Lawyer: Santee Cooper to Pay SC Landowners $200M Sep 6, 2009
In an order filed Friday, U.S. District Judge Patrick Duffy finalized his ruling that flooding from a Santee Cooper dam built on the Santee River nearly 25 years ago permanently damaged the property in rural areas of Georgetown, Berkeley and Williamsburg counties. The utility must pay the landowners $55 million for the damages and 8 percent interest for 23 years since the land first began to flood. (ABC News -- Wire)
Pee Dee plant canceled Sep 6, 2009
Researchers also found high levels of mercury in fish from the Santee River. Mercury, a potent neurotoxin linked to brain damage and other health problems, is one of the most serious contaminants threatening U.S. waters, according to the report. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
BELVIDERE -- AT HOME, AT WORK, AT REST: One woman's story tied to plantation whose ruins now lie under lake waters Aug 23, 2009
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Water project could boost Stumphole into prime lake residential location Aug 11, 2009
Development in the Stumphole community has come under some scrutiny in the past, particularly with the proposal to build a $150 million, 9-mile Briggs-DeLaine-Pearson Connector, also known as the Clyburn Connector, across the Santee River from Lone Star to Rimini. The bridge has been championed by U.S. Rep. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
In South Carolina, an economic staple is rich fodder for historical exploration Jul 26, 2009
Green s ancestors, like first lady Michelle Obama s, were Santee River slaves ... As befits a 1740 Low Country home, the front door of Hopsewee Plantation faces the North Santee River, where Thomas Lynch Jr., at 27 the second youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence, looked across to the family rice paddies on the opposite bank. (Boston Globe)
Summer bucket list Jul 1, 2009
I walked barefooted into the cool, green grass of my front yard and watched the distant storm make its way down the Santee River. My curious cat, wondering what exactly I was up to and when was I going to put pellets in his pot, wandered up and flopped beside me. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Chapel Branch has waited long enough Jun 28, 2009
Mark Bruce is in the new position of Santee riverkeeper. His organization, the Santee Riverkeeper Alliance, promotes respecting and protecting the waters of the Santee River, Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Chapel Branch residents meet to map strategy Jun 21, 2009
Now, frustrated homeowners are mounting a last-ditch, concerted effort to obtain improved water quality for all bodies of water within the Santee River basin. At a meeting Saturday at the Santee Family Development Center, concerned citizens of the Chapel Branch People for Restoration (CPR) joined with Santee Riverkeeper Mark Bruce to discuss the status of the Chapel Branch pollution and cleanup ... From left, Santee Riverkeeper Mark Bruce, Chapel Branch People for Restoration Chair Elinor... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Mom of Missing New York Teen: 'She May Not Be Alive' May 5, 2009
Searchers using dogs, helicopters and boats concentrated on a 7-mile area along the South Santee River and U.S. 17. Drexel's cell phone signal was captured last Sunday, a day after police say the teen was last seen. (Fox News)
Missing Teen Probe Turns to Cell Phone May 4, 2009
Searchers using dogs, helicopters and boats concentrated Saturday on a 7-mile area along the South Santee River and U.S. 17. Drexel's cell phone signal was captured last Sunday, a day after police say the teen was last seen. (Fox News)
Search of SC river for missing NY teen in 2nd day May 3, 2009
Searchers using dogs, in helicopters and boats and on foot Saturday spent a second day concentrating on a 7-mile area along the South Santee River and U.S. 17. The signal was captured last Sunday, a day after police say the teen was last seen after she left a group of friends who had traveled from Rochester, N.Y., to visit people at another hotel. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
