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Henry Brown Gets a Second GOP Opponent The circling of the wolves continues as Henry Brown gets a second GOP challenger. Desert Storm veteran and former Brown aid Katherine Jenerette of Horry County has filed to unseat her old boss. Charleston businessman Paul Norris filed for the seat last week along with Brown. This three way race could mean good things for Democrat Linda Ketner, as Brown is forced to invest money in the primary race. Side note: Jenerette’s website still has a picture of her and Henry together (as well as a link to Brown’s Congressional website). The site...

Hunters Trapped in Ice Dozens of seal-hunting ships have been stuck in ice for more than a week. (April 24)Link to the video from ABCNEWS.com on AOL Video.

WILMINGTON -- An associate professor is suing the University of North Carolina Wilmington, claiming he was denied a promotion because of his conservative religious and political beliefs. Mike Adams is a national columnist who has taught at the university since 1993. The Board of Trustees turned down his application for full professorship last fall. Adams is seeking monetary damages and legal fees, but he says the fight is really about his reputation. "From the time I was an atheist and a democrat and after the time I became a Christian, and an outspoken conservative as well, I think some of...

The day Shirley Meiere’s annexation into the city was final, she and her husband, Cheney, popped a bottle of champagne in the bathroom and toasted their toilet. “It was an answer to a prayer,” the 58-year-old said, smiling. For more than 10 years, the Meieres tried to annex their two-story brick home into the city of Florence to receive sewer services. The couple’s efforts were blocked by neighbors who moved into Windsor Forest subdivision to escape the city limits. “It divided our neighborhood quite a lot,” Meiere said. City officials have urged the South Carolina legislature for 45 years to...

The results of today's primary elections are available at SCVotes.org They will be updating the linked files as the returns are reported.

(Clemson-AP) May 27, 2006 - Law enforcement officials are continuing their investigation into the apparent murder of a Clemson University student. Pickens County Coroner Jim Mahanes says 20-year-old Tiffany Souers was found strangled in her off-campus apartment. According to the Clemson police captain, Ms. Souers was strangled with her bathing suit top. Souers, of St. Louis, Missouri, was found dead Friday morning by a friend. Police say there is no sign of forced entry into her apartment. Authorities have confiscated the girl's computer and are trying to track down friends who might have information helpful to the investigation. University spokesman...

FLORENCE - Florence City Councilman Ed Robinson was arrested Thursday after responding to a friend's call claiming police harassment. According to a Florence Police Department incident report, Robinson was arrested for hindering a police officer who was performing a traffic stop at 521 S. Jarrott St. at 9:11 p.m Thursday. According to the report, Officer Rodney Fridley asked Patricia Muldrow to step away from the vehicle while he was making a traffic stop of her son's vehicle and he would talk with her when he was finished. Muldrow said she was upset that Fridley pulled his duty weapon on her...

The full theatrical trailer for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is now available at The Official Harry Potter Website and other download sites.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The New Orleans Saints understand that the NFL wants to consider every option for the team's home field this season since Hurricane Katrina ruined the Superdome. In turn, the Saints hope the league understands how badly they want to play at LSU's Tiger Stadium. From general manager Mickey Loomis to coach Jim Haslett to star receiver Joe Horn, the entire organization seems to be lobbying to play about 75 miles from New Orleans in Baton Rouge, La. ``If we can uplift anyone, obviously that's worthwhile to us,'' Loomis said Sunday. ``We're representatives of the people of...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A worker helping to demolish the Silas N. Pearman Bridge in Charleston is dead after part of the structure collapsed and he fell along with it Tuesday. The name of the worker was not immediately available Tuesday night, the state Department of Transportation said. The state agency said the demolition contractor was removing a steel girder and concrete section of the bridge over Drum Island and the worker fell during the collapse of part of the structure. Demolition work will be halted until an investigation determines it is safe to continue, the Transportation Department said. Dismantling...

The first Goblet of Fire trailer is available on-line. I found it here at the Official Harry Potter website. A quick google search reveals it is available from multiple sites.

