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The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office raided several illegal gambling operations Friday. Deputy Matt Armstrong says a number of machines and money were confiscated.
Our deputies served search warrants at five locations and 16 individuals were ticketed for unlawful betting. There were 15 illegal poker machines seized and approximately $13,000 as well.
Officials say investigators received numerous complaints as well as tips from the community over the past several weeks, which led to the raid.
Lawmakers had an eventful week, agreeing, for now, on a cigarette tax increase, and House members will revisit the issue of warrant searches. William Christopher looks at this past week at the Statehouse.
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The case of the downtown wreck of Columbia’s Mayor-elect will stay with the Columbia police department.
Columbia Police Chief Tandy Carter held a press conference today to say his department will –not–relinquish the investigation into the early morning accident involving Steve Benjamin and Debra Rubins who is still in the hospital. Chief Carter says he is confident in the two investigators who are on the case.
We are going to make sure that the law is enforced both constitutionally and consistently throughout. When we do anything less than that, we open ourselves to liability criminally, or civilly. Ordinarily we have no protocol. Based on the police chief’s decision. I have decided not to relinquish that jurisdiction.
The highway patrol was called in right after the wreck to confirm results of a Breathalyzer. Benjamin was not found to be impaired. The rest of the details are still under investigation, says Chief Carter.
South Carolina Festivals are a great way to not only enjoy the great outdoors and the beauty of our state this time of year, but are a boost for the local economies. Now in its 31st year, the Striped Bass Festival is underway this weekend in Clarendon County.
Dawn Griffith is Executive Director for Manning’s Chamber of Commerce.
Last year we had over 30,000 people who were all in our downtown area. So it’s a boost for not only Manning but for Clarendon County because it brings in visitors, it brings people who have moved away, back home.
According to Griffith the volunteers, clubs and organizations from around the county help to make the festival a success.
We could not put on our festival without volunteers. And I mean that in the largest way. We are the Chamber of Commerce. We put the festival on, but without volunteers, it simply would not be possible.
The Striped Bass Festival is full of beauty pagents, vendors, music, dance–and, of course, fishing tournaments. It continues through the weekend.
For more information visit their website: http://www.clarendoncounty.com
A group of College of Charleston students are on their way to Nashville, Tennessee for their final exam. College of Charleston’s Sport Physiology and Marathon Training students will run the Music City Marathon in Nashville, Tennessee for their final exam this semester.
The 31 students that stayed for the whole duration of the class trained both individually and with the group. Class Professor Michael Flynn says the class began with 100 students, but ended up with the final 31. In the training class, the students learn everything from physiology and sports nutrition to pacing and strategy. Next year, Flynn says he will teach a beginner’s course where students will train to compete in the 10K Cooper River Bridge Run.
