HICKORY GROVE, S.C. — Lillian Legere Glover, 75, of Hickory Grove, S.C., passed away peacefully at home Monday, March 26. She was born May 13, 1942, in Rumford, daughter of the late Octave and Theresa Albert Legere. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Legere, and sister, Jean Plourde. […]
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Former UMaine guard Wes Myers joins South Carolina men’s basketball team
University of Maine’s Wes Myers, right, goes to the basket past Central Connecticut State University’s Eric Bowles during their basketball game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor in November 2016. Former University of Maine guard Wes Myers — who was suspended from the team last February — will play his final season of college […]
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Geraldine C. Johnson
1925 – 2016 SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Geraldine (Croteau) Johnson, 90, of Simpsonville, S.C., passed away Tuesday, May 31. She was born Aug. 29, 1925, in Lewiston to Albert and Alice (Ouellette) Croteau. Geri was married to Charles C. Johnson, who preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 2010. A retired administrative instructor, she previously lived […]
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Louis E. Bilodeau
1952 – 2016 COLUMBIA, S.C. — Louis E. Bilodeau, 63, of Blythewood, S.C., died Sunday, May 29, at Palmetto-Richland Hospital, Columbia, S.C., with his family by his side. Born in Lewiston, Oct. 11, 1952, a son of Lucien and Madeleine Carpentier Bilodeau, he graduated from Edward Little High School and received his bachelor’s degree in […]
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South Carolina sheriff fires officer seen in classroom video
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A deputy was fired Wednesday after video showed him flipping a teen backward out of her desk and tossing her across a classroom, with the sheriff saying the officer did not follow proper procedures and training. Richland County Senior Deputy Ben Fields was told of his firing late Wednesday morning, Richland County […]
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Feds investigate deputy shown on classroom video
Officer Ben Fields asaults a female student at Spring Valley H… Please make this video famous. This is Officer Ben Fields assaulting a peaceful female high school student at Spring Valley High School in Columbia South Carolina. Students and graduates both told me he has been brutal like this for years. This was earlier today.The […]
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South Carolina flooding has killed 16 people
Update: The death toll has been updated to 16. COLUMBIA, S.C. — The latest on the rainstorm that pounded parts of the East Coast (all times local): UPDATED 11:30 a.m.: State public safety officials say 16 people have been killed in a storm that dumped historic levels of rain on South Carolina. The Department of […]
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16.6 inches of rain fell on Gills Creek, S.C., on Sunday
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The latest on the rainstorm that is pounding parts of the East Coast (all times local): UPDATED 12:35 p.m.: The 16.6 inches of rain that fell on the Gills Creek area near Columbia on Sunday was the rainiest day in one single spot in the U.S. in more than 16 years. That’s according […]
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Beverly Clark Daggett
AUGUSTA — Beverly Clark Daggett passed away in the early morning of Sunday, Sept. 6, after a long and courageous hospital battle. The underlying cause was complications from long-term kidney disease. She was predeceased by her father, the Rev. John G. Clark, from whom she inherited her height; and her mother, the Rev. Dr. Beth […]
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Frances ‘Marie’ Dyke
1931 – 2015 NORWAY — Frances “Marie” Dyke, 84, of Swansea, S.C., and a lifelong resident of Norway, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 16, at Stephens Memorial Hospital with her daughters at her side. Marie was born in South Paris on April 17, 1931, a daughter of George E. and Mamie M. (Cummings) Currier […]