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Kimberly Adkins, 44, and Randy Adkins, 46, last were seen on the lake in their 19½-foot CrownLine boat, leaving Jakes Landing and heading toward Pine Island.

Fishermen found the body about 3:22 p.m. between Pine Island and Hollywood Point, said Lexington County Coroner Harry O. Harman, about 200 yards from where the Adkinses’ boat had been found adrift and unoccupied.

The boat had fuel and was operable. A search of the vessel turned up nothing out of the ordinary, and life jackets were found on board.

An autopsy will be performed today to make positive identification and to determine the cause of death, Harman said.

"It was my first job out of college, and they didn't want to give me anything they considered 'important,' so they gave me Clemson and South Carolina," said Maisel, who is now one of ESPN.com's college football experts.

"I was amazed when I covered the games in Columbia because I didn't know about the passion of the fans," Maisel said. "The punch line, of course, is Clemson never lost that year. Once they (his editors) realized they had a 21-year-old doofus covering a team that could be the national champion, I was quickly pushed aside."

That experience - among others compiled during 28 seasons of road trips to college football outposts both grand and obscure - are the backbone of Maisel's new book, "The Maisel Report: College Football's Most Underrated & Overrated."

Maisel's approach for the book was based on the generally accepted perceptions of the game, its players, coaches and venues. Having established those perceptions, he tried to figure out which reputations were most deserved or most overlooked.

They fired their lawyers a few weeks ago and are acting as their own attorneys. But the men told a judge at their arraignment Wednesday that they now realize their case is complex and they want to consult lawyers who understand securities law.

When federal magistrate Joseph McCrorey asked Joseph Brunson if he wanted to plead not guilty, Brunson asked for more time to consider the request. The men had filed a motion Monday to delay the arraignment, but it had been denied.

"If I was given an extension, I could find proper counsel so I can understand the ramifications of how I plea," Brunson said.

His two co-defendants agreed.

Authorities have halted processing the crime scene while they attempt to catch the possible suspect, Lancaster Coroner Mike Morris said around 1 p.m.

"The guy that’s a suspect is shooting," Morris said. "We’re all out behind vehicles. He’s in a house across the street shooting."

One person was killed in a morning shooting at Cedar Creek Tackle and another body was found miles away, according WSOC TV in Charlotte.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the 10:30 am. shooting at 5400 Cedar Tackle Road in Heath Springs.

The certificate of ownership will be sent to corporations, limited liability corporations and other business partnerships where ownership is split among more than one owner. Individuals who own residential or commerical property will not receive the certificate.

The new certficate is a requirement of the property tax reform law approved in 2006. Under the new law, a property's taxable value only changes when at least 50 percent of the property is sold or transferred. At that point, the property will be taxed at its market sale price. The ownership certificate will help county assessors track what percentage of a property is being sold by any of its stakeholders.

Assessor Rick Dolan said the new certficate will be sent to 14,000 property owners in the next few weeks.

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James A. Gass, 56, of Columbia, died of apparent natural causes, though more tests are being done, Watts said.

Gass, who came to the jail on Monday, was transported Tuesday to the VA hospital after he suffered cardiac arrest while alone in his cell, Watts said. He was pronounced dead at 11 a.m., he said.

Jail records indicate Gass was arrested for violating a Family Court protection order.

--- Rick Brundrett

The new law orders LLR to investigate complaints against companies who are accused of hiring illegal immigrants. The department also has been directed to randomly audit businesses to look over their files that verify employees’ legal status.

Under the law passed this year, businesses must require employees to show an S.C. driver’s license or use a federal database to double check names and social security numbers.

Businesses with 100 or more employees must comply by July1, 2009 and all other businesses must follow the law by July 1, 2010.

The new Web site is www.llr.state.sc.us/immigration. There, the public can study the new law, get updates on regulations, read frequently asked questions and learn about future training programs.

