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Mignon Clyburn takes seat on FCC

August 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Mr. and Mrs. James Clyburn and FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn

The first black woman to serve on the FCC takes her seat Tuesday morning. Mignon Clyburn was sworn in today at the federal courthouse in Columbia. She’s the first FCC Commissioner from South Carolina.

Clyburn says, to begin with, she will focus on broadband deployment. The FCC has been investigating whether fast broadband internet services are being provided to all Americans in a timely fashion.
The Commissioner says the FCC has been criticized for not putting more importance on consumer interests. Clyburn says she will work to change that.

The outgoing South Carolina Public Service Commissioner says she’s qualified for the job and ready to go to work.
Clyburn not only served more than a decade on the panel that regulates utilities in South Carolina, she also published a small newspaper.

“I’m an entrepreneur in spirit,” said Clyburn. “I recognize the challenges facing small business owners.”

Clyburn is the daughter of US House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn. He says he’s proud of his daughter.

Congressman Clyburn says that the FCC needs what his daughter will bring to the panel. “They’ll have a South Carolinian there who knows what it means to grow up and achieve a lot. It gives her experiences that I believe no one else on the commission has.”

Filed Under: Business, Education, News, Politics & Government

Reward offered in case of missing woman

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A reward is being offered for information leading to a missing Charleston woman.  Katherine Waring, who was last seen June 12th, was thought to be in the upstate.

Police said someone other than Waring, driving a silver Chevrolet Malibu, tried to cash one of her checks at a Charleston area bank. Anderson County authorities said one tip given to Waring’s family was where to find Waring’s body. Investigators searched an area near the Seneca River in Anderson County, but nothing was found.

The Index-Journal reported Waring’s father said that she had received threatening, cryptic text messages, including one that said “If you caused this to happen, you will be the first to die.”

Anyone with any information about the case should contact Crime Stoppers.

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, News

SC Ag Department touts success of farmers markets

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Farmers markets are a growing industry in South Carolina. That’s true in more ways than one. Though this state has a rich tradition in agriculture, locally-grown produce has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Now there are 90 community markets, twice the number of five years ago, says state Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers.Weathers says, “What we like about farmers markets is that the farmer is getting a greater share of the retail value of food and at a farmers market, given the overhead costs that are negated-rather than through the regular channels–the price is a little bit better for the consumer.”

Weathers says the product is better too, because of the relationship between a fresh-cut product and its nutritional value.

Nationwide, the most recent estimate of farmers market commerce from 2006 was $ 1.1 billion dollars and growing. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, Business, News

Inglis speaks out on health care reform

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US Representative Bob Inglis is holding a series of town hall meetings this week.  Inglis says the hot topic will be healthcare.  He agrees that some changes need to be made. 

“We need healthcare reform,” said Inglis.  “We need to get costs under control.  What we don’t need is a public option.  It’s a big problem because it would be like dumping tens of millions of people into a Medicare-like program, and that program is already sinking.” 

The upstate congressman will be at the Mauldin City Hall tonight at 7.  Tuesday night he will be at the Cowpens library.  On Wednesday night, Inglis will be the Upstate Family Resource Center in Boiling Springs.

Filed Under: News, Politics & Government

Statehouse closed weekends to save money

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It was announced Friday that the South Carolina Statehouse will close its doors to tourists on the weekends until further notice. The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism had already eliminated giving tours at the statehouse on weekends leaving tourists unsupervised. State Representative Ray Rice of Easley says that this was a cost cutting decision as the state continues to find ways to limit spending during the economic crunch.

“We’ve also got cost for cleaning inside the building,” said Rice. “We’ve got additional security requirments when people are in the building. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislature, News, Recreation & Entertainment
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