State school fund plan aims to fund building needs in SC
South Carolina officials push a mixed state local funding plan to provide 472 million for 1990s school building and renovation needs. The proposed S C School Facility Fund could exceed 1.2 billion by 2000, with districts contributing through bonds and state support.
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Charleston
South Carolina
S.C
James A. Wilsford
Orangeburg
General Assembly
South Carolina Association of School Administrators
State Board of Education
Horry County
Greenville County
Charleston County
Wilsford
Indictments Brought Against Two Men in Abduction Case
Richland County grand jury indicted David Foster Kennison and William Robert Black III on kidnapping a 15 year old, abducting a maid under 16, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case centers on Sasha Owens Marsh, who disappeared last fall from St Andrews private school New Banner Institute. The charges carry potential life penalties. family court custody actions proceed separately.
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Columbia
Richland County
David Foster Kennison
William Robert Black III
Sasha Owens Marsh
Georgia
New Banner Institute
St. Andrews
Kennison
James Anders
Beti Owens Holcombe
Sasha
Columbia officer indicted in fatal teen shooting case
A Richland County grand jury indicted Columbia police officer Cpl. Isa Greene on a murder charge over the March 7 shooting of 16 year old Darrin Brown. Greene pleaded not guilty and was released on bond with conditions as the case moves toward trial in general sessions court.
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Columbia (Ap
Columbia
Richland County Grand
Isa Greene
James C. Anders
Anders
General Sessions Court
Ms. Greene
Darrin Brown
Brown
Bobby Brown
South Carolina
Ralph King Anderson
Greene
Campbell Scored For Education Inaction
State Rep Crosby Lewis and Elaine Marks of the South Carolina Education Association say Governor Campbell has not kept promises to fund public schooling. A governor spokesman calls the criticism unfounded and blames revenue problems for education.
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Columbia
Carroll Campbell
Crosby Lewis
Fairfield
Elaine Marks
South Carolina Education Association
Campbell
South Carolina Exits Test to Shape Graduation
Reporters try the state’s new high school exit exam with three sections in reading writing and math. The test becomes mandatory for a diploma starting in 1990 amid aims to raise accountability and measure readiness before graduation.
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North Charleston
South Carolina
Paul Sandifer
State Department of Education Office of Research
Sandifer
South Carolina Residents Exercise Less and Weigh More
A Department of Health and Environmental Control study shows rising obesity and sedentary behavior among South Carolinians, with about 4 percent of adults driving after drinking and 8 in 100 men reporting drinking and driving. Obesity rose to 24.2 percent in 1986, sedentary adults to 66.5 percent, seat belt use remains low at 52.4 percent not wearing them, hypertension 18.9 percent, and cigarette smoking 26.5 percent though declines appear among males and Blacks.
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State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Dan Lackland
DHEC
Division of
South Carolina
Lackland
It's Nice But Don't Fertilize Yet
Spring signs are visible with blooms and green lawns yet agriculture officials urge caution. Lexington County extension agent Sam Cheatham advises waiting until mid or late April for regular lawn or turf maintenance. State climatologist John Purvis notes upcoming weeks will be changeable.
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Sam Cheatham
Lexington County
John Purvis
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