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Protesters attempt to block shipment of generator

November 30, 2009 by

(by Jake Levy)

Two Greenville protesters locked themselves to a generator headed for Duke Energy’s Cliffside Coal Plant in Rutherford County, North Carolina.Protesters are vowing not to let the 1.5 million pound generator, which has traveled across South Carolina on a 300-foot trailer, reach the coal plant.

The controversial coal plant would emit over six million tons of carbon dioxide every year and Duke energy is seeking to raise electricity rates to pay for Cliffside despite a recession that has made it difficult for some families to put food on the table. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Environment & Conservation, News

Good weather draws full crowd for state “carolighting”

November 30, 2009 by

Governor Mark Sanford flipped the switch Sunday night to light the state Christmas tree during the annual “Carolighting.”  Pleasant weather drew a large crowd.  Reporter William Christopher was there.

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Filed Under: Human Interest, News, Politics & Government

Missing jumper’s body found by kayaker

November 30, 2009 by

The body of a man who is believed to have jumped from an I-26 bridge earlier this month has been found. Joshua Dawsey, age 30, of Columbia was found by a man kayaking in the Broad River on Sunday. Dawsey had been missing since November 16th.

Authorities had found Dawsey’s car at the I-26 bridge nearly 2 weeks ago and officials speculated that Dawsey had jumped, but until the body was recovered there was no confirmation. The body was found in the river caught in debris up from the Gervais Street Bridge.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says he is treating the case as an apparent suicide but has not made a final ruling until autopsy reports are received.

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Arbor Week begins with patriotic tree planting

November 30, 2009 by

A patriotic tree planting was held Monday afternoon at Ft. Jackson to mark this year’s Arbor Week. The Midlands Arbor Day Committee, Ft. Jackson’s Commanding General, Brigadier General Bradley W. May, and other dignitaries were on hand to plant two live oaks honoring those soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Liz Gilland, Program Coordinator for the Community Forestry Program with the SC Forestry Commission says, “What better way to honor them and their service and support to our country than by planting a tree. A tree provides so many benefits -not only aesthetically, but gives us shade, helps with storm water run-off, and air quality and these two trees will stand at this particular traffic circle as a reminder to all the folks who serve for us.”

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Filed Under: Environment & Conservation, Military, News, Recreation & Entertainment

McMaster: Detainees should stay in Guantanamo Bay

November 30, 2009 by

State Attorney General Henry McMaster was in Charleston Monday to tour the possible future site for detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Obama ordered for the prison to be closed at the end of the year, sending those foreign terrorists to American soil. McMaster says Charleston is not the place.

“No. They ought to stay at Guantanamo Bay, that facility was set up for exactly this kind of thing. We’ve got brigs and prisons in the United States, but none of them are as hardened as Guantanamo Bay is, and all of them in the country are located next to some kind of civilian population somewhere, including the Navy Brig here in Charleston,” says McMaster. [Read more...]

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