Sanford Signs Domestic Violence Bill Tightening Penalties
Gov. Mark Sanford signed a law to curb domestic violence raising first conviction fines to 1000 dollars or 30 days in jail and raising second offense penalties to 30 days to one year plus up to 5000 dollars. The act also requires judges to be trained and creates a five year time frame to clear records effective January 1, 2006.
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Sanford
Columbia
Lorie Boddie
Boddie
South Carolina
Mark Sanford
Brac Tour Highlights Charleston Base Closings Impact
Retired Army Gen James T Hill of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission toured Charleston facilities targeted in a new round of base closings. The area could lose about 1100 local jobs though South Carolina may gain 700 plus overall. A June 28 field hearing in Charlotte will weigh local arguments and the panel will vote on closings.
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Charleston
James T. Hill
Federal Base Closing Commission
Hill
Pentagon
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
South Naval Facilities Engineering Command
South Carolina
U.S
Henry Brown
R-S.c
Charlotte
N.C
Navy
Taxi thwarted bank robber in Columbia
Police say 50 year old Maurice Eugene Fields Jr tried to flee in a cab after taking money from South Carolina Community Bank. A quick thinking cab driver and two customers blocked his escape and helped officers close in. Fields surrendered without resistance.
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Columbia
Maurice Eugene Fields Jr
South Carolina
Michael Airs
Fields
Dana Cree
Columbia Police Department
Claflin Receives Federal Grant for Biotech Training
Claflin University in Orangeburg receives a 750000 dollar federal grant as part of a 12 million nationwide program to train workers for health care and biotechnology jobs. The funds will train 100 students annually and address rural South Carolina shortages near the Savannah River Site.
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Claflin University
U.S. Department of Labor
Savannah River
Claflin
SRS
Orangeburg
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Aiken, SC
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