Warrant against civil rights leader to be dropped after 45 years
In Summerton South Carolina a 1955 shooting at the home of Rev Joseph De Laine a civil rights pioneer who helped end school segregation is prompting the removal of an old assault warrant. State Rep Alex Harvin helped secure a posthumous pardon clearing De Laine s name. He died in 1974.
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Summerton
S.C
Joseph Armstrong de Laine
U.S. Supreme Court
DeLaine
Lake City
South Carolina
Alex Harvin
D-Summerton
State Parole Board
Joe DeLaine Jr
Charlotte, N.C
Joseph DeLaine
Clarendon County
Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education
Annie Gibson
New York
Harvin
Governor’s Human Relations Commission
Corrections director pushes reform over sex scandal
Corrections Director William Catoe advocates rehabilitation and better treatment for inmates as he faces questions on a sex scandal involving guards. He supports education, substance abuse and mental health programs while awaiting outcomes of a SLED probe and an independent review.
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Greenville
S.C
William “Doug” Catoe
Catoe
Senate Corrections and Penology Committee
South Carolina
Michael Moore
Moore
Florida
Susan Smith
Jim Hodges
FBI
Tommy Davis
Corrections Department
Davis
America
Lancaster County
Pine beetle raises fire risk in Western North Carolina
A two year drought and Southern pine beetle damage threaten another severe fall fire season in western North Carolina. The N C Forest Service reports over 200 infestation sites, mainly in Macon Jackson and Swain counties, with both yellow and white pines affected.
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Macon
Jackson
Swain Counties
Forest Service
Sylva
Mental health gaps push teen from rehab to street life
Summer Danielle Sanders, a 19 year old with bipolar schizophrenia, walked away from a West Columbia rehabilitation center and spent nights on the street and in jail before reaching her mother in Anderson. Her mother Robin Wood blasts mental health workers for allowing the exit and worries about risks she faced osf catching severe illness or death. Experts note that once patients reach 18 caregivers lose control and that jails often lack adequate treatment, urging earlier diagnosis and better police collaboration to divert youths to care.
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Columbia
8.C
Danielle Sanders
West Columbia
Anderson
Sanders
Robin Wood
Wood
Felicity Myers
Jennifer Heffron
National Mental Health Association
Alexandria
David Almeida
National Alliance For the Mentally Ill
South Carolina
Almeida
Heffron
Grand Strand in need of carriers
In Myrtle Beach area postal work faces a labor crunch as growth increases rural routes. Carolina Forest office rose from 400 to 1500 customers since 1998 and routes require full time carriers plus substitutes. Recruitment challenges persist as service expands.
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
Horry County
Conway
Carolina Forest Post Office
Gerry Mulligan
Carolina Forest
Wall Street Journal
Beth Riddell
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New Jersey
Associated Press
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Presbyterian College
Central Correctional Institution
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Roque Painting CO
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Lamond Trapp
Teal
Trapp
Sox & Son Welding Co. & Sign Fabricators
Larissa DiBella
S. Church
St. Gastonia
Gastonhealth.com
Intellect
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Lincoln
Cleveland
Mecklenburg
Merit and Financial Aid
Caston
Y School
Gastonia
Gaston Days Vasis Ab
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Wood Creations
Dallas
Gaston County
Ron Honeycutt
Jace Holmes
Hickory Ridge
N. Rhyne Street
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