Hospitality groups clash over similar name in SC suit
The South Carolina Hospitality Association sues Palmetto Hospitality Association claiming name similarity misleads the public amid a minibottle amendment battle. The suit seeks an immediate order to stop use of the name. a judge will hear the request Friday at 10 a.m. in Columbia.
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Myrtle Beach
South Carolina Hospitality Association
Palmetto Hospitality Association
Hospitality Association of
South Carolina
Tom Sponseller
Sponseller
South Carolina Restaurant Association
South Carolina Hotel-Motel Association
John Beach
Columbia
McMaster OKs Hunley money advisory opinion issued
Attorney General McMaster says funds raised by the Friends of the Hunley may stay with the nonprofit to cover curation display and exhibition costs and need not return to the state general fund. The opinion supports the Hunley Commission in forming the nonprofit. Critics say it sidesteps potential use of tax dollars.
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Friends of the Hunley
State General Fund
Henry McMaster
McMaster
Hunley
Glenn McConnell
South Carolina
Hunley Commission
McConnell
State Senate
Justin Kahn
Kahn
John Crangle
Common Cause
Canadian-born cardiologist pleads not guilty to US citizen charge
Dr. James D. Johnston of Hilton Head Island pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of posing as a U.S. citizen. He identified as a citizen on a South Carolina driver's license application. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison and a $100,000 fine and possible deportation. Johnston was released on his own recognizance with possible future conditions. The Island Packet had sued to unseal medical discipline records the board cited, after reporting Johnston was born in Kitchen er Ontario on May 31 1958.
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Hilton Head Island
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U.S
George Kosko
Johnston
Canada
South Carolina
Celeste Jones
Columbia
Kosko
Island Packet
Hilton Head
State Supreme Court
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Kitchener
Ontario
Catawba Nation case raises federal jurisdiction over gaming
A Catawba Nation lawyer urged a federal judge to decide if the tribe can run video gambling in Rock Hill. Judge Currie questioned the court's jurisdiction, with prosecutors asserting the 1993 agreement lets the state enforce gambling laws. Currie will rule next month on authority.
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Rock Hill
US District Court
Cameron Currie
Jay Bender
Currie
School psychologist accused of forging credentials in Sumter
A Sumter School District psychologist identified as Kimberly Arnold, 44, and known as Linda Jones, was arrested on two counts of forgery and related charges for forging transcripts and diplomas to secure her job since 2002. The district cites breach of trust over $5,000 tied to her salary and lists Crestwood High, Mayewood Middle, and three elementary campuses among her assignments.
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Sumter
Kimberly Arnold
Arnold
Linda Jones
Crestwood
Mayewood
R.E. Davis
Shaw Heights
Tommy Mims
Jim Turner
State Education Department
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