Navy eying eight South Carolina sites for new F A 18 training field
The Navy weighs eight South Carolina counties Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Colleton Dorchester Hampton Jasper and Orangeburg plus sites in North Carolina and Virginia for a 2000 acre airfield to train Navy and Marine pilots on the F A 18 Super Hornet at a projected 52 million investment. The facility near Beaufort would bring construction jobs and 40 permanent staff and could impact Marine air operations though final site choice is years away. Local leaders push to show benefits to county economies as competition heats up.
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Marine Corps Air Station
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Joe Navratil
Tom Way
Coleton County
Budget cuts slash SC prison drug treatment staff
Budget cuts will leave just four counselors to treat drug and alcohol issues for about 21,000 prisoners in South Carolina. A $1.2 million contract with Correctional Medical Services, which ran the state’s only residential inmate program, is canceled. The 56-bed Watkins Pre-Release Center program ends, funded by a federal grant ending soon.
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Watkins
Hodges Aide Planned as Next Budget Board Chief
One of Governor Hodges top aides, Frank Fusco, is reported to be tapped as the next executive director of the Budget and Control Board. Fusco, deputy chief of staff for legislative and budget affairs, could be appointed at Tuesday board meeting. The five member board will choose who replaces outgoing Executive Director Rick Kelly.
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Student charged after hacking high school tests
Charleston police say Christopher Welch, 17, installed a program allowing him to log in as James Island High School's system administrator for a month this spring. He accessed future tests and files on teachers and students. several tests were found on his hard drive but none were used to cheat. The district will replace final exams and spend at least $1,000 on security software. Welch is charged with second degree computer crimes and released on a $5,000 bond. he is suspended and recommended for expulsion.
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Christopher Welch
James Island High School
Welch
Tricia Crimminger
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