Confederate flag ban challenged by descendant reaches Supreme Court
A Confederate flag protest ended with the Supreme Court declining to resolve a free speech dispute over ban rules in federal cemeteries. The VA maintains a continuous US flag at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery in Maryland and limits the Confederate flag to two days yearly. Meanwhile a Spartanburg man died after being booked into the county jail, Ronald Odell Ellis, 41, pronounced dead at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center following an arrest on a bench warrant. The coroner identified Randall Lewis Pianella, 43, whose decomposed body was found near his home. autopsy completed, authorities awaiting further tests.
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Spartanburg County
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Ron Gahagan
Judge asked to hold Mental Health Dept. in contempt
Chester AP report says a prosecutor seeks contempt finding against the state Mental Health Department for failing to provide court ordered treatment to mentally ill defendant Kenneth Wilks since 2001. Wilks, 42, has schizophrenia and has waited in jail while awaiting a hospital bed.
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Kenneth Wilks
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Richland County
Autumn rains ease drought in South Carolina
Heavy storms bring relief to a five year drought in South Carolina. Upstate rainfall may reach 23 inches in some areas with flash flood watches issued along the coast and mountains. Hydrologists caution that while drought is eased, normal rainfall for the year does not guarantee a normal year for farmers.
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Mizzell
South Carolina loses $90 million in federal funds
South Carolina did not qualify for $90 million in federal funds after failing to provide $18 million in matching funds for the Children's Health Insurance Program. State agencies have faced multiple budget cuts, and expanding the program would force further cuts elsewhere. About 26,000 uninsured children could have qualified under the program started in 1998 for families up to 190 percent of the poverty level.
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Graham Leads in Cash as Sanders Trails in Financing
U S Senate hopeful Alex Sanders and Lindsey Graham reported similar fundraising for July to September. Sanders raised 759,768 dollars and Graham 732,726 dollars, leaving Graham with about 2.8 million cash on hand to Sanders 819,000. Sanders spent 1.7 million, Graham about 743,000, with ads and grassroots efforts driving the spending. Clinton said the outcome was as expected and noted Graham’s backing by major Washington groups.
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