Watts weighs stepping down as Citadel president
Columbia AP report says Citadel president Claudius Watts is seriously considering resigning but will not disclose timing. He plans to inform the Board of Visitors in an orderly fashion if he leaves, honoring the school's professional conduct and decorum. The Is land Packet notes he will discuss timing with the board. Also in Columbia heavy rains led to shellfish bed closures in Charleston County, behind Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island, until further notice due to elevated bacteria levels.
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Conch
Inlet
Swinton Creeks
Four Men Missing At Sea Sparks Coast Guard Search
A 27 foot aluminum boat capsized in Calibogue Sound between Milton Hay Island and Tybee Island. Four men aboard, including EX MAR Corp owner Mark Clarke and crew member Mike Phillips, are missing as the US Coast Guard planned to resume the search at daybreak. The vessel belonged to EX MAR Corp, a Virginia Beach based marine survey company.
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Calibogue Sound
Here
Tybee Island
US Coast Guard
Exmar Corp
Virginia Beach
Mark Clarke
Mike Phillips
Woman and Toddler Die in Thursday House Fire
In Mechanicsville two people died in an early morning house fire. Donna Faye Hunter 40 and McKayea Green 2 perished in the blaze. Coroner Eldridge Norton ruled the deaths accidental and said faulty electrical wiring likely started the fire. Sheriff’s investigator Dennis Carter said there was no foul play suspected.
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Darlington County
Eldridge Norton
Donna Faye Hunter
Mckayea Green
Dennis Carter
Norton
Unmarked Patrol Cars May Fade From U S Streets
Radar guns drive a push to remove unmarked patrol cars after a Florida videotaped roughing and a spate of blue light robberies. Police officials say unmarked cars offer a psychological edge, and experts forecast nationwide disappearance within a year or two.
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Florida
Ken McCreedy
Criminal Justice Department
Ferrum College
Virginia
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