Mullins family donates valuable Civil War letter to the South Caroliniana Library
Contributed by USC News
      A letter written by South Carolina soldier, William Sidney Mullins that captured the gory details of the battle of First Manassas, will find a new home at South Caroliniana Library at USC. Edward Mullins Jr.
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Where do your tax dollars go?
By Jessica Cross crossja84@gmail
      Easy access to local government spending became available in S.C. in early March 2008 at www.ssl.sc.gov/Spending- Transparency. Gov. Mark Sanford put forth an executive order in August 2007 to have all government agency spending records of expenses over $100, and dating back to fiscal year 2006- 2007, published online.
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Indian Waters Council honors its most outstanding Boy Scouts
     Photo contributed by Jessica Lee Dunning The 2007 Eagle Scouts Class of the Indian Waters Council Boy Scouts of America was honored March 13, 2008, at Embassy Suites. In the suit is Rushmore (Rush) Houghton who has over 85 years invested in scouting including Eagle Scout, Scoutmaster, and serving at- risk youth.He joined the Boy Scouts on his 12th birthday in 1922 in Mamaroneck, N.Y.He currently resides in the Lowman Home Village and is an active member of the community.
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Atomic Bomb dropped on Florence, S.C., March 11, 1958
By Warner M. Montgomery warner@thecolumbiastar.com
      March 11, 1958, was almost a Day of Infamy for the people of South Carolina. A U.S. Air Force B- 47 bomber headed for England dropped an atomic bomb on Mars Bluff in Florence County. A historical monument proposed by Stephen C.
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