NAACP presses campaign to remove Confederate flag in SC
The NAACP in South Carolina plans rallies in Columbia Greenville Charleston Florence and Beaufort to reinforce support for a MLK holiday and removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse. The group opposes Gov Hodges plan to move the flag to a monument and to change charter school race ratio rules while signaling continued economic boycott options.
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South Carolina
NAACP
Statehouse
Jim Hodges
James Gallman
Gallman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Greenville
Charleston
Florence
Beaufort
Allman
Mississippi
Georgia
Hodges
Wade Hampton
Senate Finance Committee
DMV Renovations Offer Safer Waiting for Customers
Renovations at the Department of Motor Vehicles in 1996 replaced maze-like ropes with padded chairs and ten rows totaling 30 seats for customers and children. A ticket system with illuminated boxes and a chime adds order while some patrons praise the comfort and child-friendly setup, others call it still inefficient with long waits.
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DMV
Department of Motor Vehicles
Felicia Taylor
Aiken
Jimmy Clark
Trenton
Clark
Sammy Hayes
Mike Galloway
Severe storms cause outages and deaths across the South
Severe storms swept the South causing power outages in South Carolina with Aiken Electric Cooperative restoring service within an hour for about 50 customers. Georgia and Florida reported tree damage and funnel clouds while Alabama recorded a death from billboard debris. No other major damage noted.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative
Aiken
South Carolina
Deaths and Funerals Notice Roundup
Obituaries list for Louise Lloyd Brown North Augusta Michael Richard Lantz Beech Island Annie Lee Strawhorn McClain Ware Shoals Heather D Parker Columbia Christine Smith Rogers Stone Mountain GA Mattie Bell Stroble Taylor Aiken Reva Oliphant Williams Edgefield areas with funeral homes Hatcher Parker White Brightharp & Sons and others listed for services and arrangements.
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Louise Lloyd Brown
North Augusta
Hatcher Funeral Home
Michael Richard Lantz
Beechsland
Stephen D. Posey
Annie Lee Strawhorn McClain
Ware Shoals
Parker-White Funeral Home
Heather D. Parker
Columbia
Christine Smith Rogers
Stone Mountain
A.S. Turer & Sons
Mattie Bell Stroble Taylor
Aiken
Apier Funeral Home
Reva Oliphant
Week's events and tips headline brief
A scrambled schedule lists topics for tomorrow through Friday including debt control tips, spending management, St Patrick s Day green teas, weekend event at Aiken Trials first leg of the Triple C vin, and a business feature on savings strategies amid a busy week.
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St. Patrick's Day
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