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Fmr. Tri-County Electric Coop board chair indicted

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Calhoun Co., S.C. (AP)– The chairman of a Midlands electric cooperative was indicted Friday after prosecutors say he received $23,000 in free electricity and hundreds of thousands of dollars in free utility work. According to 1st Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announced Heath Hill on five charges including misconduct in office and ethics violations. Hill was on the Tri county electric…
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SC Teen facing life in prison for shooting first grader now facing escape charges

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – An official says a teen facing 30 years to life in prison for killing a first-grader on a South Carolina school’s playground was charged with escape last month. A jail investigator testified Tuesday at Jesse Osborne’s sentencing hearing that authorities found a hole in the 17-year-old’s cell wall. Under cross-examination, investigator Nathan Mitchell said Osborne knew…
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Townville school shooter in court for sentencing

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(AP) – The teen who opened fire on an elementary school playground was in court Tuesday as sentencing in his murder case begins. Prosecutors argued that Jesse Osborne, now 17 should spend the rest of his life in prison. Osborne faces between 30 years and life for the 2016 shooting at his home and Townville Elementary School. He pleaded guilty…
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Update: Former President Carter recovering from surgery

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ATLANTA (AP) – Jimmy Carter’s spokeswoman says the former president is recovering at Emory University Hospital following surgery to relieve pressure from bleeding on his brain. Deanna Congileo said there are no complications from the surgery. She said Carter will remain in the hospital for observation, and she doesn’t anticipate making more announcements until he’s released. Categories: Local News Tags:…

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