Wild cats eyed to curb Myrtle Beach rat problem
Myrtle Beach officials and health department staff discuss using feral cats to reduce the cotton rat surge. Cats would be vaccinated and spayed or neutered at public expense, then adopted to households with rodent problems. Adopters would provide outdoor food and supervision for the outdoor cats.
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Myrtle Beach
Rod McCormick
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
City Animal Control
Appeal Planned for Pipe Bomb Death Convictions
Lawyers for Joe Kelsey and Geoff Payne say they will file notice of intent to appeal their murder convictions in the Melanie Richey case. The two 18-year-olds were sentenced to life in prison after authorities found the 15 year old from Martinez Georgia killed by a pipe bomb. Her remains were located in McCormick County.
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Columbia (Ap
Joe Kelsey
Geoff Payne
Wis-Tv
Columbia
Melanie Richey
Martinez
McCormick County
Merger Could Bring Textile Edge
A proposed merger between Graniteville Company and Galey & Lord aims to strengthen the local textile maker in the global market. The letter of intent would issue about 6.4 million Galey & Lord shares to Triare, Graniteville’s New York parent, with completion hoped by year’s end.
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Graniteville Company
Galey & Lord
Triare
Graniteville
Galey
Harold D. Kingsmore
Triare Companies, Inc
Parking Limits Upheld by Aiken City Council
Aiken City Council unanimously refused to amend the zoning ordinance to restrict commercial parking in residential zones. The vote followed opposition from residents and business interests, including SRP Federal Credit Union, which argued the change would hinder development and burden businesses.
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SRP Credit Union
Aiken
Perry
Steve Thompson
Credit Union
Sally Brodie
Ess
Swearingen Jr
SRP Federal Credit Union
Knox County educators study block scheduling in Aiken County
About 50 Knox County School District educators and administrators visited Leavelle McCampbell and Kennedy middle schools in Aiken County to observe block scheduling. The method pairs students with one instructor for 90 to 150 minute periods to allow deeper instruction, cooperative projects, and curriculum integration, while noting potential drawbacks like tracking and staffing.
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Tennessee
Knox County
Aiken County
Leavelle McCampbell
Kennedy
Mary Lou Kanipe
Bearden Middle School
Knoxville
al Lamback
Kanipe
George Rogers
Kennedy Middle School
Fed relief seen as only cut likely in rates
Economists say the Fed’s lone rate cut may be all relief borrowers receive as a rebound in home and auto sales and falling unemployment suggest the economy is strengthening. Greenspan’s upbeat Senate remarks reinforce belief no further cuts are needed this week.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Fed
David Wyss
Dre-Mcgraw Hill Inc
Lexington, Mass
Alan Greenspan
Senate Banking Committee
Beasley accused on race relation failures in South Carolina
Wilma Neal, Beasley's former lone black senior aide, says the governor failed to include black perspectives and hurt race relations. She resigned last month after joining his campaign before the 1994 election. Jeanine Greene was later named to the liaison post. The piece notes Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley's Democratic bid loss to Nick Theodore.
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Columbia
David Beasley
South Carolina
Thad
Wilma Neal
Ms. Neal
Jeanine Greene
Beasley
Charleston
Joseph Riley
Nick Theodore
Neal
Riley
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