Drones raise regulatory questions in South Carolina
Local officials discuss drone liability and privacy as FAA rules require registration and 400 foot limits. A SC bill seeks to restrict flights near a Department of Corrections facility with fines and jail time. Sen Sheheen backs the measure. Rep Taylor calls drone overflight an invasion of privacy.
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Vincent Sheheen
Chershaw
S.C
Bill Taylor
Raiken
Taylor
Pat Conroy burial draws ties to Lowcountry and healing
Elizabeth McCormick visits Pat Conroy’s grave on Saint Helena Island adding a guardian angel coin penny rosary shells and Spanish moss atop the tomb. The author who died of pancreatic cancer at 70 is remembered by locals including pastor Abraham Murray and wife Cassandra King as a storyteller connected to the Gullah community and Brick Baptist Church Reconstruction era monuments memorialize Penn School and York Bailey among others.
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Elizabeth McCormick
Woodstock
Georgia
St. Helena Island
Pat Conroy
Beaufort
Conroy
Carolina
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John Warley
St. Helena Memorial Garden
Penn Center
Beaufort County
Pat
Cassandra King
Abraham Murray
Murray
Penn School
York Bailey
Leroy E. Brown Sr
Jacob Hall's Law prompts mixed views from Aiken County board
Aiken County School Board members weigh Jacob Hall's Law proposing to allow school personnel with authorizations to carry weapons on campus. Some support funding for proactive safety measures and resource officers, while others oppose arming teachers and call for better access control and security upgrades.
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Jacob Hall
Aiken County School Board
Aiken County Public Schools
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Townville
Liner
Jeremy Mace
Aiken County
Ahmed Samaha
Samaha
Cecil Atchley
Vietnam
Atchley
Levi Green
Aiken Count
South Carolina
S.C. House
Committee of Judiciary
Carousel of Saratoga Races Highlights Caralina's Legacy
Caralina finished second by a half length to Cavorting in the Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga. The mare has six wins from 13 starts and earnings of 1,535,940 dollars. Bluewater Sales sold Caralina for 3 million to Shadai Farm of Japan at the 2016 Fasig Tipton sale in Kentucky. She trained at Legacy Stable in Aiken with Brad Stauffer and Ron Stevens, who also trained Palace Malice, winner of the 2013 Belmont Stakes.
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Saratoga
Bluewater Sales
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Shadai Farm of
Japan
Fasig-Tipton
Kentucky
Aiken
Brad Stauffer
Ron Stevens
Legacy
Wellman
Coralina
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