Farm Aid concert to spotlight hurting farmers in South Carolina
Columbia reports as workers finish Farm Aid stage at Williams-Brice Stadium. Willie Nelson and others headline a 12 hour event aimed at raising awareness of farm distress. Officials and activists discuss policy while a tobacco issue protest looms. growers warn wealth is leaving local communities.
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Columbia
America
Greenville
Tom Trantham
Willie Nelson
John Mellencamp
Neil Young
Hootie and
the Blowfish
Williams-Brice Stadium
Harry Smith
US Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Kelle Louaillier
InFact
Boston
Tobacco Companies
Farm Aid Board
David Sellers
Food and Drug Administration
Smith
FDA
Texas
South Carolina
Trantham
Nelson
Farm Aid ‘96
Williams-Brice ‘Stadium
MUSC audit probes money paid to relatives and lobbyists
Charleston trustees reviewed a five million dollar audit of a nuclear waste education program funded by the US Energy Department. The Post and Courier reports payments went to lobbyists and relatives of MUSC officials including the president’s niece and her husband, with a subcontractor also involved. The study aimed to gauge South Carolinians views on foreign spent fuel shipments to the Savannah River Site despite state objections.
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Charleston — Medical University of South Carolina
US. Energy Department
MUSC
Charleston) Post and Courier
Savannah River
Aiken
Energy Department
United States
Jim Giusti
James Edwards
Susan Harris
John Harris
Life Cycle Engineering of
Charleston
Pax Darlington
Edwards
Darlington
Seymour Baron
Four teens charged in shooting spree in Richland County
Four teenagers face charges for a shooting spree that damaged vehicles homes and a business in northeast Richland County late Monday into Tuesday Sheriff Allen Sloan reported. The incident prompted police to increase patrols and urged residents to stay vigilant.
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Columbia
Richland County
Allen Sloan
Judge reaffirms seawall ban for Isle of Palms homes
Charleston judge denies six Isle of Palms property owners permission to use 2 ton sandbags to shield beachfront property under the Beachfront Management Act. After Tropical Storm Josephine, erosion worsened as water breached yard and stairs, prompting renewed court action. The judge urged legislative action for beach management.
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Charleston
Isle of Palms
Larry Patterson
Josephine
Brenton Hagood
Patterson
General Assembly
Close replaces campaign manager in Thurmond race
Elliott Close changes campaign managers less than a month before election. Robert Becker quits. Josh Wachs, a first time statewide campaign manager, takes the helm amid internal disputes. Thurmond’s team accuses the campaign of liberal influence while Wachs argues for a strong existing organization.
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Columbia
Senate
Elliott Close
Robert Becker
Josh Wachs
Kevin Geddings
Wachs
Close
Springs
Strom Thurmond
Mason Dixon
Thurmond
Texas
Virginia
Bob Munson
Louisiana
Tony Denny
New York
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Interstate 26
CR ‘Smith
James R. Stokes
Wendy Lee Stokes
Apopka
Fla
I-26
J.C
Shelton
DHEC
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Beaufort
Colleton
Jasper
Vanguard
Tlanta
Carolane
Whiskey Rd
Wacns
Elliott
Ibanez
Roland
Alvarez Guitars
Ib&m Music
Millbrook Baptist Church
Ken Smith
University of South Carolina
First Baptist Church
Pompano Beach
Fellowship Baptist Church
Tallahassee
Florida State Seminoles
Dilly Graham
East Pine Log Road
Eddie Leopard
Debbie Hough
Debbie
Aiven
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