States work to draw border for first time since 1772
North Carolina and South Carolina assemble a commission to locate historic boundary markers along a 65 mile stretch. Researchers, surveyors and divers seek trees and ridges used 200 plus years ago to define lines. A three foot lake marker near Lake Wylie is targeted by sonar and planned dives amid debris and visibility limits.
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Carolinas
Gastonia
N.C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Lake Wylie
Polk, Rutherford
Cleveland
Gaston Counties
Commission
Barnes
DeMint Uses Modern Message to Appeal to Swing Voters in SC
In South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint positions his campaign on fiscal conservatism while blending faith and family values to attract swing voters. He cites past wins over Beasley and Fair, emphasizes economic reform, and aims to persuade moderates without sounding preachy.
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Columbia
U.S. Senate
Jim DeMint
DeMint
David Beasley
Mike Fair
Christian Coalition
U.S
Mark Sanford
Jim Hodges
South Carolina
Blease Graham
University of South Carolina
Beasley
Inez Tenenbaum
Wakefield seeks innocence proof with recanting witness video
Charles Wakefield Jr. seeks a new hearing after thirty years claiming innocence in the 1975 Greenville County killings of Lt. Frank Looper and Rufus Looper. He cites a videotaped recantation by the main witness as new evidence and notes prior trial representation issues. Lawyers from the Palmetto Innocence Project acknowledge the difficulty of proving wrongful conviction but pursue possible review.
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Columbia
Charles Wakefield Jr
Wakefield
Greenville County
Sher
Iff
Frank Looper
Rufus Looper
South Carolina
Joe McCulloch
Palmetto Innocence Project
McCulloch
Larry Cooke
Cooke
Greenville
South Carolina probe targets unpaid workers' comp scheme
Gregory McClelland, linked to The Orion Group Inc. and Multistaff Leasing, faces investigations in at least three states over unpaid workers compensation premiums and an offshore insurance network. A federal suit accuses him and a partner of swindling an Alabama investor, with records showing thousands of dollars paid to cover up to 5000 employees. The SCLE lies is reviewing irregularities in insurance payments and a $1 million judgment was issued for unpaid premiums. McClelland says he is a victim and cites bank records.
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Pawleys Island
South Carolina
Alabama
Gregory McClelland
Southeast
Arkansas
Orion Group Inc
McClelland
United States
Multistaff Leasing Inc
Wasau
Regency Insurance Co. Ltd
West Indies
Transpacific International Insurance Co. Ltd
New Zealand
Charleston
Post and Courier
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Roger Barnes
Gaston County
Cally
Lewis Lapine
South Carolina Geodetic Survey
Lapine
Discover
D.J. Lang
CRS
GRI
Cedarcreek.net
Amust
Trace Adkins
Anderson
Iraq
S.C. Men
Belk
Belkie Bear
Web
Sun
DevalaCe
Ee Ee
Pulitzer
St. John
Kate Spade
Tor
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