Veteran builds model trucks to aid PTSD veterans
Sumter veteran Spc Brandon Brown after Army service now crafts wooden truck models through Trucks for Vets and Soldiers. He has built nearly 150 vehicles, ranging from 25 to 300 dollars, often donating about 40 percent. Brown works with an active duty helper, runs a GoFundMe, and promotes viewing and purchasing via Facebook while seeking growth to employ others facing PTSD.
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Sumter
Spc
Brandon Brown
Brown
Aiken
Canada
Germany
Korea
Gofundme.com
Facebook
Hotmail
Officials rehearse emergency response at Southern Exposure 15
Overview of a large scale nuclear emergency drill across South Carolina. FEMA administrator Gracia Szczech outlines the need for coordinated response as 500 participants from about 30 organizations join exercise at Robinson Nuclear Plant near Hartsville. DOE and NRC lead July 21 activities with broader agency involvement through the week in Columbia Florence and surrounding areas.
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Columbia
Florence
Department of Energy
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Robinson
Hartsville
FEMA
Duke Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Robinson Site
Gracia Szczech
David Bowman
DOE
Japan
Bowman
Vaccination key to protecting horses from EEE
A Barnwell County horse death highlights Eastern Equine Encephalitis risks in South Carolina. Veterinary experts urge vaccination every six months, explain horses are dead-end hosts, and describe symptoms and human risk. Public guidance includes mosquito control and water management around stables. DeDe Biles reports.
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Barnwell County
South Carolina
Rachel Beetz
Southern Equine Service
Aiken
Associated Press
Boyd Parr
Carolina
Palmetto
Sabrina Jacobs
Performance Equine Vets
Jacobs
United States
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Aikenstandard.com
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Editorial
DeDe Biles
Cosby
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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