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Dorchester News

Local news for Dorchester, SC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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The Carolinas

A church that served Anderson County residents for at least 100 years has been destroyed by fire.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Lexington County, SC, Hampton, SC, Florence, SC, Beaufort, SC

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Post and Courier

Rural schools to get renovations

Harleyville-Ridgeville Elementary School will benefit from the Dorchester Dist. 4 renovations program.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Harleyville, SC, Ridgeville, SC, Dorchester County, SC, St. George, SC

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Post and Courier

FYI

The Fine Arts Department of Dorchester School District 2 will hold a beginning instrumental music camp for rising sixth-graders enrolled or interested in enrolling in an instrumental music program in middle ...

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Libraries

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The State

S.C. runoff: Senate a boys club again

Left to right, Sen. Catherine Ceips, R-Beaufort, Rep. Joan Brady, R-Richland, and Rep.

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Related Topix: Greenville, SC, Beaufort, SC

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Post and Courier

Safety programs recognized

Evelyn Lotito, risk manager for Dorchester District 2, receives the Five-Year Award for Risk Management Honor Roll from risk control manager Heather Kinard with the South Carolina School Boards Insurance Trust.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Columbia, SC

Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Post and Courier

COMMENTARY: Regional planning is answer to many shared problems

Our tri-county region is socially, physically and economically connected. If we are sincere in the desire to address issues challenging Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties - such as uncontrolled ...

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Related Topix: Moncks Corner, SC, Summerville, SC, Ridgeville, SC, Goose Creek, SC, Charleston, SC

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Post and Courier

Water woes? Phone phony no help at all

You turn the faucet on, and nothing comes out. You go to the Dorchester County Water & Sewer Department's Web site, find a phone number and dial it.

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Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Post and Courier

Survey launches regional planning effort

A survey in Friday's newspaper will kick off a $1.5 million, two-year effort to clarify what's most important as the Charleston area keeps growing.

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Related Topix: Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, Dorchester County, SC

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Post and Courier

Dorchester checking out residency claims

It's a problem residents in Berkeley and Charleston counties don't have to deal with.

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Related Topix: Berkeley County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Dorchester County, SC

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Post and Courier

Food for thought

A lunch tray is passed to a camp student at Burke High School on Thursday. Charleston County schools plan to serve healthier food.

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Related Topix: Charleston County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Education Etc.

Sun Jun 22, 2008

The Post and Courier

Lance Cpl. Bob Beres

Life of hard knocks made highway patrolman a real 'trooper' Saturday, June 21, 2008 Brad Nettles Lance Cpl.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Ray Charles, Charleston County, SC, Cross, SC

Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Post and Courier

Cypress Campground fire

A suspicious fire razed nine cabins or "tents" at Cypress Campground in Ridgeville during the early morning of Friday, June 20, 2008.

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Related Topix: Ridgeville, SC, Dorchester County, SC

Fri Jun 20, 2008

The Post and Courier

Is this seat saved?

Earlier this week, former Summerville Journal Scene publisher Bill Collins made the jump from journalism to politics, not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Related Topix: Summerville, SC, US News

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Post and Courier

Jump in rates to fund Dorchester improvements

Newly approved water and sewer service rate increases will help spur economic development in the upper part of Dorchester County, Council Chairman Larry Hargett said.

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Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC, St. George, SC, Charleston, SC, North Charleston, SC

Tue Jun 17, 2008

WTMA-AM North Charleston

About Us

Since 1989 WTMA has been Charleston's source for the best talk radio, 24 hours a day.

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Related Topix: Media, Radio, Citadel Broadcasting, Television, North Charleston, SC, Charleston, SC, Wagener, SC

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Rock Hill Herald

Black lawmaker's win indicates new era for S.C. GOP, some say

As Tim Scott slides into his chair in the S.C. House chambers in January, he'll become the first black Republican to do so since Reconstruction ended in 1877.

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Related Topix: Berkeley County, SC, Green Pond, SC, Charleston County, SC, Charlotte Metro, Rock Hill, SC

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Post and Courier

S.C. still ranks low on children's welfare

The following gives a breakdown of the state's rankings by each of the report's 10 indicators: 48th: Percent of children in single-parent families 47th: Infant mortality rate 47th: Percent of low birth-weight ...

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Related Topix: Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, Kids, Family

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Post and Courier

Chamber hears Reality Check status

Land Institute's Center for Sustainable Leadership: www.uliscleaders.org It was six months ago that 150 Charleston-area leaders spent a couple hours moving colored blocks to show where they wanted new houses ...

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Related Topix: Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, North Charleston, SC

Wed Jun 11, 2008

The Post and Courier

Cafeteria wins nutrition award

Dorchester School District 2 school lunchrooms have won a national citation for serving some of the most nutritious food around.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Life, Food, Nutrition

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Post and Courier

Barnfield receives art education award

Dorchester District 2 Fine Arts Coordinator Larry Barnfield has received the prestigious Mac Arthur Goodwin Award from the Columbia Museum of Art.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Arts, Fine Arts

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