The 60,079-square-foot building will house 80 employees and consolidate its Richland County facilities at Middleburg Plaza, Harden Street and Devine Street into one administrative and service center.

The agency will still operate it’s Lexington County treatment and intervention center on North Hospital Drive and a women’s community residence in West Columbia.

Glymph, a 1961 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, was named Coach of the Year 25 times in basketball, track and field, and cross-country track. His basketball teams won five state championships.

Glymph went on to work in the NBA.

The board has appointed a committee to study the request to name the Eau Claire High gym The George E. Glymph Arena.

Anyone interested in commenting on the proposal should prepare a written statement and mail it to: The Ad Hoc Committee on Naming Facilities, Attn: Dr. Carlos L. Smith, 1616 Richland St., Columbia, SC 29201.

Police say the man was dropping off his toddler at about 10:30 p.m. when a silver PT Cruiser pulled up. The man was then forced back into his vehicle at gunpoint as his attacker demanded money.

With the victim on the passenger side of the vehicle and the toddler still in the car, the attacker drove off. A struggle between the two men ensued and a gun discharged striking the victim.

The car then ran into the house on Pinestraw Road. There the attacker jumped out of the vehicle and ran, reports this morning indicate.

No one in the house or toddler were injured, and the victim was taken to a local hospital where he was being treated for minor injuries.

Sheriff's Lt. Shea Smith refused to tell The Greenville News why John Bennick was fired last week except to say it was related to the incident where his police dog was killed by the officer the animal attacked on June 23.

Deputy Chris McAlmont said he shot the dog because it bit him in the ankle and in the dark he did not know it was a police dog. The dog was killed. Sheriff Steve Loftis is still reviewing the incident.

Bennick is the second Greenville County deputy fired in the past month. Brian Tollison lost his job after authorities said he punched an 18-year-old suspect in the face.

With three deputies graduating from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement academy in Charleston on Friday, Tanner told members of the Lady's Island Business and Professional Association on Tuesday that the enforcement of federal immigration laws will become a hot topic in Beaufort County.

"When these guys and gals come back, and they're certified by the United States and they can enforce federal law … that opens the door," he said. "I can't give you excuses that we can't do anything because now we finally can, and this is the only avenue that gives us the opportunity to do something. If we go around Beaufort County and start rounding up folks because they're foreign-born illegals, then what impact do you think that's going to have on the economy of Beaufort County? It's going to have a tremendous impact."

As part of their new designation, the deputies will be able to identify the status of illegal immigrant detainees and also conduct immigration-related investigations. Tanner said an additional two deputies would report to the academy later this month to complete the training.

Tanner said he expects that a countywide crackdown on illegal immigration may draw the ire of some residents, many of whom frequent businesses that employ illegal aliens.

In response to the continuing rise in gasoline and diesel fuel costs, and to help keep operating expenses near current levels, Georgetown County is initiating a vehicle efficiency program called GAS.

The initiative includes reducing the work week to four days when applicable and mandating a 55 mph speed limit for all county non-emergency vehicles, according to a statement released Monday.

"Countywide on the budget the council adopted for the 2009 fiscal year includes provisions for $400,000 more than what was projected for '08," said Scott Proctor, finance director.

Proctor said while the county is expecting price of fuel to continue to rise, officials are expecting usage to go down.

A 50-year-old Conway woman filed a sexual assault complaint with Myrtle Beach police Tuesday after she said a North Myrtle Beach cardiologist began touching her inappropriately two years ago while he worked in Myrtle Beach, according to a police report.

A 29-year-old Conway woman also filed a report against Omar Jaraki for incidents stemming from March to April, the Conway police report showed.

In the report filed with Myrtle Beach Police, the victim said she made several visits between January 2006 and February 2007 to Jaraki's Oleander Drive office after being referred there for an abnormal EKG, the report states.

During her first appointment, she said Jaraki asked her to take off her shirt and bra but did not leave the room or offer her a gown to cover herself. When the victim inquired about a robe, the doctor said, "I would have to open it anyway, so it gets in the way," according to the report.

