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Monday, July 27, 2009

DHEC working toward better oversight at facilities for the disabled

by William Christopher on July 27, 2009

in Health & Medicine, News

The South Carolina Protection and Advocacy Agency distributed a report last week revealing shocking conditions at many of the state’s facilities for the disabled. The Department of Health and Environmental Control was one of the first agencies to be presented with that report. Oversight of those facilities is split between different agencies. The report calls for more funding for DHEC and the Department of Labor, Licensing and regulation for regular investigations.The report also recommends giving the agencies more enforcement options against frequently cited facilities.

The Protection and Advocacy investigation revealed abuse and unsanitary living conditions, including cockroach infestations, bloodstained walls and urine-soaked furnishings. [click to continue…]

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Tiny McCormick County scrounging for share of stimulus cash

by Tom Hayes 07/27/09 1:21 PM

As a number of counties across South Carolina are placing various projects on the fast track thanks to federal stimulus dollars coming into the state. The smallest county in the state, McCormick County, is scrambling to get a modest share of stimulus cash to make its decades old two story courthouse more energy efficient.
County Administrator [...]

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CFO plead guilty to embezzling nearly $3 million

by Eric Guimaraes 07/27/09 1:13 PM

The former Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. pleads guilty in Federal Court this week. UCI manages Doctors Care and other clinics in South Carolina and Tennessee.  South Carolina Radio Network’s Ashley Byrd reports.
“47-year-old Jerry Francis Wells of Columbia plead guilty in federal court as a [...]

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Orangeburg man murdered Saturday night

by Eric Guimaraes 07/27/09 12:47 PM

An shooting took place Saturday night in Orangeburg County leaving one dead and another in custody. Authorities have arrested Thomas Lott, 29, of Orangeburg for the murder of 23-year-old Joshua Randolph at Roosevelt Garden Apartments on Presidential Road. Sheriff Larry Williams says that a motive is unclear.
“We don’t have any ballistics at this time nor do [...]

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Beaufort sheriff named SC sheriff of the year

by Michael Brown 07/27/09 12:43 PM

Beaufort County’s top law enforcement officer has been named Sheriff of the Year for South Carolina. The South Carolina Sheriff’s Association awarded Sheriff P.J. Tanner the honor after more than 10 years as sheriff.
Tanner also served on the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council and as an executive board member on the Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee [...]

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