From the daily archives:

Friday, October 2, 2009

Five people sustained minor injuries Thursday night when a small compact vehicle drove by a house in the mid town area of Sumter firing multiple shots into the residence. Investigators say a small child was in the house at the time of the shooting and was grazed by a bullet.

Capt. Alvin Holston with the Sumter Police Department says,”There were two individuals on the outside of the residents at the time, that did sustain gunshot wounds -minor gunshot wounds to the lower leg, calf area. And some random shots that were fired toward the residence did in fact end up striking three individuals inside the residence. Both of them had received minor injuries – one to the hand area and one to the thigh area. And, there was a minor child that was present, but the child received what we would consider a grazed wound.”

The investigators are interviewing witnesses but have no motive or a suspect at this point. ***

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Judge officially rules Texas Hold’em game of skill

by Michael Brown 10/2/09 1:55 PM

A South Carolina judge made an official public ruling on the poker case that challenged the state’s gaming laws. Circuit Judge Markley Dennis ruled Texas Hold’em a game of skill, not chance. Now, there’s question of whether or not Judge Dennis’ ruling will be appealed by the State of South Carolina.
Greenville attorney Jeff Phillips represents [...]

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Corny, fun way to tour the state

by Michael Brown 10/2/09 1:15 PM

The Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, near Charleston, opened its Carolina Corn Maze this week, and this year, it covers the whole state- so to speak. It’s South Carolina like you’ve never seen it before. “We have taken our annual corn maze, the Boone Hall Carolina Corn Maze, and basically turned it into a [...]

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Uranium pellets still missing at SC plant

by Ashley Byrd 10/2/09 12:45 PM

A small amount of missing low-level uranium is still unaccounted for at a South Carolina nuclear facility.
A special inspection team with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced on October 1 what they know so far about 25 pounds of uranium pellets that disappeared from a Westinghouse facility near Columbia.
NRC spokesman Roger Hannah says this team has spent [...]

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Swine flu vaccine arriving soon

by Tom Hayes 10/2/09 12:24 PM

The Department of Health and Environmental Control is reporting that the first shipments of the novel H1N1 flu vaccine are expected to arrive in South Carolina next week. 25,000 doses of the nasal spray vaccine will be the first of the shipments. DHEC’s Bureau of Disease Control Chief Dr. Jerry Gibson said those who should [...]

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