Bo Petersen
Reporter
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Roads lead to traffic jam central
SUMMERVILLE -- An oncoming car smashed into a car trying to turn, and morning rush-hour traffic came to a stop, backing up in four directions. For nearly two hours.
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Cars, trouble swarm ‘Bermuda Triangle’
With the high school’s opening last year, the rural intersection of Bacons Bridge and the Ashley River Road has become the latest commuter traffic nightmare.
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Hargett says he'll seek seat in Legislature
Dorchester county councilman announces bid for House District 98 post held by Annette Young
It's official. Dorchester County Councilman Larry Hargett will run for the Statehouse seat held for 10 terms by Annette Young.
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Hargett makes it official, announces candidacy for District 98
SUMMERVILLE - Dorchester County Councilman Larry Hargett formally announced his candidacy for House District 98 today at Wescott Plantation with about 70 supporters in attendance.
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Flight of the turtles
Loggerhead, 2 Kemp's Ridleys air-rescued
This loggerhead really doesn't like to fly. All 95 pounds of him squirmed and kicked his flippers as volunteer pilot Ron Santos struggled to fit him through the cockpit door. He clambered back out just as ornery some 1,300 miles later.
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Sick turtles gets lift with East Cooper Pilots
The loggerhead and two somewhat smaller Kemp's Ridley turtles arrived in Mount Pleasant Wednesday after taking off with Santos in Biddleford, Maine.
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Around the Americas
After facing treacherous icebergs at the top of the world, the Ocean Watch makes a much-needed stop in Charleston
A 64-foot, steel-hulled sailboat cleared the jetties at dawn Oct. 13 and made its way into Charleston Harbor. It’s hard to say what’s more amazing — where the yacht came from or the fact that it could.
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Protecting an ancient beast
Environmental group wants Atlantic sturgeon listed as an endangered species
The monster is a living fossil. It has bonelike plates instead of skin that are sharp enough to cut. It roots along like a feral hog, nosing a snout that has whiskery barbels like a catfish. It sucks food into a tubelike, toothless mouth.
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Shell game
Lowcountry restaurants to join oyster shell recycling efforts
Everybody knows what the secret ingredient is to a good cocktail sauce — fresh oysters. The season began last month.
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All fished out?
Anglers, regulators are seeking alternative to bottom-fishing ban
The mood in the room was almost resigned. Anglers kept tossing out suggestions to forestall closing bottom fishing offshore. But only about a dozen spoke. A few more listened and then walked away.
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