South Carolina to Boost Seat Belt Push Across State
The South Carolina Highway Patrol will join OP STEP from May 20 to June 2 to promote seat belt use with public safety checkpoints across all counties. Coordinator Will Harmon aims to expand compliance beyond Aiken Greenville and Beaufort counties and save lives through education and enforcement.
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South Carolina safety belt drive aims to lift usage
The OP STEP program started in January targets raising South Carolina seat belt usage from 63 to 68 percent. NHTSA says a 5 percent rise could save 22 lives and over 88 million dollars in health care costs yearly. Pearson urges motorists to buckle up and notes traffic fatalities outpace murders.
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Soup Kitchen Builds Community Through Faithful Service
The St Thaddeus ministry at a local church runs a Saturday soup kitchen offering free hot meals in a Christian atmosphere. Volunteers from four teams, plus a Girl Scout troop, staff regular Saturdays and occasional fifth Saturdays. Donations and Golden Harvest Food Bank support, with prayer requests collected in a prayer box.
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Michael Rowell
St Thaddeus
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Kitty Gordon
Heat Drives Big Business and Power Demand in Salley
Sweltering heat sent temperatures into the middle and upper 80s with mid 60s on the low end. Hartley's Appliance and Air Conditioning Service in Salley reports a swamped schedule of installations and repairs. S.C. Electric & Gas public affairs manager Roger Schrum says weekend demand averaged about 3100 megawatts, higher than May weekend norms, with no major reliability issues despite a plants shutdown for maintenance.
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Beaufort Hartley
Hartley
Salley
Roger Schrum
S.C. Electric & Gas
Students push on after incident despite concerns
Bailey says students insisted on continuing to class and focus on their next competition. Administrators discuss possible improvements but believe all required precautions were in place and followed.
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Ma. Bailey
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