Refurbished Spoleto sculpture returns to Charleston HQ
Martha Jackson Jarvis, renowned Washington artist, refurbished her 1997 Spoleto sculpture Rice, Rattlesnakes and Rainwater using recycled oyster shells and barrels. The piece sits outside the Spoleto Festival USA headquarters in Charleston as the festival opens May 23 with 143 performances by 63 artists.
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Martha Jackson Jarvis
Washington, D.C
Spoleto
Jarvis
Castal
South Carolina
Sierra Leone
Anacostia
Washington Metro
South Carolina Botanical Gardens
Clemson
Nigel Redden
Spoleto Festival USA
Senate panel advances sex ed bill in South Carolina
A Senate Education Committee advanced a bill updating South Carolina sex education law. The measure would require districts to file annual surveys detailing what is taught and in which grades, and withhold 1 percent of funding until reports are filed. Republican Rep. BR Skelton of Six Mile cited reducing teen pregnancy as a goal while noting current gaps in district reporting.
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Senate
South Carolina
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BR. Skelton
Six Mile
Alligator Shot On Folly Beach Surfs Southeast of Charleston
On Folly Beach a 0 foot alligator was shot and killed in the surf around 3 pm. Public Safety Director Dennis Brown confirmed the sighting. Angus McBride of the Department of Natural Resources noted it is not unusual for alligators to be carried into tidal waters. Ray Covington of Nuisance Removal Wildlife Service shot the gator in the head and removed it stating the animal was sick and too large to relocate.
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Oly Beach
Folly Beach
Charleston
Public Safety
Dennis Brown
Angus McBride
Department of Natural Resources
McBride
Ray Cov
Ington
Wildlife Service
Covington
Peachoid in Need of Paint Repair in Gaffney
The Peachoid water tank in Gaffney South Carolina, owned by the Board of Public Works, suffered paint peeling after severe winter cold and temperature swings. General Manager Donnie Hardin said the peeling is in the peach crevice and repair is planned in the coming weeks with a final fall repaint expected.
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Gaffney (Ap
South Carolina
Gaffney
Herald-Journal of
Spartanburg
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