
Athens police officer hurt in collision with taxi
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ATHENS, Ga. - A police motorcycle officer is recovering from serious injuries after he was injured in a collision with a taxi near downtown Athens.Authorities say Athens-Clarke County Senior Police Officer Kenneth Beavers sustained a concussion, a broken leg and a facial injury in the Monday night crash. Beavers was being treated at Athens Regional Medical Center.Georgia State Patrol Trooper ...
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Bluffton development Hampton Lake files for bankruptcy
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Hampton Lake LLC, the parent company of the 900-acre Hampton Lake development in Bluffton, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The April 29 filing lists more than $48.4 million in liabilities, including millions owed to investors who paid between $200,000 and $809,000 in 2005 and 2006 to launch the project.The company also lists $23.3 million in assets, including about $520,000 in cash and ...
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Parents Sue South Carolina Over Childs Sex Surgery
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A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted. Lawyers for Pam and Mark Crawford said they were suing the Department of Social Services for having irreversible surgery performed on a 16-month-old child they eventually adopted and raised as a girl. The child was born in ...
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Petition filed in Pak SC calling for halt in talks with Taliban
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A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court of Pakistan calling for the issuance of a declaration that no person, civil or military, should engage in any contact or negotiation with the Taliban. Freelance journalist Shahid Orakzai filed the petition under Article 184(3) of the constitution, nominating as respondents the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee through its chairman and Inter-Services ...
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Pak SC hint at taking up Swiss letter case again spells more trouble for Zardari
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has hinted that it might again take up the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case to look into the outcome of case. The bombshell was dropped by a three-judge bench hearing illegal appointments of NRO beneficiaries when Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked the prosecutor general of National Accountability Bureau whether after the ...
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SC care director accused of failing to report
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- The director of a child care center in Greenville County has been arrested and accused of failing to report the neglect of two children, one of whom died in his ...
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Florence County school clerk charged with forgery
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TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- The acting financial clerk for Florence School District 4 has been arrested and charged with forging several checks for thousands of ...
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Bomb found in Laurens home
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LAURENS, S.C. -- Officials were called to a home in Laurens on Tuesday morning after a resident found a suspicious device inside a mailbox. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office said after the person noticed the device, damage to the mailbox was spotted. Authorities showed up to the home on Neely Ferry Road and secured the area. State bomb technicians were called in to help remove the ...
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