Recount Looms After Close South Carolina Races
In South Carolina the lieutenant governor and education superintendent races remain too close to call. Andre Bauer holds a slim lead over Robert Barber with three counties reporting, while Jim Rex leads Karen Floyd by about 420 votes as recounts are set to begin. Both campaigns express cautious optimism as officials prepare for the formal count and potential court action.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Andre Bauer
Robert Barber
Jim Rex
Karen Floyd
Floyd
Hogan Gidley
Spartanburg
Rex
Stokes
Camn
Winnsboro
Dog attack suspect turns himself in in Dillon County
Dillon County man Bentley Collins surrendered at the Dillon County jail after five of six dogs were put down following a boy’s death. He faces involuntary manslaughter and keeping dangerous animals charges as the missing motive remains unclear. The body of 10 year old John Matthew Davis was found in Collins yard near his home.
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Florence
Dillon County
Bentley Collins
Collins
John Matthew Davis
Harold Grice
Biometric lunch payments move into Rome elementary schools
Rome Georgia schools adopt fingerprint readers to debit school lunches from prepaid accounts for 1.10. At West End Elementary two classrooms of students feed every five minutes as cashier Lydia Galego scans fingers. Biometric advocates praise speed and security while critics urge privacy caution.
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Rome
West End
Lydia Galego
Galego
Hig
Fry
Melissa Ngo
Electronic Privacy Information Center
West End Elementary School
Indictment Clouds Henry County Sheriff’s Image In Virginia
Indictments accuse Sheriff H Franklin Cassell and 12 officers of drug schemes and theft, with others charged in a broad operation. Residents worry the case harms the county’s image and economy as they cope with prior layoffs and ongoing unemployment.
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Horsepasture
Henry County
Virginia
Chris Shuler
Blue Ridge
North Carolina
Punty
Indiana
Martinsville
Tim Hall
Roanoke
H. Franklin Cassell
Cassell
Virginia State Police
Florence Draper
Irisburg
Margaret
Draper
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Party
Kara Borie
C. News
Grice
Charlesion
Kendrick Gallard
Berkeley
Bill Salisbury
Stanley Dwight
Tovah LaDier
International Biometric Industry Association
Jay Fry
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Henry Carter
Sheriff's Department
Shuler
Old Country
Buddy Arden
Donnie Davis
Ridgeway
Eden
N.C
Tos Wan
Beike
Pulsar
Tystaes
Porky Bradberry
Watco
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