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Officials continually work to keep military bases open

August 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Director of the South Carolina Military Base Task Force briefed Governor Sanford Thursday concerning the encroachment issues around the state’s military facilities.The Task Force consists of local officials from communities and from bases located around South Carolina. They came together in Columbia Thursday, as they do once a year, to discuss protecting local bases from closure.

Formerly the Base Realignment and Closure Task Force  (BRAC), South Carolina Military Base Task Force is considered a leader in the nation for its innovative partnerships between the Department of Defense, local communities and private entities, like the Congaree Land Trust.

Retired General George Patrick says the state needs control over the buffer zones around its military bases, to protect the future of the bases, sense buffer zones are a major consideration when Congress makes a decision every decade about which bases to close or combine. Residential development close to bases may not be good, depending on the base. Environmental conservation zones are good, as well as military-friendly industrial development, which won’t be bothered by some noise, say from aircraft. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Military, News

More than 6000 SC consumers affected by security breach

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Thousands of South Carolinianswho conduct online transactions with merchants could be affected by a security breach.

Network Solutions, a company that helps small- and middle-sized businesses do sales over the Internet, has notified the state Department of Consumer Affairs that personal information could be compromised for more than 66-hundred consumers.

Officials say the security breach was discovered July 13th, and happened when someone diverted data from Network Solutions servers to a location outside the company. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Crime & Courts, News

Tapp receives two life sentences for double murder

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A Lyman man was sentenced to two life sentences for the murders of two men.

After Circuit Judge Derham Cole sentenced 55-year-old Phillip Tapp for armed robbery and two counts of murder of  46-year-old Scott Tapp and 74-year-old Kenneth Tapp. The report states each man had more than a dozen stab wounds.

Tapp confessed to that in an interview in Tennessee after he was stopped for driving under the influence, but he said the murders were acts of self defense.

Phillip Tap told jurors an intoxicated Scott Tapp, his nephew, grew angry over the fact he let his two dogs inside their shared home on a rainy night. He accused Scott of attacking his dogs with a large stick. Phillip Tapp said he stabbed his cousin, Kenneth Tapp, in the driveway of the home.

However, Solicitor Trey Gowdy said “Phillip Tapp’s version of the events doesn’t make sense, since we have two men who are in a graveyard and Phillip barely had a scratch on him.”

The trial took four days.

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, News

Tax-free sales weekend arrives in SC

August 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

This weekend is tax-free shopping weekend in the Palmetto State and will allow consumers to save money while purchasing the items they need for back-to-school items. Head of Retail in the Department of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism at USC, Dr. Marriane Bickle, says this is a great opportunity to save money because retailers will give additional incentives to their clientele.

“Consumers should also know that many retailers, in fact many retailers, will also offer additional discounts,” said Bickle. “So they’ll be offering coupons. For example, maybe $10 off on other purchases so this is a really wonderful time to get really good bargains at most stores whether they are department stores, discount stores, or traditional big box stores.” [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Taxes

SC Senators split on today’s Sotomayor vote

August 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

As expected, Senator Jim DeMint voted against the confirmation of Sonia Sortomayor while Senator Lindsey Graham was in favor. The vote was held this afternoon on Capitol Hill.

Dmint voted “no” just prior to Graham’s affirmative vote.

The final vote 68 to 31 for Sotomayor. She becomes the 111th justice and just the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Nine Republicans joined majority Democrats and the Senate’s two independents to support Sotomayor’s confirmation. Those Repubublicans included a few GOP moderates and its lone Hispanic Republican, retiring Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, as well as Graham, a  conservative, and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the party’s third-ranking leader.

The Republicans who voted for her said that she was well-qualified, mainstream judge.  

Sotomayor will be sworn in Saturday.

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
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