Police spokesman Charles Francis told The Post and Courier of Charleston that officers arrested 25-year-old Joshua Silas Robinson about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex.

Robinson is charged with murder in the shooting death of 36-year-old Earl Rogers on a city street.

Police have not released a motive in the June 14 shooting.

The newspaper said State Law Enforcement Division records show Robinson has past convictions for burglary and grand-larceny arrests in 2000.

The council's meeting room holds about 300 people and was almost full. Many ar-rived an hour before the mayor's gavel dropped to ensure they had seats to show their support or disdain for the city's moves toward discouraging bike rally visitors in Myrtle Beach, including passage of a 3-mill property tax increase to fund as-yet-undetermined anti-rally efforts.

Mayor John Rhodes gave each person three minutes to speak during the 30-minute public forum period at the beginning of the meeting. There's another at the end of every meeting, but those who spoke didn't even take up the first half hour, and all left when it was over.

The audience appeared to be about 60 percent against the rallies, 40 percent for. Some of those who were there in support of the rallies sported Harley-Davidson patches and insignias to support the 10-day Harley-Davidson rally in May and the shorter, smaller one in October.

Noticeably missing were vocal supporters of the Memorial Day rally, Atlantic Beach Bikefest -- a four-day, sport-bike-oriented event that draws crowds of young people, many of whom come by car to hold a street party on Ocean Boulevard.

Today's hearing would be the first for the men since they decided to act as their own attorneys last month.

The men asked a judge Monday to delay the hearing so they could have more time to prepare, but no ruling on the request had been posted an hour before today's hearing was scheduled.

Tony Pough, Timothy McQueen and Joseph Brunson each face arraignment on 35 federal mail fraud charges.

Prosecutors say the men collected $80 million from 7,000 investors in two dozen states by promising returns of up to 500 percent, but invested little of the money and spent millions of dollars on themselves.

The free fare days, offered when the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control issues an orange or above ground level ozone alert, is in response to efforts to improve air quality and to encourage SmartRide use.

The free-fare program will run through Sept. 30 and is the result of a partnership between DHEC, the state Department of Transportation, S.C. Energy Offfice, the Newberry Council on Aging, Central Midlands and Santee-Wateree Regional Transit authorities.

-- From staff reports

Experts say the success of the small, gray and white piping plover is good news for other birds such as the painted bunting and the pelican.

Melissa Bimbi is an endangered species biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She told the Post and Courier of Charleston that observers have been finding plovers in coastal areas of the state.

A midwinter survey counted 125 plovers - the third record year in a row.

Progress Energy said service had been restored to most customers early Wednesday. Progress had reported nearly 12,000 customers lost service Tuesday night.

Duke Energy said about 1,000 customers were without service late Wednesday morning in Mecklenburg County. Another 800 customers were without service in Union County.

The utility said service had been restored to virtually all its customers in Greenville County, S.C., late Wednesday morning.

At one time Tuesday night, more than 17,000 Duke customers had lost service.

Its sprawling network of neighborhoods can be at once eclectic and charming, solidly working and middle class and frighteningly on the skids.

But there are people who wouldn’t live anywhere else.

Here, within a few miles of the State Capitol, stately old columned homes and arts-and-crafts cottages line neighborhoods that are minutes away from swaths of ramshackle houses with dirt-swept yards. The pall of that poverty is eased just blocks away with a cul-de-sac of new $200,000 homes.

City manager Charles Austin called North Columbia a community “in crisis” in the wake of three slayings this year.

The deficit in the city’s risk management fund was largely because of the increase in health insurance costs and claims.

So far, the city has been able to cover the deficit with its bountiful end-of-the-year surpluses.

But with health care costs increasing every year, Columbia’s auditor is warning city leaders that unless they change their health care plan and properly account for the increases, they could find themselves unable to pay the city’s bills.

