The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) articles from May 2001, page 11

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) archives from May 2001

Cougs eager to start `brand-new' season.
May 16, 2001... Byline: RICK NELSON Of The Post and Courier Staff The College of Charleston can erase some disappointing memories with a strong showing in the Southern Conference baseball tournament. "I told the team that it's a brand-new season," coach...

Tigers get relief for Boyd void.
May 16, 2001... Byline: GENE SAPAKOFF Of The Post and Courier Staff Patrick Boyd was ticketed for the first round of the 2000 Major League draft before last season. But an injury-riddled and frustrating year pushed him into the fourth round and when he...

Regional higher priority for USC.
May 16, 2001... Byline: CHARLES BENNETT Of The Post and Courier Staff COLUMBIA-Make no mistake about it - South Carolina would like to win the Southeastern Conference Tournament, which begins today in Hoover, Ala., but it's not a tournament the Gamecocks...

Town proposes tax district for Patriot's Point.
May 16, 2001... Byline: DAVID QUICK Of The Post and Courier Staff MOUNT PLEASANT-Anticipated development at Patriot's Point is expected to cause daily traffic on its two-lane road to jump from an average of 5,000 vehicles up to 35,000, according to town...

Young: National recognition next?
May 16, 2001... Byline: PHILIP M. BOWMAN Of The Post and Courier Staff Last year, Ryan Young won the City men's tennis championship. On Sunday, the 16-year-old Young, who plays for West Ashley High School, won the High School League's Class AAA-AAAA...

Ex-athlete encourages students to reach high.
May 16, 2001... Byline: CATHERINE LAWRENCE Of The Post and Courier Staff Jolanda Jones grew up in poverty in a violent neighborhood and lost her father when he committed suicide. But she rose from odds that would have crumpled the faith of most children...

Bars on Sullivan's Island to close doors at 2 a.m.
May 16, 2001... Byline: DAVID QUICK Of The Post and Courier Staff SULLIVAN'S ISLAND-Those shut out from drinking in Charleston bars after 2 a.m. will have one less alternative starting this summer. On Tuesday, Sullivan's Island Town Council passed an...

Dogs' Corn has plenty of pop.
May 16, 2001... Byline: JEFF HARTSELL Of The Post and Courier Staff The nickname possibilities for Citadel reliever Randy Corn are obvious. Pop. Bread. Can of. The one the Bulldogs are going with, however, is "Stalk." "Don't ask me why," laughs Corn,...

Bucs face Winthrop in opener.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Staff report Charleston Southern will open the Big South baseball tournament as the No. 8 seed, and will face top-seeded Winthrop today at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 325 Field at Danville, Va. The Buccaneers (13-33, 3-16 Big...

Rays have special plans for Trenton.
May 16, 2001... Byline: ANDREW MILLER Of The Post and Courier Staff South Carolina has lived off its special teams all season. During the regular season, the Stingrays had the East Coast Hockey League's top power play. They also had the league's second...

Citadel wrestling gets committment.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Staff reports Sean Paez, a graduating senior from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C., has signed a national letter-of-intent to wrestle at The Citadel. Paez, who recorded a 58-3 mark his senior year, placed fifth at...

Porter-Gaud hosts a pair of SCISA playoff games today.
May 16, 2001... Byline: PHILIP M. BOWMAN Of The Post and Courier Staff The Porter-Gaud School will be the center of the SCISA universe today with Class AAA state semifinal games in baseball and soccer being contested at the west of the Ashley school. In...

Cyclones triumph in second OT.
May 16, 2001... Byline: RICO REED Of The Post and Courier Staff At the end of regulation of Porter-Gaud's first round playoff showdown against Greenwood Christian, the match was still scoreless. It was a credit to some outstanding play by both team's...

CHURCH PLAN LUNCH, AFTERNOON TEA DURING SPOLETO.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Staff reports If you think all the church tea rooms ended about a month ago, think again. Thanks in part to the arrival of the Spoleto Festival, a second helping is on the way. Grace Episcopal Church will hold a lunch-hour tea...

Alvarez shackles Dogs.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Staff report COLUMBUS, GA.-Columbus pitcher Oscar Alvarez didn't get the chance to pitch on Mother's Day, but he chose to dedicate his Tuesday night performance to his mother, Isabel, regardless. Alvarez had his best performance...

Pick a Peck of Pickles.
May 16, 2001... Byline: HOLLY HERRICK Special to The Post and Courier EDITOR'S NOTE -This is the second installment of Market Whimsy, our series on making the most of a trip to the farmers markets. Restaurant reviewer Holly Herrick - a Grande Diplome...

GOOD MORNING LOWCOUNTRY.
May 16, 2001... Good Morning Lowcountry gave the mid-week $5 walking tour of downtown Charleston (or the nickel tour depending on how well received it was) to friends who arrived in port by ocean on a sailboat... These visitors, like all visitors, asked a...

BRIDGE BIDS UNDER BUDGET; State transportation chief says she was delighted with Cooper bridge renderings.
May 16, 2001... Byline: ARLIE PORTER Of The Post and Courier Staff COLUMBIA-Bids for design and construction of a new eight-lane Cooper River bridge came in under budget Tuesday, a monumental leap forward in the long-awaited project. Of three bids...

Riley says teachers need higher pay; Mayor says tax hike would be price worth paying to halt loss of teachers.
May 16, 2001... Byline: ALLISON L. BRUCE Of The Post and Courier Staff Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. is advocating raising teacher pay in Charleston County, even if it means higher taxes. That would be a small price to pay if it meant keeping...

