New Hunley sinking theory cited from bulkhead find
Scientists uncover a bulkhead at the Hunley rear suggesting flood from ballast tank could have caused loss of buoyancy after battle. Sen Glenn McConnell notes possible crew unconsciousness from anoxia and cites eight crew remains or skulls as evidence. The Civil War submarine sank off Charleston in February 1864 after ramming the Housatonic.
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Charleston
H.L. Hunley
Hunley
Glenn McConnell
South Carolina Hunley Commission
McConnell
Housatonic
SCE&G seeks electric rate increase for plant projects
South Carolina Electric & Gas plans a rate hike under 5 percent to fund a new power plant and improve another, said Kevin Marsh, CFO of SCANA Corp., SCE&G’s parent company.
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Charleston
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Kevin Marsh
Scana Corp
Sce&g
Frosty Weekend Drives Shelter Use. Utilities Seek Rate Hike
Frost and chilly nights sweep the region with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. Shelters will open this weekend for the homeless. Utilities plan a rate increase to fund a new Jasper County power plant and gas turbines in Aiken County, while a drought and wind raise outdoor fire risk.
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National Weather Service
Charleston
Sam Cheatham
Clemson Extension Service
Lexington County
Weather Service
Scea&g
Jasper County
Aiken County
South Carolina
Forestry Commission
Anderson
Greenville
Oconee
Pickens
Charnick
Jury selection begins in Baughman capital murder trial
In Bentonville Arkansas James Baughman 44 of Trenton faces a capital murder trial for the 1999 deaths of Joanne Kneece 38 and her ex husband James Floyd Suggs 52 Prosecutors seek the death penalty About a dozen potential jurors were dismissed Friday after expressing strong views on capital punishment By day’s end six jurors were chosen and the process would resume Monday with six more jurors and two alternates to be picked
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Bentonville
Ark
James Baughman
Baughman
Trenton
Joanne Kneece
James Floyd ‘Suggs
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