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S.C. losing port traffic to other states (The Post and Courier)
Driving down South Carolina's interstates, you might think this is the warehouse capital of the world.Death at Dorchester County Jail (WCBD-TV Charleston) This morning at approximately 9:00 AM a 49 year old woman was found hanging in the Summerville Annex of the Dorchester County Jail. The name will have to be released by the Dorchester County Coroner’s Office as the family will have to be notified.
Area health care facilities team up to help the uninsured (WCBD-TV Charleston) Unprecedented Collaborative Effort Underway to Develop Network of Care for the Uninsured in Berkeley, Charleston & Dorchester
Woman found hanged in Dorchester County holding cell (Live 5 News Charleston) DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC (WCSC) - A woman in a holding cell at the Summerville Annex of the Dorchester County Jail was found hanging Tuesday morning by an employee making rounds.
Town to recruit property owners (The Post and Courier) SUMMERVILLE -- Town leaders are talking annexation again. They're eyeing "doughnut holes" and the commercial acres across Interstate 26 that might attract companies looking to locate near the Boeing plant.
SC woman found hanged in jail (Live 5 News Charleston) SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) - State officials are investigating the hanging death of an inmate in a South Carolina jail. Multiple media outlets reported that 49-year-old Susan Stanfield of Summerville was found hanged in a cell at the Dorchester County jail in Summerville about 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Driver charged with DUI after deadly accident (Live 5 News Charleston) CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - A Mount Pleasant man has been charged with driving under the influence after a deadly accident in Dorchester County. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the accident happened on I-26 around 3am Wednesday.
Seven easy ways to SAVE MONEY (The Post and Courier) Red lights dance on Arnold Collins' phone console at the Charleston County Human Services Commission, the agency he heads that helps people keep electricity on and water running when the income flow stops.
Man pleads guilty to motel burglaries (The Times and Democrat) An Anderson man pleaded guilty to the last of a string of charges levied against him and his wife in connection with a spree of hotel burglaries in Orangeburg and Dorchester counties.
York County will be in wrestling state title match (The Rock Hill Herald) Wrestling season just got a lot better after Wednesday’s second-round matches in the Class AAAA Upper State duals tournament.