Two Dead In Holiday Weekend Vehicle Crashes In SC
South Carolina patrol reports at least two fatalities over the holiday weekend. Ronnie Madden, 43, died when his car struck a guard rail on Holman Haven Drive near Seneca in Oconee County at 10 05 p m Friday. Susan Ely, 17, of Anderson, died in a two vehicle collision at the intersection of SC 34 and Abercrombie Road in Anderson Friday night.
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Columbia
South Carolina
West Union
Oconee County
State Highway Patrol
Ronnie Jay Madden
Holman Haven Drive
Seneca
Patrols
Susan Ely
Anderson
South Carolina Highway 34
Abercrombie Road
Mock executions land deputies in hot seat
Five sheriff's deputies claimed a June prank strapped inmates into a chair and warned of electrocution. Internal affairs will review for possible penalties from reprimands to suspension. Capt. Bill Roberts said deputies were honest, remorseful, and questioned.
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Sacramento
Calif
Roger Dickinson
Sacramento Bee
Bill Roberts
Confusing Blue Laws Question Faces Aiken Voters
Aiken County voters face a November ballot on a local option amendment about Sunday business hours. The wording has lawyers and business leaders uncertain if a Yes eases restrictions or a No expands them, creating a potential to flip opinions or even rely on court review for clarity.
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Aiken County
House Judiciary Committee
Susan McNamee
Judiciary Committee
Beaufort
Charleston
Horry
Richland
General Assembly
Assage
June Murff
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Todd Atwater
State Chamber of Com
Horses and riders shine at Hopeland Horse Trials
The fifth Carolina First Hopeland Horse Trials at Aiken Mile Track drew riders from Pickens Columbus Upatoi Cocoa and beyond. The event featured Mary Anna Blalock aboard The Sandman with strong dressage and cross country showings led by top pairs across novice and training levels.
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Mary Anna Blalock
the Sandman
Sandmans
Ms. Blalock
Seoessence
Pickens
Columbus
N.C
Upatoi
Cocoa
Fla
Miles
Carolina
Hopeland
Aiken
South
Shelby Miller
Justice
Calvary
Hopeland Farms
Redistricting Battle Remains in Federal Court
In Columbia, a federal court challenge to South Carolina's legislative maps prompts debate over race, party politics, and federal civil rights oversight. Supporters say changes could reshape power, while critics warn insiders will barely notice the shift.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
Nee
Legislature Hearing Debates Racially Based Districts Redraw
Three weeks of testimony examined the creation of 11 majority black districts and one majority white district after the 1990 census redrawing. Critics contend the Voting Rights Act was pushed too far to emphasize race, arguing maps resegregated politics and aided Republican control of the state House in 1995. Dick Harpootlian criticized the process as resegregation.
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State House
Senate
US Justice Department
General Assembly
Dick Harpootlian
Citadel graduate stunned by 1992 campus shooting admission
Berra Byrd Jr. recalls a 1992 campus shooting when fellow Citadel graduate George Cormeny II says the weapon was loaded accidentally. Cormeny confesses to authorities, describes the moment, and Byrd's family seeks FBI files before any charges. Byrd completed the class with Cormeny despite injuries.
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Charleston
Berra Lee Byrd Jr
Citadel
George Cormeny II
Bryd
Greenville
Cormeny
Byrd
Berra Byrd
Henry
Pennsylvania
FBI
Aeckdenyen
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Leslie Ward
Mindy Freisen
Traci Johnson-Newton
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Christina Gaither
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Carolina First Hopeland
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Post and Courier
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