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List of South Carolina state parks (Florence Morning News)
A list of South Carolina state parks that provide camping and/or lodging:County's new forestry officer talks to firefighters (The Times and Democrat) CAMERON – The county’s new forestry officer was introduced to the Calhoun County Firefighters Association during the group’s June meeting at the Cameron Volunteer Fire Department.
Special prosecutor an option in Sanford probe (The Greenville News) South Carolina law allows top state officials to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Gov. Mark Sanford's taxpayer-funded trips in order to avoid their own potential conflicts of interest — options none of them have used so far.
Obituaries 7-3-09 (The Barnstable Patriot) Centerville — Nikolaos G. Bounos, of Centerville, died peacefully June 22, 2009 at Cape Regency Rehabilitation & Nursing Center of Centerville. Born in Vassara, Sparta, Greece, on Sept. 4, 1920, Mr. Bounos came to Boston in 1956 with his wife and two daughters.
Business Calendar (The Post and Courier) BUSINESS MIXER: Costco Wholesale will host a tri-county business mixer from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at its store at 3050 Ashley Town Center Drive. Businesses and non-business members can sign up as members for discounts.
Some question Charleston's lease of Welcome Center in Santee (The Times and Democrat) The Santee Welcome Center is now being managed by the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, a move which has been touted as a creative cost-saving measure by some and a "slap in the face" by others.
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Cheraw native selected to lead SCHP reconstruction unit (Florence Morning News) The South Carolina Highway Patrol announces that Robert I. Lee, a Cheraw native, has been promoted to captain and will oversee its Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation (MAIT) Unit.
Deaths Summary (The Post and Courier) BROWN , Julius, of Johns Island died Friday. Arrangements by Walker's Mortuary. CLAYTON , Wanda N., 66, of James Island , a retired operations vice president of Wachovia Bank and wife of William J. Clayton Jr., died Friday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Downtown Chapel of Charleston.
Rex says stimulus funds will save jobs (The Post and Courier) COLUMBIA — Within the next two weeks, South Carolina public schools will receive $184 million in federal stimulus money that Superintendent of Education Jim Rex said will save jobs. Rex said the impact of that cash will be felt most noticeably by what students and parents won't see: ...