Radio premiere lights up Anderson with stars and hometown hero
The town of Anderson greets the film Radio and stars Cuba Gooding Jr and Ed Harris at a red carpet premiere. James Robert Kennedy known as Radio, a 57 year old man with autism, is embraced by former T L Hanna High coach Harold Jones and the community. Radio, who assists in the school cafeteria and joins cheerleaders at games, remains unchanged by fame. The screening draws a pep rally at T L Hanna High School and attention from director Mike Tollin. The movie portrays Radio and his bond with Jones now 69 and retired.
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Hollywood
T.L. Hanna High School
Harold Jones
Radio
Cuba Gooding Jr
Ed Harris
Jones
T.L. Hanna
Mike Tollin
T.S. Hanna
Mike Sims
Florida A&M cross country bus wreck on I 85 in South Carolina
A Florida A&M University cross-country bus carrying student athletes crashed on Interstate 85 near the South Carolina North Carolina line at 8 45 a m. nineteen people were hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. All were released by Thursday afternoon.
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Blacksburg
Florida A&m University
Tallahassee
Cherokee County
Steve Wong
Upstate Carolina Medical Center
Gaffney
Wong
Greensboro
N.C
FBI awaits ricin test results after Greenville envelope
Officials at a South Carolina post office found a vial containing ricin in an envelope. The building was shut down and workers relocated as tests were completed. FBI and Homeland Security say terrorism not suspected, but a criminal threat is alleged. No exposure or symptoms reported among staff.
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FBI
Greenville
South Carolina
Gerry McKiernan
US Postal Service
Kathleen Murphy
Homeland Security Department
Brian Roehrkasse
William Brown
Postal Service
Brown
Two candidates to seek late senator seat in South Carolina
State Rep. Vincent Sheheen and Steve Kelly will run for the open Senate seat of the late Donald Holland. Filing opens Friday. Sheheen, 31, has served in the House since 2000 and pushed tax reform. Kelly, 51, chairs the Kershaw County Council after 26 years on the board.
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Columbia
Donald Holland
Vincent Sheheen
Camden
Kershaw County Council
Steve Kelly
Sheheen
Holland
Kelly
Kershaw County
Attorney General sues SCE&G overcharged noncity customers
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster sues SCE&G in Richland County Circuit Court claiming the utility overcharged at least 5000 customers living outside city limits by collecting a franchise fee. City residents also pay a 3 percent franchise charge.
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Columbia
Henry McMaster
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Richland County
Sce&g
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