Charleston, SC - It's still unclear when the new Cooper River Bridge in Charleston will open. Officials are having difficulty getting the 632 million dollar bridge paved. It takes just the right combination of temperature, humidity and wind to allow workers to put a two-inch concrete roadway layer over the 15-hundred-46-foot main span of the bridge linking Charleston and Mount Pleasant. Project manager Charles Dwyer with the Transportation Department says some days they get the right temperature and wind, but the humidity is too low. Only about one-third of the main span has been paved so far.

FLORENCE - It appears Florence County is on the list for hundreds of millions of dollars in State Infrastructure Bank funding. The SIB Board met at Francis Marion University on Friday and gave preliminary approval to put Florence on the list contingent upon final approval by the board’s evaluation committee. “I have no doubt that approval will be coming, probably no later than July,” said Sen. Hugh K. Leatherman, a member of the SIB Board. “I talked with members of the board, and they said our presentation was one of the best they’d ever seen. Today is a very exciting...

COLUMBIA - Florence Mayor Frank Willis knew he’d get a lot of attention at the South Carolina Democratic Party Convention on Saturday, but he was content to let another Democrat have the limelight. Willis announced two weeks ago that he was considering a run for governor, but that he wouldn’t decide for sure until early May. Willis knew State Sen. Tommy Moore would make his announcement Saturday, and he was going out of his way not to steal any thunder from the candidate. “This is Tommy Moore’s day, and I assured him I wasn’t going to make any announcements today,”...

A year ahead of schedule, the new bridge plans to open in May or June of 2005 A year ahead of projected completion date, the new Cooper River Bridge construction team expects to have the bridge open to traffic in May or June of 2005. The exact date of the dedication and opening event will not be able to be projected until March or April. As soon as the opening date and the public events associated with the opening are planned, we will post the information on this website.

They Have Serious IssuesLegislature, Governor Pursuing Ambitious Agenda in New Year South Carolinians could see everything from their paychecks to their fortunes in civil court to their children's education options change dramatically depending on what happens at the State House this year. The General Assembly resumes session on Jan. 11 and legislators have prefiled no fewer than 409 bills — 223 in the House and 186 in the Senate. If history holds true, only a small fraction of the bills will end up becoming laws. Also as in years past, a few key issues are likely to dominate the agenda....

Funding next step for I-73 project While much has happened in the challenge to move Interstate 73 from a proposed highway to actual pavement, much is left to do. And a lot could happen toward that end in 2005. Major news in 2005 regarding the interstate from Myrtle Beach to Michigan will be the ongoing environmental impact study in South Carolina. So far, $6.5 million - $1 million in state funds, the rest in federal funds - has been approved to complete an initial environmental document. The study is scheduled to be completed in the fourth-quarter of 2006, Rep. Alan...

Several elections appeals set <Snip> The state panel also set a Dec. 6 hearing for the appeal from Joe DeFeo in an Horry County Council race and Dec. 7 to hear protests in the state House District 106 and state Senate District 28 contests. <Snip>Losing Republican state Senate candidate Katherine Jenerette filed a 13-page protest of alleged multiple election irregularities. Her case will be heard at 10 a.m. Dec. 7.

U.S. Rep. Clyburn secures $25 million for area infrastructure improvements The office of U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-SC, announced in a press release this week that Clyburn has secured more than $25 million for infrastructure and energy projects in the Sixth District. “These projects range from providing for the basic needs of the Sixth Congressional District residents to improving economic engines for our state and enhancing cutting-age scientific education and research at our colleges and universities,” Clyburn stated in the release. Clyburn received a $3 million appropriation for the Lake Marion Regional Water Agency. The $3 million is in...

(Columbia) Nov. 18, 2004 - The uncertainty of Coach Lou Holtz's football future has one of Columbia's top high school athletes looking more closely at his options. WIS News 10 has learned that Coach Holtz told his squad at a Thursday evening meeting that he will retire. Columbia High School's Mike Davis has been recruited by both Clemson and South Carolina, but he wants to know will Lou stay or go, "I can see myself in any uniform, but I can see myself as a Gamecock." The Columbia High School football star met Holtz last summer, "It made me look...