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NRC puts hold on new S.C. plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission won't grant permission
to build a plutonium fuel plant in South Carolina until
19 lingering safety questions are resolved by the government's
contractor. The
State
S.C. secret settlement limits take effect
New rules limiting secret settlements in South Carolina
courts have taken effect, which will create several legal
hurdles lawyers must cross before they can file motions
or settlements that the public can't see. The
State/AP,* WLTX-TV
State watching telemarketers
The Supreme Court made clear Monday that S.C. authorities
can go after telemarketers who mislead contributors about
their fund raising. The
State
* Easley proposes interstate
links
North Carolina's Gov. Mike Easley has proposed two new interstate
links which he hopes would improve access to the port of
Wilmington. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Senate's DJJ funding could solve court fight
The budget recommended by the Senate Finance Committee could
give the state Department of Juvenile Justice enough money
to resolve a 13-year-old federal lawsuit and make the agency's
institutions safer for children. Greenville
News
Bill works to keep jobs in U.S.
Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, D-S.C., introduced
a bill Thursday that would give tax incentives to manufacturers
who maintain or increase current production in the United
States. Greenville
News
Horry County GOP chairman says ethics probe is over
The chairman of the Horry County Republican party has agreed
he failed to file campaign records. The
State/AP,* Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Land, Leventis support
new state sales tax proposal
As Republicans in the state Senate appear to be backing
off a controversial vehicle tax proposal, Sen. John Land,
D-Manning, and Sen. Phil Leventis, D-Sumter have begun pushing
for a statewide sales tax. Sumter
Item
* McBride short on funds
Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride is preparing for his campaign
for the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat, despite
being behind on fund raising. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Cooper considers reallocated
Senate seat
Terry Cooper, Horry County Council's acting chairman, is
considering a run for the recently redrawn S.C. Senate seat
that would include portions of Horry, Georgetown and Charleston
counties. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Shaw pilots returning
Less than three months after they left to fight the war in Iraq, more
than a dozen fighter pilots will return to Shaw Air Force Base today.
Greenville
News, WIS-TV/AP,*
Sumter
Item
* Army reserve company returns to
Charleston
An Army Reserve transportation company has returned home to Charleston
after spending more than three months on duty in North Carolina. WCIV-TV/AP
Airman with illness targets benefits plan
Capt. Craig Fitzpatrick has Stargardt's disease and plans to fight
the Air Force, which is kicking him out of the service without benefits.
The
State
BB&T gives $1 million to Clemson for economics education
High school and college students will benefit from a $1 million gift
from BB&T to an economics research center at Clemson University's
John E. Walker Department of Economics. Greenville
News
S.C. farmers want to sell fruits up North
Ever-popular South Carolina peaches will be among the fruits and vegetables
that agricultural officials will pitch to buyers for wholesale and
retail outlets in the greater New York City area today. Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
* Ex-operators of Jet Express want
to return to Myrtle Beach
The people who ran the defunct Myrtle Beach Jet Express now are leading
Interstate Jet and hope to put Myrtle Beach on their list of destinations.
Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* DirecTV suing 140 in S.C.