It’s the latest chapter in the city’s accounting woes, a two-year saga that has led to the resignation of the city’s finance director and a public apology from Mayor Bob Coble and city manager Charles Austin.

Trustees will vote to select one of three finalists, who will be named today or Thursday, said trustee Miles Loadholt, chairman of the board’s presidential search committee.

Loadholt and other trustees would not say publicly which candidates are being considered to succeed Andrew Sorensen, who is stepping down from the job he has held since 2002.

“We’ve deliberated,” said Herb Adams, trustees chairman. “We’ve interviewed eight candidates. The board has seen five candidates.”

Blogs and newspaper reports have floated the names of two potential successors to Sorensen: Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health sciences at USC, and Andrew Card, former chief of staff to President George W. Bush.

These days, Inez Tenenbaum is returning to her legal roots — while keeping her hand in education.

The McNair Law Firm in Columbia — one of the state’s largest — announced Tuesday that Tenenbaum has joined its ranks.

The firm was founded by former S.C. Gov. Robert McNair, who died in November.

Tenenbaum, elected state education superintendent in 1998 and 2002, will handle financial matters, such as bond referendums for new construction or renovation projects, for client school districts.

There is “insufficient evidence to establish criminal wrongdoing beyond a reasonable doubt” on the part of Magistrate Donna Hutto Williamson, according to Columbia police and the 11th Circuit solicitor’s office.

The girl recovered after surgery and has been released from the hospital.

Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Donnie Myers said not pursuing charges was the right thing to do because there wasn’t enough evidence to proceed. He said he doubted he would have been able to persuade a jury to convict Williamson if the case had gone to trial.

“It was an accident,” Myers said.

Korey A. Moore, 19, was riding a personal watercraft when he was struck by lightning Saturday, authorities said.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. at Sardis Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Gaston First Baptist Church cemetery.

-- From staff reports

The city, working in conjunction with what is expected to be an army of community volunteers, will mobilize its city crews and heavy equipment throughout that day.

The effort is branded Wake Up, Clean Up Eau Claire/North Columbia.

Henry Hopkins, executive director of the Eau Claire Community Council, pledged his support and is asking neighborhood associations, congregations and youth programs to join in.

‘I especially want the youth involved,” he said.

Historic markers, too, will be erected along two-lane highways to resurrect stories in danger of being lost.

Both are efforts to capitalize on travelers who seek history off the beaten path.

Richland County is devoting $250,000 of this year’s $5.2 million tourism budget to a fledgling group, the South East Rural Community Outreach Ministries, which hopes to make Lower Richland more of a destination.

That level of funding makes it one of the top three groups to get county restaurant-tax money, behind the Columbia Museum of Art and Historic Columbia Foundation.

But as 28 kids from the Bluffton Boys & Girls Club are discovering, the ingredients for running a successful fine dining restaurant aren’t so easy to swallow.

“In reality, it’s pretty hard work on a daily basis,” chef Todd Elliot of Sigler’s told a batch of the club’s members visiting the Bluffton restaurant recently.

The students are getting a taste of the sweet and sour aspects of operating a restaurant — from buying to preparing to cooking to serving the food — through the Boys & Girls Club’s “Show Me the Money” summer program. The eight-week crash course in making, managing and saving cash puts teens at various job sites in and around Bluffton for half a day.

The program also includes several Friday field trips. At Sigler’s, they watched staff prepare meals for both a wedding and the usual dinner menu. In the process, they caught a lesson in some of the budgetary aspects of food service.

The ban, approved 4-1, includes all bars, restaurants, retail stores and city buildings and is crafted after the city of Greenville’s policy, except Camden’s allows smoking in outdoor facilities if owners permit it.

Councilman Ned Towell voted against the measure.

“This ordinance is over-reaching and is politically-motivated,” he said. “ ... It should be an issue for the state Legislature.”

The ban could receive final approval as early as July 22. Before then, Mayor Mary Clark said, council will look at how to enforce it and whether private clubs could be excluded.

