Charleston Harbor Civil War wrecks mapped by USC team
USC archaeologists mapped Civil War wrecks sunk by the Union in Charleston Harbor. The project, funded by an American Battlefield Protection grant, locates the Stone Fleet, 13 blockade runners, and four ironclads, aiding harbor dredging plans and historic site protection.
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Charleston Harbor
Charleston
James Spirek
University of South Carolina Institute For Archaeology and Anthropology
Institute
Union
New England
Spirek
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Brian Williams
Corps
South Carolina districts vie for Race to the Top grants
A dozen South Carolina districts plan to apply for federal Race to the Top grants totaling up to 40 million per district, with statewide hopes for tailored plans and district collaborations. Some districts proceed despite opposition from state Superintendent Mick Zais who rejects federal funding as unfunded mandates. Winners to be announced in December.
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Columbia
South Carolina
U.S. ‘of Education
Obama
Mick Zais
District of Columbia
Cynthia Wilson
Orangeburg
Ist
Laurens
Sumter
Lexington
Dorchester
Charleston
Georgetown
Lancaster
Marlboro
Hampton
Spartanburgh
Betsy Carpentier
Laurens 55
Laurens 56
Saluda County
Blacksville woman electrocuted cutting grass in accident
In Blacksburg a 50-year-old woman Wendy Panther died after a riding mower ran over an extension cord and she received a 110 volt shock while trying to untangle it. Fire and gas crews arrived. the death is ruled an accident. In Great Falls a 43-year-old man, Landon Coleman, was killed while walking along Highway 99 after being struck by a vehicle. driver may face felony hit and run. Coleman left nine children and a girlfriend.
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Blacksburg
Cherokee County
Dennis Fowler
Wendy Panther
Fowler
Panther
Gas Company
Freeman Gas
Great Falls
Chester ‘County
Chester County
Coro
Ner
Tommy Willams
Landoon Coleman
Coleman
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Monica Eagle
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L. Hunley
Union Ironclads
Patapsco
The
South Carolina Institute For Archaeology and Anthropologia
Hara
Harleston
Exia
Trane
ComfortLink
Nexia
Beech Island Appliance Service CO
Vam
S.C
Paes
Habitat
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
SRP
Federal Credit Union
WSI
Savannah River
Team
Boots, Bridles & Britches
TLC Medical Center
Habitat Friends DreamMaker
Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
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