Thanksgiving travel to dip slightly in South Carolina
South Carolinians will still take long trips this Thanksgiving with an estimated 510000 travelers 50 miles or more from home down about 2.4 percent from last year due to gas at about 185 per gallon. AAA Carolinas notes air travel up about 7 percent while Highway Patrol emphasizes safety and interstate monitoring amid potential congestion.
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Charleston
Highway Patrol
Georgia
North Carolina
Russell F Roark
AAA
Carolinas
David E. Parsons
Motor Club
South Carolina
Rick Mosteller
Fort Sumter
James Schweitzer
State Department of Public Safety
Snowbirds Say Intracoastal Waterway More Dangerous Than Sea
Snowbirds rate the Intracoastal Waterway shoulder to sea route as hazardous due to shallow dredged depths. Boaters report two sailboats groundings in the channel and note funds cut for dredging reduce depths from 12 feet to about six.
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Charleston
Don Pletcher
City Marina
Pletcher
Elkhart
Ind
Carolina Beach
Norfolk
Miami
Tom Wilson
Port Royal Landing
Beaufort
Normand
Paula Richard
Swansboro
Normand Richard
U.S
Reedy River land set for conservation after diesel spill
Environmental groups aim to conserve a 23 mile river stretch polluted eight years ago when Colonial Oil spilled 950,000 gallons of diesel. A $3 million settlement fund could buy private land or conservation easements, subject to state approvals, but landowners’ reluctance and possible budget raids pose hurdles.
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Greenville
Reedy River
Colonial Oil
Prisoners learn new skills with retired horses at Wateree program
The Second Chances program opened at Wateree River Correctional Institution in Rembert, SC, training inmates in blacksmithing and horse care to rehabilitate retired Thoroughbreds. Inmates Currence and Folks describe the initiative as a true second chance, with horses adopting out to police units, 4-H programs, or private homes. funding reached 250000, led by donor Jon Rainey, and Seabiscuit Stables honors the project.
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Columbia
Hank Currence
Wateree River Correctional Institution
Rembert
Wateree
Camden
Currence
Aiken County
Gerald Folks
John Carmichael
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
John Rainey
Rainey
Jon Ozmint
State Department of Corrections
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Mosteller
Lexington
Newberry
Richland
Fairfield
Isle of Palms Marina
John Gilmore
Lockwoods Folly Inlet
Rhode Island
Larry Porter
Ontario
Charleston Harbor
Ers
State Department of Natural Resources
Joint Bond Review Committee
State Budget and Control Board
Barry Beasley
Richland Ave
Aiken
Whiskey Rd
Swan
Aiken Drug
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