DirecTV is suing 2,000 people nationwide, including 140 in South Carolina,
who the satellite television provider says used illegal devices to
watch its paid programming for free. Post
and Courier
* CARTA prepares for system overhaul
pending sales tax ruling
CARTA used a recent series of public forums held in Mount Pleasant,
downtown Charleston, North Charleston and West Ashley to find out
how it could improve its service. Charleston
Regional Business Journal
* Charleston relying on tax incentives
to attract businesses
Charleston's “renewal community” tax incentive program eases
federal tax burdens and offers other tax deductions for businesses
choosing to locate in community revitalization areas. Charleston
Regional Business Journal
Harner trims schools jobs to save millions
Greenville County schools Superintendent Bill Harner will cut
five of 10 assistant superintendent positions and reorganize
the district's entire governing structure in an effort that
will save $2.6 million. Greenville
News
Pickens schools face teacher cuts
Nearly 17 teachers must be cut to balance the newly proposed
$78.8 million Pickens school budget and avoid a tax increase,
due to state cuts and rising expenses. Greenville
News, *Anderson
Independent Mail
PACT begins for 3rd-8th graders Monday WIS-TV/AP,
* Beaufort
Gazette
* Georgetown school board to go over
budget
The Georgetown County Board of Education tonight will explore trimming
school resource officers, extended day programs and some employee work
days to balance the district's 2003-04 budget. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
Tin Products heads sentenced
The sentences in federal court Monday end a criminal investigation
into the February 2000 spill that poisoned two Red Bank creeks and
ponds fed by them. The
State, WIS-TV, *WLTX-TV
Easley residents continue storm cleanup
The storm packed winds of 80-90 miles per hour, and tree limbs and
hail lightly damaged homes in the storm's 2.3-mile journey from
the State 153 and U.S. 123 intersection to the Saluda River. Greenville
News
Research begins for Harleyville fossil find
Huge bulldozers began scraping clay off the limestone in a corner of
the Giant Cement quarry last week, putting an end to the richest fossil
find ever in South Carolina. The
State
* Second dredge bill submitted
A state lawmaker from Aiken has filed the second bill, which is designed
to remove state hurdles to dumping dredge spoil from Sea Pines marinas
into Calibogue Sound, with hopes of speeding up the lawmaking process.
Hilton
Head Island Packet
* Hilton Head's Jarvis Creek Park opens
gates
Jarvis Creek Park, which already has won Hilton Head Island an award
for its design, opened its gates to the public Monday afternoon. Hilton
Head Island Packet, Carolina
Morning News
Group home child abuse cases rise
Complaints of abuse and neglect in children's group homes increased by
more than 200 percent last year. The
State/AP,* WLTX-TV
* GenPhar to work on SARS vaccine
The Mount Pleasant-based company, GenPhar, signed an agreement last week
with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to begin work
on a vaccination for SARS. Post
and Courier
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Plaugh's appeal rejected
Columbia City Council voted unanimously, a third time, to fire Plaugh
after a six-hour public appeals hearing that attracted a divided crowd
of about 150. The
State, WIS-TV,*
WLTX-TV
Greenville holds on property taxes
Greenville city residents won't see a property tax hike for the eighth
year in a row because of an increase in business licenses and construction
permits and the construction of pricey new homes. Greenville
News
Greer to take over downtown complex plan
Partnership for Tomorrow no longer plans to help the city develop a new
government complex downtown, instead the city of Greer will. Greenville
News
* Senate gets No. 1 PSD election bill
State Sen. Scott Richardson has filed a Senate bill to switch the Hilton
Head No. 1 Public Service District's commission from a gubernatorial appointment
to an election system. Carolina
Morning News
* Planners told more public transportation
options needed
Changes in funding and operation of the Lowcountry Regional Transportation
Authority will be among the recommendations to the Lowcountry Council
of Governments, which includes Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton
counties, within the next two months by transportation planner. Beaufort
Gazette, Hilton
Head Island Packet, Carolina
Morning News
* Beaufort County delays reassessment
plan
The Beaufort County Council on Monday delayed for a year a countywide
reassessment plan. Beaufort
Gazette, Hilton
Head Island Packet, Carolina
Morning News
$10.93 million Mauldin budget proposal calls for no tax or fee increases
Mauldin's proposed spending plan, unveiled by City Administrator Russell
Treadway, doesn't require any tax increase or any additional fees. Greenville
News
Greenville makes Bike Magazine''s top 5 towns Greenville
News
* Port Royal election, referendum today
Port Royal residents will elect a mayor, fill two council seats and decide
whether the town will sell its water and sewer services to the Beaufort-Jasper
Water & Sewer Authority. Beaufort
Gazette
* Mobile home ordinance hits Jasper County
Council
A mobile home ordinance that would give Jasper County officials the authority
to destroy 75 abandoned mobile homes already identified, then dozens more,
has come across the Jasper County Council for the fifth time. Beaufort
Gazette, Carolina
Morning News
* NMB City Council approves vendor fees
for bike rally
North Myrtle Beach City Council gave unanimous final approval Monday night
to instituting its first vendor fee schedule for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle
rally, which starts Friday. Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Oconee Council to review county's
recreation plan Anderson
Independent Mail
* Pendleton's property tax rate to remain
stable
Although the town’s overall budget will increase by $60,383, Pendleton’s
property tax rate will remain stable for the next fiscal year. Anderson
Independent Mail
* Florence Dist. 1 residents vote on
school millage
Voters will decide on whether Florence School District 1 should be allowed
to raise millage by 32 mills, and the election of three board members.