S.C. Highway Patrol reports indicate the 39-year-old, whose identity was not immediately available, was attempting to walk across the interstate three miles west of Clinton at about 12:15 a.m. when she was struck by a 2007 tractor-trailer.

The driver was not injured.

Monday’s 3-0 vote means the Lexington County city has acquired its first residential property across the Congaree River in Richland County. The 206-unit development on 35.5 acres will be known as The Retreat.

Former Mayor Avery Wilkerson has resigned from Cayce government to take a state job, and Councilman Ken Jumper was absent for health reasons.

New Hope Baptist Church in Belton went up in flames Monday, minutes after members preparing for Bible school noticed smoke, The Independent-Mail of Anderson reported.

Authorities are investigating.

Contributing: Staff writers Ishmael Tate, Clif LeBlanc and Joey Holleman; staff reports; The Associated Press

Jury selection in Ryan Schallenberger’s case had been scheduled to begin next week. But Monday, U.S. District Judge Bryan Harwell granted a request by Schallenberger’s attorneys to give them more time to prepare for his trial on federal explosives charges.

Also in Monday’s ruling, U.S. District Judge Henry Herlong declined a motion by Esther Reed’s attorney that the trial be moved to Columbia or Atlanta.

Reed, arrested Feb. 3 in Chicago, was indicted last year on federal charges that she used Brooke Henson’s identity to obtain false identification documents and get into Columbia University. Investigators do not think Reed had anything to do with the disappearance of Henson, last seen in 1999.

The park service program granted $43,000 to the Francis Marion Trail Commission to study the Black Mingo battlefield on the Georgetown-Williamsburg counties line and $39,000 to the University of South Carolina Research Foundation for a study of Marion’s famous hide-outs around Snow’s Island in Florence and Marion counties.

The man, whose name is being withheld until family members are notified, was found unresponsive in his cell and taken to the VA hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11 a.m., Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said.

He said the man was alone in his cell.

McDowell Lane, 100 block: A woman called police Monday to report that someone had stolen a puppy from her backyard. The woman said her family left the house to go in to town, and when they came back, she noticed the pit bull was missing. A case of beer and an opened bottle of liquor also were taken from her back deck. The victim said she thought she knew who might be responsible for the theft, because two acquaintances knew the family would be away from home for the day.

Piney Branch Road, 600 block: Deputies were called to a residence Saturday by a woman who told officers her boyfriend had shot one of their dogs. The man had been drinking and became upset because the dog had gotten out of its cage. The woman said he grabbed a shotgun and fired at the dog, injuring it. Deputies called in animal control officers, but they were unable to capture the bloodied and limping dog. The woman said her boyfriend never threatened her with the shotgun, and he left before officers arrived. Animal control officers are investigating.

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Greene Street, 1300 block: University police were called to a library Thursday after an employee reported someone had been harassing her and other co-workers. The victim said the suspect is a former employee who had been sending her harassing voice mails and e-mails, even after being advised by police not to do so. The report did not say what the messages contained, but a voice mail and several e-mails were collected as evidence, and police are investigating.

Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health sciences at USC, is thought to be a leading candidate for the post. Last month, he was the lone finalist for the presidency of the Georgia State University system when he pulled his name from consideration.

Janie M. Fouke, a former provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Florida, and Geri Hockfield Malandra, vice chancellor for strategic management at Texas, join Pastides on USC’s list of finalists.

USC’s Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Friday to pick a new president.

Board members had been lobbied to consider Andrew Card, a USC alum and former chief of staff to President George W. Bush, but he was not among the finalists announced.

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Ms. Jayroe passed away early Monday morning, July 7, 2008. Born in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ginny Asbill. She was a life-long member of Park Street Baptist Church and retired from the State Department of Mental Health.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Mike Boan and their children, Matthew and Allie of Sumter, SC; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Christina Jayroe of Lexington Park, MD; four sisters, Barbara LeRoy of Lexington, SC; Elizabeth Vogel of Stone Mountain, GA; Sally Husk of New York, NY; and Gwen Register of Columbia, SC; special niece and nephew, Angie Nelson and Greg Kitchens; also, many additional nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Park Street Baptist Church, 2204 Park St., Columbia, SC 29201 (803-252-6434) or the Shriners’ Hospital for Children, 950 West Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605-4277 (864-271-3444).

