Westminster soldier buried after Afghanistan death
Family, veterans and friends gathered in Westminster to bury Staff Sgt. Tony B. Olaes 30 of Seneca South Carolina combat medic died Sept 20 in an ambush in Afghanistan. Survived by wife Tammy and three children Maverick McKenzie Alec.
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82Nd Airborne
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Tony B. Olnes
Heritage Memorial Gardens
Westminster
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Special Forces
Olaes
Robert S. Goodwin
Albany
Salem
Mass
Oconee County
Seneca High School
Randy Bryson
Seneca
American Legion Post 120
The
Daily Journal and Messenger
South Carolina National Guard
U.S
Panama
Manuel Noriega
Air Force
Jason Hicks
Jefferson
Claes
Tammy
Maverick
McKenzie
Alec
House backs bill to shield Gullah Geechee culture
The House approved a bill to create a Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor and invest 10 million dollars to tell the sea island culture story along the Southeast coast. If Senate approves, a nine member commission would run coastal heritage centers in Charleston Beaufort and McIntosh County and fund centers at one million dollars per year for ten years.
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Charleston
U.S. House
U.S
Jim Clyburn
D-S.c
Post and Courier
House
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Gullah- Geechee Coast
Florida
North Carolina
Georgia
Carolinas
Senate
Beaufort
McIntosh County
Clyburn
Aging population surges in South Carolina coastal counties
Census figures show the 85 and older group rising by more than a third in parts of South Carolina over three years, led by Beaufort and Georgetown at about 35 percent from 2000 to 2003. Statewide 85 plus residents grew 14 percent, with retirees drawn to lower taxes and recreation.
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Columbia
New
South Carolina
Beaufort
Georgetown
Bruce Bondo
Florida
Bondo
Elderly 85 Plus Population by South Carolina County
Census figures show 85 and older residents rose in most counties from 2000 to 2003 with totals led by Greenville and Charleston. Analysts note many in this group have middle income and use services rather than state aid, while about 46 percent may need nursing care for Alzheimer’s or dementia.
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Bondo
Jane Wiley
AARP
Defense asks for delay in Morris trial
Florence where former Carolina Investors chairman Earle Morris seeks a postponement of his Greenville trial set to begin Tuesday on 23 counts of securities fraud. The defense cites forms from money losers. the state opposes delaying the proceedings.
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Morris
Florence
Carolina Investors
Earle Morris
Greenville
Joel Collins
Sherri Lydon
James Johnson
Larry Owen
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Henry Brown
Rs.c
Donna Christensen
U.S. Virgin Islands
Cynthia Porcher
U.S. Park Service
Michael Allen
Park Service
Gullah-Geechee
National Trust
Allen
Ee ML
Magnolia Dr
Silver Bluff Aiken
Carol Almond
James Vinson
Greenwood St
Aiken
Augusta
CSRA
ROM Music
Jim Davenport
Associated Press
Horry
Colleton
Hampton
Berkeley
Chester
Oconee
Pickens
Williamsburg
Greenwood
Jasper
Union
Cherokee
Fairfield
Lancaster
Bamberg
Chesterfield
Calhoun
Richland
Newberry
Allendale
Kershaw
Saluda
Laurens
McCormick
Bragg Heating CO
Mechanical Contractors
Wating & Company
Bragg Heating Co., Inc
Park Avenue
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