South Carolina jobless rate falls to 6.4 in January
South Carolina’s unemployment eased to 6.4 percent in January, the eighth straight monthly drop, with total employed rising to a record near 2,031,000. County rates varied with Marion highest at 13.6 percent and Lexington lowest at 5.1 percent. statewide nonagricultural jobs declined slightly month to month but rose year over year. Governor Nikki Haley touted the trend as evidence of a growing, skilled workforce and business climate.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Nikki Haley
St Patrick's Day Parade tensions shadow New York event
New Yorks St Patrick Day parade started with tens of thousands along Fifth Avenue amid a dispute over signs supporting gay rights. Mayor Bill de Blasio skipped the march over attendance rules while Cardinal Dolan voiced support for inclusion. Revelers also gathered in Dublin and Savannah as celebrations continued.
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Savannah
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Timothy Dolan
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Aiken Hounds land gifted to foundation for hunts
Knox McLean recounts gifting a 15 acre plot on Dibble Road and the bypass to the Woods Foundation in 1999 to benefit the Aiken Hounds. The property stays in perpetuity for hound use with future plans for a house or kennel expansion and Huntsman residence. The Aiken Hunt Ball drew 270 attendees. Ben Baugh, longtime equine journalist for the Aiken Standard since 2004, has won awards including the 2003 Raleigh Burroughs Award.
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Dolly Bostwick
Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Ben Baugh
Aiken Standard
Baugh
Raleigh Burroughs
Florida
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North America
Adena Springs
Ocala
Fla
Thoroughbred Racing Communications
New York
Knox McLean to Step Down as Aiken Hounds Joint Master
Knox McLean will resign as joint master of foxhounds for the Aiken Hounds at season end. She has ceded many duties to current joint masters Joey Peace and Larry Byers while remaining involved socially. McLean is the third woman in her family to lead the hunt, and her tenure is the longest in its history. The ice storm disrupted a recent hunt, closing Hitch cock Woods, with several hunts seeking aid from Aiken.
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Aiken Hounds
Joey Peace
Larry Byers
Larry
Katherine
Gunter
Joey
Aiken Horse
Hunt
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken
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