150th anniversary events mark 54th Massachusetts attack
Charleston events mark the 150th anniversary of the 1863 assault by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor. Activities include encampments symposium and a Morris Island wreath ceremony with re enactors. Of about 600 attackers 218 were killed wounded or captured.
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North Charleston Grants Boeing Tax Break Amid Fee Cut
North Charleston city council approved a corporate tax break for major firms including Boeing. The measure lowers the rate used to calculate annual fees for companies earning $250 million or more and creates a Boeing specific top rate nearly eliminating local levies, targeting roughly $1 million yearly as aircraft production rises.
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Fundraiser Aims to Help S C Deputy's Children
Richland County raises funds for the daughters of Derrick and Leigh ElDada after an off duty deputy died in a motorcycle crash. Sheriff Leon Lott teams with Columbia Police Department and local businesses for a chicken bag fundraiser.
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Sinkhole Swallows Interstate I 26 Traffic Near Jedburg
A sinkhole under the I 26 highway between Charleston and I 95 washed out soil at mile marker 192 near Jedbury Road. Fast moving water eroded the culvert, forcing a single lane in each direction while crews install sheeting. The hole widened to about a lane width and 25 feet long since first reported July 5.
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Charleston
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James Law
Jedbury Road
Haley's Regulatory Task Force to Hold Public Meetings
Gov. Nikki Haley appointed an 11 member Regulatory Review Task Force to study state rules and propose changes. The group will hold six public meetings starting in Columbia with sessions in Greenville, North Charleston, Beaufort, Conway and Aiken before delivering a report to the Legislature by mid November.
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Columbia
Nikki Haley
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Regulatory Review Task Force
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Greenville
North Charleston
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Conway
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