From the daily archives:

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is asking some of his campaign contributors for permission to use their donations in his run for governor. But an Ethics Commission official warns that any money connected to a gubernatorial campaign needs to come from a separate campaign account, even money spent innitially to organize the process of asking contributors their permission for the switch. A spokesman for McMaster says opening the new account would be the same as announcing for the race and McMaster isn’t ready for that. Law allows a candidate or incumbent to have only one campaign account at a time. [click to continue…]

{ 0 comments }

NC prison officials defend release of Burris

by William Christopher 07/7/09 9:13 PM

Suspected killer Patrick Burris was a career criminal paroled in Lincoln County North Carolina in late April. On Monday authorities said ballistic tests proved the 41-year-old was the man who shot five people to death and terrorized the Gaffney Community.
SLED chief Reggie Lloyd says the criminal justice system must answer why Patrick Burris was paroled [...]

Read the full article →

Siblings with killer had known him two weeks

by William Christopher 07/7/09 6:29 PM

According to police a brother and sister with the suspected Gaffney serial killer Patrick Tracy Burris when he was killed by authorities Monday had met him only weeks ago and didn’t know anything about his chain of murders.  The brother and sister met the suspected killer at a hotel and then were at a vacant house in Gastonia owned by one [...]

Read the full article →

EPA grant to help school bus fleet reduce emissions

by Tom Hayes 07/7/09 5:45 PM

The state’s public school bus fleet is getting some assistance in helping the environment thanks to a $554,000 grant from the U.S. Evironmental Protection Agency. The grant will help the school bus fleet to further reduce the amount of pollution created by the diesel powered buses. State Department of Education Transportation Director Donald Tudor says [...]

Read the full article →

SC GOP party issues censure to governor

by Michael Brown 07/7/09 1:50 PM

The South Carolina GOP party has issued a censure to Governor Mark Sanford after his announcement of an extramarital affair with Maria Chapur of Argentina.

SC GOP Chairwoman Karen Floyd
State GOP Chairwoman Karen Floyd says they had four options: “The Republican party could do nothing, they could issue a letter or resolution of support, they could [...]

Read the full article →