Legislature Eyes Rainy Day Fund Spending
With budgets in the black, South Carolina legislators may spend the 99 million capital reserve fund for one-time projects next spring. Gov Sanford’s plan and comments from House Speaker Wilkins and Rep Harrell frame the debate over using past-due obligations and trust funds to fix schools and state facilities.
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House
David Wilkins
R-Greenville
House Ways and Means
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Mark Sanford
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Body found after hiker missing at Jones Gap State Park
Searchers recovered a body Tuesday in rugged terrain at Jones Gap State Park. The remains are believed to be Joseph Mancino, a 75 year old former Anderson County school administrator who disappeared Saturday while hiking with a group along a difficult trail. Officials cautioned that identification was not yet confirmed.
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Jones Gap State Park
Joseph Mancino
Joe Hambright
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department
Hambright
Anderson County
Mancino
South Carolina adds 8400 jobs in October
The Employment Security Commission reports statewide gains of 8400 jobs in October, with total jobs 23000 higher than October 2003. Most gains come from the service sector about 8500, plus over 6000 in government and educational services. Retail rises, leisure declines. Regional gains include Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson 2800, Columbia 1000, Charleston 500.
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Employment Security Commission
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Columbia
Charleston
Seniors urged to get pneumonia shots in Greenville
State health officials urge seniors 65 and older to receive a pneumonia vaccination to reduce the risk of severe illness or death. The shot is usually a one time dose and is free for Medicare and Medicaid recipients, about 29 dollars for others.
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Shirley Jankelevich
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Thom Berry
Jankelevich
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
No. 2 dogfighting breeder trial halted after fall
Greenwood prosecutor says David Tant, labeled by authorities as a top dogfighting breeder, fell on courthouse steps during a trial break. The case involves 41 counts of dogfighting and related assault and battery with intent to kill linked to a shooting on Tant's Charleston County property. Police found injured dogs, treadmills, and cattle prods on site.
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United States
David Tant
The
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Tant
William Frick
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