Online register at Barr-Price.com.

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She was educated in the public schools of Lee County and a graduate of Dennis High School. She was a loyal caregiver to her employer, family and friend. While always maintaining her dignity and respect, she was a compassionate, relentless woman who refused to give up on life. Bernice was definitely a DIVA.

Bernice was loved and will be missed by her daughter, Lethonia Lawrence, and husband, Steven R. Lawrence of Philadelphia, PA; four sisters, Barbara and Brenda Pearson, both of Philadelphia, PA, Carol Pearson of Chicago, IL, Josephine Montgomery (Joseph) of Woodrow; six brothers, William Pearson (Laney) of Woodrow, Bret Pearson (Hattie) of Columbia, Leon Pearson (Cheryl) of Linden, NJ, Scott Pearson (Ethel) of Philadelphia, PA, Raymond Pearson (Stacey), and Bryant Pearson, both of Ohio; aunts and uncles, Robert Spann, Bertha Rufus, Verlie Mae Pearson (Frank); a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2008, from the John Wesley Williams, Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home, Inc., 821 North Main Street, Sumter, with Reverend Dr. Ernest Jackson, officiating, eulogist, assisted by Rev. Kenneth Carter.

The family will receive friends at the home of her brother, William Pearson, 2989 Woodrow Road, Dalzell.

Born in Blackville, he was a son of the late Lewis Edward McCormick, Sr., and Clara Sydelle McCormick. In 1986, Charlie retired from E.I. DuPont at the Savannah River Plant. He was a member of Elko Baptist Church, the Fellowship Men’s Sunday School Class and served as a deacon. He was a member and past commander of the Patt B. Coggin American Legion Post #91 Blackville, a member of Hope Masonic Lodge #126, Williston, a member of Gideon’s International Barnwell Camp and served as a deacon in his home church Double Pond Baptist Church. He was on the Board of Directors for the Farmers Home Administration of Barnwell County. Charlie served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and on the Selective Service Board of Barnwell County. He was a member and past chairman of the Blackville School Board, was an avid football fan having been a running back for the 1947 Blackville State Championship Football team. Charlie was truly a family man, who dearly loved his family and enjoyed the many happy times they shared.

Survivors include his wife, Kathryn “Kitty” Sandifer McCormick, daughter, Patty Ann (George) Frost; sons, Timothy Leroy (Katie Black) McCormick, Charles Edward “Ed” (Deborah) McCormick; sister, Polly M. (John) Barfield; brother, Lewis E. (Helen) McCormick, Jr.; grandchildren, Charles Edward “Chuck” McCormick, III, Heather (Michael) Peters, Kevin Lloyd (Jill) McCormick, Katelyn Victoria McCormick, Tori (Darren) Towne, Nick Davis, Wesley Frost, Kristin Frost; great-grandchildren, Kayla Renee, Geoffrey and Michael Peters, Houston, Jared and Lilly Kate Towne, Autumn, Taylor and Layla Davis, C.J. and Hagin Stancil. Preceded in death by a brother, Isaac Howell McCormick and foster brother, Robert D. Carter. Visit our on-line registry at www.folkfuneralhome.com.

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Ms. Good died July 3, 2008. She retired from SCDMH and was a member of Zion Canaan Baptist Church.

Surviving are her children, Wanda (Shawn) Goodwin, Barry (Deborah) Sherry and Andrea Good; siblings, Isabeller (Charles) Logan, Novella (Henry) Kelly, Della Sanders, Joanna Edwards, Nathaniel Littlejohn, Terry (Patty) and Kay Woods and Evangeline Adams; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild.

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