Rumors & Notes: 6/26/14

TOP STORIES

• Attorney: Army saw Denzel Curnell as ‘outstanding’ recruit who struggled with depression (Post & Courier).
  • NAACP on Denzel Curnell investigation: ‘Silence is not golden’ (Charleston City Paper).
  • NAACP appeals for truth, calls police response to Denzel Curnell shooting ‘infuriating’ (Post & Courier).
• Local soccer fans enjoy spotlight of sport (ABC News 4).
• Longshoremen authorize strike, remain on the job (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• BlueCross BlueShield to drop Nason Medical Centers and Medcare Urgent Care from statewide network this fall (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• East Bay Street raw bar, seafood market 167 Raw to open by July 5 (Charleston City Paper).

• SC-TX BBQ Invitational Scheduled for July 13th (HCS).
• Menkoi Ramen House is Open: Here’s the Menu (Eater Charleston).
• Holy City Brewing Partner Celebration Set for Friday (HCS).
• New menus at BLU and Circa 1886 (Post & Courier).
• Bending the Rules to Offer Yoga With a Beer Chaser (New York Times).
• Chef Pop-Ups Coming to Town With Commune (Eater Charleston).
• Stars restaurant still lighting up King Street under new chef (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• Poll Shocker: Nikki Haley Still In A Dogfight (FITS News).

• Mark Sanford’s Path of Most Resistance (New York Times).

  • NYT Magazine writer gets Maria Belen Chapur talking about Mark Sanford (Post & Courier).

• US Sen. Tim Scott talks with NPR about encouraging more people to participate in the economy (Post & Courier).

• Latta mayor makes power play after vote (SC Now).

• Thomas Ravenel Prepping for Senate Run (HCS).
• Daniel Island lawyer takes helm of divided Berkeley County GOP (Post & Courier).
• Haley encourages unity among Republicans (Post & Courier).
• U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn on “the Case for Reparations” (Post & Courier).
• Moncks Corner residents enjoy visit from John Boehner (Post & Courier).

SPORTS

• South Carolina Stingrays sign affiliation agreement with Washington Capitals (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry players set for North-South Soccer Classic at Blackbaud Stadium (Post & Courier).
• Jadeveon Clowney says he played with sports hernia last year (Pro Football Talk).
• Connor Shaw adjusting to life with Cleveland Browns, getting comfortable wearing orange (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina establishes Marcus Lattimore scholarship (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Walking is a Challenge but Laughter Comes Easily to Former Student Hit by Subway Train (CofC).

• Police: Car hit construction vehicle head-on in IOP Connector fatal crash (Live 5 News).
• Authorities: Man asked to demolish home sets building on fire (Live 5 News).

• State Ports Authority changes estimate for proposed new cruise terminal (Post & Courier).

• Winthrop fires president after less than a year (Post & Courier).

• SCDOT to replace Highway 41 bridge with fixed-span bridge (ABC News 4).
• Investigators: Wife stabbed, run over by husband following argument on way to cruise (Live 5 News).

• In S.C. and the U.S. the face of population growth is a wrinkled one (Post & Courier).

• South Carolina ranks 41st in funding home care (ABC News 4).

• Trial in SC Episcopal division may be delayed (ABC News 4).

• SCRA brings 5 startups into SC Launch (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

• S.C. Electric & Gas warns customers of scam (Post & Courier).

• Suspect sought following shooting near N. Charleston playground (Live 5 News).
• SC State: No budget yet but basketball remaining (ABC News 4).

• S.C. Bar upgrading research service to Fastcase for its 15,000 members (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

• Thousands without water in Anderson and Clemson (Post & Courier).

• ACLU sues over Jasper School Board districts (ABC News 4).
• Mt. Pleasant man accused of robbing pizza delivery driver (Live 5 News).
• New planning ordinance drafted for Hilton Head (ABC News 4).

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