State Law Enforcement Division
South Carolina Delegation Labeled Repressive by Playboy
Playboy Magazine lists Sen. Strom Thurmond and Rep. Floyd Spence among the most repressive leaders in Congress in an article on individual freedoms. The piece notes Thurmond and Spence, joined by 35 conservatives, voted "wrong" on rights, abortion, death penalty, draft, housing, sex education, and ERA. Spence reacts, while Thurmond’s spokesman defends known positions.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Playboy Magazine
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Rep
Floyd Spence
Congress
Rita Jenrette
John Jenrette
Jenrette
Thurmond
Spence
Mike Schick
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Francis Archibald
Rembert
C. Dennis
Phil Leventis
D-Sumter
Myers
Gaston Fairey
Fairey
Lexington
S.C. Senators
Playboy
Washington
Lowe's
Lowe’s
Pepsi
Aiken
S.C
Molly Pond
Augusta
Lowes
Harney
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