New drug analysis lab opens cutting case backlogs
Aiken County unveils a $494,160 drug analysis facility funded by a three year federal grant and local budget money. The lab uses gas chromatography mass spectrometry and FTIR to identify drugs quickly, aiming to shorten drug-case turnaround from 30 60 days and reduce evidence delays across agencies.
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Justice System
South Carolina
US Justice Department
Aiken County
Agencis
Second Judicial Circuit
Barbara Morgan
Morgan
Gilliland
Sherif
North Augusta
Wingate University
University of Alabama
Birmingham
US Drug Enforcement Administration
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Smith urges education funding and economic growth focus
South Carolina leader Smith argues for protecting education from cuts and boosting K-12 funding through recurring sources while improving lottery use for primary education and college scholarships. He highlights health care needs and stresses industry growth as key to the state’s economic future. He is a retired rural carrier and minister with a family.
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South Carolina
Palmetto State
Peggy C. Cato
NAACP Boycott Pushes Plant Siting Debate in South Carolina
NAACP leaders press DaimlerChrysler not to build a van plant in Sumter area amid ongoing boycott over the Confederate flag. James Gallman says the boycott extends to other major projects to pressure removal of the flag, while Georgia and South Carolina officials dispute the implications.
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James Gallman
South Carolina
NAACP
DaimlerChrysler
Summerville
Gallman
Georgia
Roy E. Barnes
Jim Hodges
Barnes
Jim Morris
South Carolina Commerce Department
South Carlina
Statehouse
State budget concerns push short term fixes and industry growth
Smith urges using lottery funds to support K 12 education while planning a long term push to attract progressive industries. He cites Medicaid funding, DMV woes after a computer upgrade, and privatization as potential remedies, noting his family ties to educators.
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Smith
South Carolina
Linda
Paull Knox Middle School
Wendy Jacobs
Police trace note from sniper warning near Richmond
Police found a note warning about children's safety tied to a tree outside a Pon derosa steak house north of Richmond Virginia. The letter criticizes investigators and claims six missed attempts to contact them as the sniper has killed ten and wounded three in Maryland Virginia and Washington.
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Washington
Richmond
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The
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Liam
Katherine
Silver Spring
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