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  1. Children's center director guides growthRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Post and Courier

    Kay Phillips, Dorchester Children's Center executive director, sits in the center's reception room, which has a mural adorning the walls.

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    Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC, Hanahan, SC, Summerville, SC, Santee, SC

  2. 12,000 acres of nature preservedRead the original story

    Yesterday | Post and Courier

    A stand of longleaf pine at Brosnan Forest in Dorchester County where a conservation easement was placed.

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    Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC, Manufacturing, MeadWestvaco, Industrial Machines, Paper, Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, Edisto, SC

  3. Brosnan forest easement: filling the greenbelt gap?Read the original story

    Yesterday | Post and Courier

    The rumor taunted the upper Dorchester County countryside for years: Brosnan Forest is about to be sold to developers.

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    Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC, Charleston, SC

  4. Children's center provides life-altering help, director says

    Friday | The Post and Courier

    The good news is that the Dorchester Children's Center has experienced growth and success every year since it was formed.

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    Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC

  5. Students pick Obama in raceRead the original story

    Friday | Post and Courier

    If it were left to the students of Dorchester County, Democratic nominee Barack Obama would be the president of the United States.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Dorchester County, SC, Barack Obama, Summerville, SC, John McCain

  6. Irreplaceable' District 2 employee dies after wreckRead the original story

    Thursday | Summerville Journal Scene

    Matthew Joseph "Joe" Bunch, a beloved Dorchester District 2 employee, died Wednesday following a car wreck outside Ashley Ridge High School.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  7. Koger Plantation House to be featured at Fall Festival SaturdayRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | Summerville Journal Scene

    ... help keep the original look of the fireplaces, windows and wall plaster. Jenny Peterson Jim Way, with the Upper Dorchester Historical Society, points out the thick brick foundation and two-foot-wide wooden beams that have held up the Koger ...

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    Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, St. George, SC, Upper Dorchester, NB, New Brunswick, Canada, Canada, Moncton Area, NB, Family, Kids

  8. Residents like county comprehensive planRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | Summerville Journal Scene

    Dorchester County Council members continued to argue about the countya s proposed comprehensive plan at a meeting on Oct.

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    Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC, Summerville, SC, Charleston Metro, St. George, SC

  9. Dangerous day to drive: 1 dead, 10 taken to hospital

    Thursday Oct 9 | The Times and Democrat

    A Dorchester woman was killed Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 26 after her she lost control of her truck and struck a tree, according to Lance Cpl.

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    Related Topix: Bamberg County, SC, Bowman, SC, Orangeburg, SC, Denmark, SC, Bamberg, SC

  10. This old house

    Wednesday Oct 8 | Post and Courier

    Jim Way of the Upper Dorchester County Historical Society talks about the heavy building materials that were used in constructing the Koger-Murray-Carroll House in the early 1800s.

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    Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC, Upper Dorchester, NB, New Brunswick, Canada, Canada, Moncton Area, NB, St. George, SC, Grover, SC

  11. Beloved schools employee killed

    Wednesday Oct 8 | Post and Courier

    ... work ethic. Bunch, 69, was killed Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash about 11:45 a.m. on S.C. Highway 165, said Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet. Bunch was stopped at a stop sign near Ashley Ridge High School waiting to turn onto the highway ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Summerville, SC, Dorchester County, SC

  12. Dorchester District 2 Courier Killed in AccidentRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | WCIV

    ... SC ip: logged joined: 08/29/01 REPORT ABUSE Carolyn Sires Member posted: Wednesday October 8 @ 10:45 pm ET REPLY Dorchester School District Two is heartbroken by the loss of Joe Bunch. Although he loved to tease all of us, children and adults alike, ...

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    Related Topix: Charleston, SC

  13. Council sees third-party pact as threat to relationship with RMCRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | The Times and Democrat

    ... years. After amending the agenda, council gave first reading to an ordinance to place Monteferro in the joint Dorchester-Orangeburg Multicounty Industrial Park. Under the state economic development incentive, Dorchester County will get job credits, ...

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    Related Topix: Orangeburg County, SC, Healthcare Law, Law, Orangeburg, SC

  14. Topic of amendments causes quiet hearing to heat upRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | Post and Courier

    ST. GEORGE a ' What seemed like a quiet hearing on Dorchester County's proposed plan to manage growth suddenly became a battlefield Monday night, with a planner caught in the crossfire.

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    Related Topix: St. George, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro

  15. 5 candidates seek 3 school board seatsRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | Post and Courier

    SUMMERVILLE a ' Ask almost anyone with children why they moved to this part of the Lowcountry and you'll get the same answer: Dorchester District 2 schools.

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    Related Topix: Summerville, SC, Dorchester County, SC

  16. Dorchester Co. Comprehensive Plan

    Monday Oct 6 | WCIV

    For the first time, since work began two years ago, Dorchester county council tonight unveiled its comprehensive plan to the public.

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    Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC, St. George, SC, Summerville, SC

  17. Kitchen fire displaces Dorchester County familyRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | Post and Courier

    DORCHESTER a ' A kitchen fire displaced a family from a home in this community south of Harleyville this morning, the Dorchester Rural Volunteer Fire Department said.

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    Related Topix: Fire, Dorchester County, SC, Harleyville, SC, Ridgeville, SC

  18. 8 seeking circuit court judgeship

    Monday Oct 6 | The Times and Democrat

    ... occurs, and it's been a decade since that opportunity has arisen in the three counties Orangeburg, Calhoun and Dorchester that make up the 1st Circuit. Judge James Williams, an Orangeburg jurist who has held "Seat 1" on the court since 1998, has ...

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    Related Topix: Orangeburg County, SC, Orangeburg, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Santee, SC

  19. Local schools participate in SCISSA Fall ConferenceRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 4 | The Times and Democrat

    ... chambers at the State House. The students attend 44 different SCISA schools including Calhoun Academy, Dorchester Academy, Holly Hill Academy and Orangeburg Preparatory School. While in session at the State House, the students held their general ...

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    Related Topix: Orangeburg, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Metro

  20. read /add commentsRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 4 | Post and Courier

    ... for a Region 7-AAAA victory Friday night. Goose Creek (3-3, 1-0) bounced back from a heartbreaking loss to Fort Dorchester last week to bolster its region title hopes. Stratford (1-5, 1-1) could have taken control of the region race with a win, ...

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    Related Topix: High School Sports