Alicia Barnes

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Watch: Nude Scandal Students Petition for Teacher

UNION, S.C. (AP) _ Some Union County High School students have started an online petition to bring back a teacher who recently resigned after a student spread a nude picture of her through text messages and social media
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UNION, S.C. (AP) _ Some Union County High School students have started an online petition to bring back a teacher who recently resigned after a student spread a nude picture of her through text messages and social media. Teacher Leigh Anne Arthur tells media outlets she left her cellphone on her desk Monday as she monitored a hallway during a…
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One Dead, 1 Hurt in Mobile Home Fire in Horry County
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LORIS, S.C. (AP) _ Horry County authorities are investigating after one person was killed and a second hospitalized in a mobile home fire in Loris. Fire Chief Jerry Hardee tells local media outlets that a man was hurt as he tried to rescue the woman and his children from the home about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. The woman died while the…
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Pack of Dogs Kills Dozens of Goats in Sumter County

DALZELL, S.C. (AP) _ A Sumter County landowner says his flock of goats has been decimated by a pack of dogs that has killed more than two dozen in recent weeks.
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DALZELL, S.C. (AP) _ A Sumter County landowner says his flock of goats has been decimated by a pack of dogs that has killed more than two dozen in recent weeks. The Sumter Item reports that Harold Johnson of Dalzell says the dogs struck early Monday, killing 11 goats. He was able to capture part of the attack on a…
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Rescuers Resume Search for 12-Year-Old Hiker Missing in Park

MARIETTA, S.C. (AP) _ Rescuers are searching a South Carolina forest for a 12-year-old boy discovered missing after a hike with his Boy Scout group
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MARIETTA, S.C. (AP) _ Rescuers are searching a South Carolina forest for a 12-year-old boy discovered missing after a hike with his Boy Scout group. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and others are searching the Jones Gap State Park Sunday for John Quay, who’s been missing since Saturday afternoon. They said cold weather is a concern. The five-foot-two boy was…
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Body Found in Wando River Identified

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) _ The body that was recovered from the Wando River in Mount Pleasant has been identified as a missing man.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) _ The body that was recovered from the Wando River in Mount Pleasant has been identified as a missing man. Charleston County Deputy Coroner Sheila Williams tells media outlets that the body, found Tuesday, was that of 45-year-old Clifford Raynard Palmer. The cause of death is still under investigation. A news release from the Charleston County…