Florence
Morning News
* Development matter causes debate in
Orangeburg Council
Orangeburg County Council returned to open session Monday after discussing
economic development and contractual matters in private for more than
90 minutes. Orangeburg
Times and Democrat
* Water line for Johns Island rejected
again
Charleston County zoning board rejected plans Monday for the construction
of a $9.7 million waterline across Johns Island for the second time. Post
and Courier
* Mount Pleasant may get funds for interchange
Mount Pleasant Mayor Harry M. Hallman Jr. intends to announce receiving
$2.1 million in state highway funds which will go towards the $20 million
needed to put an overpass over Bowman Road at U.S. Highway 17. Post
and Courier
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More work on the budget
"The chickens have come home to roost in South Carolina's state
budget, where legislators have spent like crazy during the boom years
on new and expanded programs paid for with nonrecurring money. Now the
economy is in the cellar, the state budget is bleeding badly, and lawmakers
appear to face the harsh choices of gutting critical programs or raising
taxes significantly." Greenville
News
* Bad bet on tuition
"One characteristic of legislators in the 1990s was a propensity
to bend the markets to the pursuit of public-policy goals. But when
legislators assumed that the markets would always be strong, as with
the S.C. college-tuition prepayment program, they prospectively put
the legislators of the future in a tough spot." Myrtle
Beach Sun News
* Where is vision from Democrats’
Gang of 9?
"Nine Democratic presidential contenders descended on South Carolina
this past weekend in their initial beauty contest before a national
TV audience as a warmup for the 2004 election. Their performances were,
to put in charitably, underwhelming." Sumter
Item
* Leaders nationwide know the importance
of the arts
"The arts play an important role in life in the Lowcountry. Residents
of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton see that year-round, but others are
encouraged to take a look this month."
Hilton Head Island Packet
* Important new riverwalk link
"The popularity of Charleston's Battery for generations of city
residents and visitors alike is testament to the importance of one of
the long-range goals of the Riley administration -- making more of the
city's waterfront accessible. It has been happening gradually, a section
at a time. But each time a new walkway opens, the importance of the
goal is affirmed." Post
and Courier
* National Guard readiness center helps
entire region
"The Lowcountry should feel a little bit safer and very proud today.
The Beaufort Army National Guard Troop B 202 Cavalry opened its new
$4.5 million-plus, home this past weekend." Carolina
Morning News
Benedict: Preserving our past also helps protect our economy
"This is National Historic Preservation Week, a week that is annually
designated to raise awareness of America's historic preservation efforts.
It is also an opportunity to encourage all Americans to take an active
role in preserving our historic resources for future generations."
Greenville
News
Warthen: Debate did the best thing it could have done
-- help winnow the field
"There can only be one useful purpose in a debate among nine candidates
running for their party's nomination for a presidential election 18 months
from now: winnowing the field." The
State
McAlister: Better to save children than to memorialize those lost
"Sometimes it takes more than good-hearted people with the best of
intentions to make sound public policy." The
State
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