Call Me Mister seeks to lift black male teachers nationwide
Cheyney University sophomores Lenny Macklin and Gregory Georges join the MISTER program to counter the fact that only about 2 percent of U S teachers are African American men. The effort, started at Clemson, aims to recruit minority men through scholarships, with progress but a long road ahead.
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U.S
Greg Johnson
National Education Association
Sidney Poitier
Respect
Roy Jones
Jones
Clemson University
South Carolina
Associated Press
Myrtle Beach speedway co-owner found not guilty in pedestrian death
A Horry County jury acquitted 71 year old Billy Hardee of leaving the scene in the death of 24 year old Roy Simmons whose body was found in a highway ditch in October 2006. Hardee testified he thought he hit a deer and stopped but did not see the victim. The family voiced disappointment with the verdict.
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Simmons
Teen charged with murder in Easley stepfather stabbing
Authorities in Easley South Carolina charge a 17 year old with murder in the stabbing death of 34 year old Thomas Mikolay. Police said the teen stabbed Mikolay in the neck and arm Monday in Easley as part of an alleged self defense claim.
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BMW adds 700 production jobs in South Carolina
BMW Manufacturing Co will add 700 temporary workers at its Greer plant in South Carolina. The move creates two production shifts and will hire through MAU Inc and Tier One Solutions. Former BMW workers will be contacted first to gauge readiness to return.
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BMW Manufacturing Co
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BMW Manufacturing
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Golfers arm ripped off by 10 foot alligator in Beaufort SC
A 70s year old golfer at Ocean Creek Golf Course in Beaufort County was bitten when an alligator pulled him into a pond while he reached for a ball. Workers killed the alligator and retrieved the arm, stored for possible reattachment. The man was hospitalized at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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