http://www.thetandd.com/ The latest news from the www.thetandd.com website! Newsys Template Engine /news http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-523471887 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b71d03031653287569782.txt Darryl Murphy, curator at South Carolina State University’s I.P. Standback Museum and Planetarium, knows first-hand how the historic “Rosenwald schools” contributed to the educational opportunities for African-Americans throughout the nation and state. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:49:09 -0500 newsys-523471535 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70bac042487244078292.txt An Orangeburg woman who pleaded guilty to stabbing her boyfriend to death is asking to be eligible for parole. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:18 -0500 newsys-523682434 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70aa3ddf163355656978.txt An Orangeburg County magistrate set bond at $50,000 on a former Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School band instructor accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:13:30 -0500 newsys-522771580 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70e1b5a4299153515851.txt Though the sun was shining brightly, the air was chilly as a crowd gathered Monday for the Orangeburg Massacre Commemoration Ceremony. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:18 -0500 newsys-525355794 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b709b181774b904938960.txt BOWMAN, S.C. – Wrapping up 40 years of educating area students, Bowman Academy will close its doors permanently on May 20 following the private school’s 2010 commencement ceremonies. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:11:23 -0500 newsys-523431985 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70afd0b59ad872970165.txt “World shaking news” is how Boeing Aircraft Lead Project Manager Bret Coffman described the airplane manufacturer’s decision to locate the second production line of its 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:13:30 -0500 newsys-524840935 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70dde4c9d3f220848949.txt A selection of out best photos from the annual commemoration ceremony of the Orangeburg Massacre. Photos by Larry Hardy. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:00:53 -0500 newsys-524840934 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b709ea0789ee672053695.txt Emergency workers responded to a report of a chemical spill at a local industry Monday morning. The situation was brought under control without injury. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:00:53 -0500 newsys-524846482 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b7191f23cd49729389349.txt CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — After months of meetings and planning, a South Carolina agency is unveiling a concept for a new cruise terminal to serve the state. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:11:54 -0500 newsys-525215874 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b7099fe8d60b205201936.txt The Providence Fire Department has received a $58,188 operations and safety grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:08:18 -0500 newsys-523005578 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b7099a89cea3539280731.txt The Bill Connor campaign announced Monday that Marine major general and Medal of Honor recipient James Livingston of Mt. Pleasant has endorsed the Republican’s campaign to become lieutenant governor. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:08:07 -0500 newsys-525993226 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b706cb440905456687980.txt The use of prescribed fire as a land management tool has deep and ancient roots in South Carolina's heritage, but conducting prescribed burns is becoming increasingly challenging because of a variety of factors, according to Johnny Stowe, S.C. Department of Natural Resources representative to the South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:11:26 -0500 newsys-524894573 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70a59fd8f83557559031.txt BOWMAN – Voters in the town of Bowman go to the polls today for a special election to fill an unexpired seat on Bowman Town Council. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:25:05 -0500 newsys-524349976 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b71f9364bfa9574992002.txt CHARLESTON — The family of a South Carolina constable killed during a 2007 traffic stop chose to accept a plea deal Tuesday that gave the officer’s killer life in prison without parole, saying they didn’t want to endure years of court hearings and appeals. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:10:09 -0500 newsys-525217075 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b709fbc9563f264854818.txt ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. – The St. Matthews Police Department is adding two new cruisers to its fleet. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:02:53 -0500 newsys-523940079 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b71a37176dfb241865394.txt CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A man has confessed to killing a South Carolina constable in a plea deal that spared his life. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:11:04 -0500 newsys-522779791 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b71ea37b3054021746163.txt SENECA, S.C. (AP) — Officials say they’ve found elevated levels of a radioactive form of hydrogen in water in two wells at a South Carolina nuclear reactor site. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:05:41 -0500 newsys-525878265 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b71a3ddac19b521336799.txt WASHINGTON (AP) — Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday on track for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices were closed for a second day and utility workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend blizzard. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:11:04 -0500 newsys-524327695 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70ae11374ed642319738.txt HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:43:34 -0500 newsys-524846484 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b706dc077d2f714375957.txt The Trustee Council for the Lake Hartwell PCB settlement, which includes Georgia Department of Natural Resources, S.C. Department of Natural Resources, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, South Carolina Governors Office, United States Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, recently requested public input on how to spend the remaining Lake Hartwell PCB settlement funds from the Schlumberger Technology Corporation. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:11:54 -0500 newsys-525217073 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70a02c10cbe126258945.txt The S.C. Technical College System has been awarded a $5.9 million grant to expand the reach of broadband Internet by the U.S. Department of Commerce–National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:02:53 -0500 newsys-525351452 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b7192452e04e536542426.txt GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina school district has stopped the prayer meetings a woman had been holding in a school auditorium for a decade. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:14:11 -0500 newsys-525873983 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70622d3b4e4393339324.txt Army National Guard Spec. Ryan C. Kohlhepp has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:13:44 -0500 newsys-522429417 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b706268d43bd508052056.txt LAWTON, Okla. — Army Pfc. Timothy M. Johnson has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:13:44 -0500 newsys-522905299 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70645ceb10e967412846.txt Army Reserve Maj. Robert C. Rickenbacker has been mobilized and activated for a future deployment overseas to a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:10:57 -0500 newsys-522905300 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70a72b2b991821071760.txt The farm loan programs of the USDA Farm Service Agency had an economic impact of $87.6 million on family farmers throughout the state in 2009. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:10:57 -0500 newsys-523685197 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b70ab12ad6b5700691084.txt EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Boeing Co.’s giant 747-8 freighter — the biggest plane the company has ever built — took off on its first flight Monday, a year later than originally planned. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:38:42 -0500 newsys-524846487 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b7191844c868395589117.txt nDETROIT (AP) — You’re driving down the highway and suddenly your car starts accelerating on its own. Knuckles white, going from 60 to 90 miles an hour in a couple of seconds, you do what comes naturally — hit the brakes. But what if the car keeps going? Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:11:54 -0500 newsys-523021509 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b71a47480fcf822953011.txt NEW YORK (AP) — Purchases of U.S. magazines at newsstands and other retail outlets fell 9 percent in the second half of 2009, a slight improvement from the 12 percent year-over-year decline in the first half of the year. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:05:36 -0500 newsys-524529857 http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2010/02/09//news/doc4b71b97788531929074619.txt Thursday, Feb. 11 * “Leadership in the Black Church” will be presented by speaker Rev. Dr. James Gallant, Vicar, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Orangeburg from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Nance Hall, Room 106. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:49:09 -0500