Myrtle Beach, South Carolina News
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Schools that split genders win nods
S.C. parents and teachers involved in single-gender classes gave the programs a thumbs up on a recent survey released by the S.C. Department of Education.Many parents and teachers in Horry and Georgetown counties involved in single-gender programs seem to agree, school officials said Thursday."I talk to students and parents whenever I'm at those schools that have single-gender programs, and they are always saying that they are happy the schools offer the classes," said Celeste Pringle, assistant superintendent for Learning and School Improvement in the Georgetown County School District.
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S.C. parents and teachers involved in single-gender classes gave the programs a thumbs up on a recent survey released by the S.C. Department of Education.Many parents and teachers in Horry and Georgetown counties involved in single-gender programs seem to agree, school officials said Thursday."I talk to students and parents whenever I'm at those schools that have single-gender programs, and they are always saying that they are happy the schools offer the classes," said Celeste Pringle, assistant superintendent for Learning and School Improvement in the Georgetown County School District.
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Planners work on vision for Kings Highway
Back in its heyday, Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach was a destination.It had drive-in theaters, horse races, motels and department stores.But that's all gone now, and what remains is "a lot of indecision," city Planning Director Jack Walker told a small group of people who met Thursday to discuss the thoroughfare's future.
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Back in its heyday, Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach was a destination.It had drive-in theaters, horse races, motels and department stores.But that's all gone now, and what remains is "a lot of indecision," city Planning Director Jack Walker told a small group of people who met Thursday to discuss the thoroughfare's future.
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NAACP's sanctions unfair, S.C. says
The NAACP's call for stepped-up sanctions against South Carolina over the Confederate flag is raising charges of unfairness against the national civil rights organization.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the governing body of college sports, have sanctions in place against South Carolina because it flies the Confederate battle flag. The NCAA also has sanctions against Mississippi.Neither organization, however, penalizes Alabama, which also flies the flag. And that's unfair, some S.C. officials say.
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The NAACP's call for stepped-up sanctions against South Carolina over the Confederate flag is raising charges of unfairness against the national civil rights organization.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the governing body of college sports, have sanctions in place against South Carolina because it flies the Confederate battle flag. The NCAA also has sanctions against Mississippi.Neither organization, however, penalizes Alabama, which also flies the flag. And that's unfair, some S.C. officials say.
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Office plans back on drawing board
The drawing board for the proposed expansion of the Brunswick County Schools Central Office is getting a workout as board members sent administrators back to it this week.For at least the fourth time in two years, plans for the central office have been put off. Twice in 2007, county commissioners denied the schools' requests to include the $5.9 million central office plans in the general school improvement plans. And the revised plans this March - with a pricetag of $600,000 - lay rolled up on the school board's meeting table after a committee meeting.This week was no different.
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The drawing board for the proposed expansion of the Brunswick County Schools Central Office is getting a workout as board members sent administrators back to it this week.For at least the fourth time in two years, plans for the central office have been put off. Twice in 2007, county commissioners denied the schools' requests to include the $5.9 million central office plans in the general school improvement plans. And the revised plans this March - with a pricetag of $600,000 - lay rolled up on the school board's meeting table after a committee meeting.This week was no different.
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Bail set for woman who led police on car chase
Bail was set at $1,128 for a Conway woman who led S.C. Highway Patrol officers on an almost 15-mile chase through Conway and Myrtle Beach.The chase ended with a stop at Alcoholics Anonymous, police said.Michelle Lynn Massey, 23, was arrested and charged with speeding and failure to stop for a blue light following a slow-speed chase from in front of Coastal Carolina University on U.S. 501 to the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on 67th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach.
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Bail was set at $1,128 for a Conway woman who led S.C. Highway Patrol officers on an almost 15-mile chase through Conway and Myrtle Beach.The chase ended with a stop at Alcoholics Anonymous, police said.Michelle Lynn Massey, 23, was arrested and charged with speeding and failure to stop for a blue light following a slow-speed chase from in front of Coastal Carolina University on U.S. 501 to the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on 67th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach.
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In Our Towns
LOCALCONWAYSolid Waste Authority elects chairman
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LOCALCONWAYSolid Waste Authority elects chairman
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SOUTH CAROLINACOLUMBIAGovernor advocates water conservation
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SOUTH CAROLINACOLUMBIAGovernor advocates water conservation
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Not your ordinary cats
Lions and tigers and ... ocelots? Oh, my! The Feline Conservation Federation, a nonprofit group that supports big-cat conservation efforts through education and captive husbandry, is at the Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach through Saturday for the group's annual convention.Membership is open to nondomestic big-cat keepers, handlers and owners, and those interested in them and the conservation of 37 big-cat species and hybrids - including tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs, cougars, lynxes and ocelots.Chuck Bunnell of Myrtle Beach is a federation member and owner of a cougar.
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Lions and tigers and ... ocelots? Oh, my! The Feline Conservation Federation, a nonprofit group that supports big-cat conservation efforts through education and captive husbandry, is at the Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach through Saturday for the group's annual convention.Membership is open to nondomestic big-cat keepers, handlers and owners, and those interested in them and the conservation of 37 big-cat species and hybrids - including tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs, cougars, lynxes and ocelots.Chuck Bunnell of Myrtle Beach is a federation member and owner of a cougar.
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Plantation owners fight to speak out
This rural community near the Pee Dee River in Georgetown County will be the staging ground for a legal battle over an issue that predates the area's historical, 1800s-era rice plantations - the First Amendment right to free speech.Underlying the Bill of Rights dispute, however, is an issue over growth and development that has divided the community.The owners of five plantations along Plantersville Road - Arundel, Breakwater, Weymouth, Rosebank and Hasty Point - filed a federal lawsuit this month against Georgetown County, claiming a new zoning law violates their free speech rights because it bans roadside signs protesting new development.
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This rural community near the Pee Dee River in Georgetown County will be the staging ground for a legal battle over an issue that predates the area's historical, 1800s-era rice plantations - the First Amendment right to free speech.Underlying the Bill of Rights dispute, however, is an issue over growth and development that has divided the community.The owners of five plantations along Plantersville Road - Arundel, Breakwater, Weymouth, Rosebank and Hasty Point - filed a federal lawsuit this month against Georgetown County, claiming a new zoning law violates their free speech rights because it bans roadside signs protesting new development.
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Dear Abby
Dear Abby: My half-brother, "Jace," and I had a complicated childhood. My father had an explosive temper and a disdain for children in general. He was abusive, and our mentally ill mother was absent during his rages.My parents are finally divorced now. Now, he's no longer abusive and is even fun to be around. However, he still maintains a palpable distance from Jace.Jace has two beautiful children and one more on the way. Dad has seen the oldest only once. It saddens me, and I end up overcompensating by spoiling Jace's kids with gifts.
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Dear Abby: My half-brother, "Jace," and I had a complicated childhood. My father had an explosive temper and a disdain for children in general. He was abusive, and our mentally ill mother was absent during his rages.My parents are finally divorced now. Now, he's no longer abusive and is even fun to be around. However, he still maintains a palpable distance from Jace.Jace has two beautiful children and one more on the way. Dad has seen the oldest only once. It saddens me, and I end up overcompensating by spoiling Jace's kids with gifts.
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