Editorial.(Editorial)
May 15, 2001... Byline: The Post and Courier Editorial Staff Get serious about duplication As legislators wrestle with a projected $500 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year, it is instructive to look at how they have handled a...

Two Gamecocks make SEC first-team.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Staff reports BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-University of South Carolina outfielder Garris Gonce and pitcher Lee Gronkiewicz were chosen to the All-Southeastern Conference first team, the league announced on Monday. Junior outfielder Marcus...

Dement home run powers RiverDogs.
May 15, 2001... Byline: CHIP BAYSDEN Special to The Post and Courier RiverDogs right-hander Seth McClung (3-4 ERA 4.50) pitched seven scoreless innings and pinch-hitter Dan Dement slammed a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning,...

Track & field group hopes to raise the bar in Charleston.
May 15, 2001... Byline: David Quick Of The Post and Courier Most people who enjoy a lifetime of running are introduced to the activity in high school, participating on track and field teams. The greater Charleston area - on many levels - is just now...

Parity reigns for SoCon tournament.
May 15, 2001... Byline: JEFF HARTSELL Of The Post and Courier Staff How wild has Southern Conference baseball been this season? Consider that The Citadel went 3-0 against regular-season champ Georgia Southern and 1-2 against Davidson, which won't even be...

Golfers are always good for a laugh.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Ken Burger Of The Post and Courier Sporting notes compiled while wondering if the guy who invented the gimme is in the golf Hall of Fame: I am not a pessimistic golfer. I like to think that as long as the golf hole is bigger...

Stingrays gearing up for clash with Titans.
May 15, 2001... Byline: ANDREW MILLER Of The Post and Courier Staff The one common word that the South Carolina players and coaching staff kept using Monday morning to describe Trenton was - discipline. South Carolina will face Trenton in the...

CLEMSON, USC TO HOST REGIONALS.
May 15, 2001... Byline: GENE SAPAKOFF Of The Post and Courier Staff Bubble? What bubble? The Clemson and South Carolina baseball teams, though not as dominant on the field or as prominent in college baseball polls as at this time last season, did enough...

Surgeon sues Roper Hospital.
May 15, 2001... Byline: JONATHAN MAZE Of The Post and Courier Staff A Charleston surgeon claims he was suspended from practice at Roper Hospital in an attempt to silence his concerns about the quality of patient care. Dr. Thomas Wieters makes the claim...

Waccamaw announces closure as closeout sales commence.
May 15, 2001... Byline: JOHN P. McDERMOTT Of The Post and Courier Staff Closeout sales are under way at the two local Waccamaw home-furnishing stores as the chain's owner failed to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Two groups jointly acquired the...

Offer throws wrench into merger works.
May 15, 2001... Byline: JIM PARKER Of The Post and Courier Staff SunTrust Banks' unsolicited bid for Wachovia Corp. pits a company with ties to Coca-Cola against East Coast powerhouse First Union in a duel to nab a regional bank with roots on tobacco...

Knapp attackers get prison time; Six plead guilty to lesser charge.
May 15, 2001... Byline: HERB FRAZIER Of The Post and Courier Staff Beating victim Troy Knapp cannot stand or sit, so he attended the sentencing of his assailants Monday on a stretcher. His speech was slow and hard to understand, but his one question was...

Killing suspect calls police 12 hours later; Sound of gunfire not enough to make neighbors notify authorities.
May 15, 2001... Byline: GLENN SMITH Of The Post and Courier Staff Bertha Green was entertaining company in her East Bay Street apartment Sunday afternoon when she heard eight gun- shots come from the neighboring unit. Green had no doubt about the noise....

Cyclones squeeze past Swampcats to stay alive.
May 15, 2001... Byline: PHILIP M. BOWMAN Of The Post and Courier Staff Porter-Gaud designated hitter Charles Darby struggled in his first two plate appearances in Monday night's SCISA Class AAA state playoff game against Laurence Manning. Darby grounded...

2 area students win merit scholarships.
May 15, 2001... Two local students were among 1,200 distinguished high school seniors who will receive corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards, financed by companies, foundations and other business organizations. Vijay Ullal of Mount Pleasant...

ACHIEVERS.
May 15, 2001... Bounds honored for work in education Berkeley County education leader Kathleen Bounds was recently honored for her work in education by the South Carolina chapter of the National School Public Relations Association. She received the...

Teen journalist finds rockers approachable.
May 15, 2001... Byline: ALLYSON BIRD ink contributor I walk up the stairs into the Joe Riley Park. The stage is as far away from me as possible without it being in the river, and I can't even see a "backstage." Nervously, I apply my press pass and take...

JI Middle tosses `Hoops for Heart'.
May 15, 2001... Byline: THERESA DINIUS Special to The Post and Courier James Island Middle School students got a workout and helped fight heart disease when they participated in a "Hoops for Heart" basketball competition. More than 500 students...

Money transfer issue sidetracks budget debate.
May 15, 2001... Byline: SCHUYLER KROPF Of The Post and Courier Staff COLUMBIA-Day One of the Senate's budget debate came to an abrupt halt Monday after Republicans got stuck trying to change their own rules. GOP leaders want to use roughly $38 million...

Tower request goes to Berkeley zoners; Communications firm plan exceeds height limit.
May 15, 2001... Byline: RON MENCHACA Of The Post and Courier Staff MONCKS CORNER-Berkeley County zoning officials have been asked to approve plans for a 250-foot communication tower near S.C. Highway 41 in Huger. Because the county's zoning code caps...

Charleston board changes teacher hiring; School district using new tactics to hire principals.
May 15, 2001... Byline: ALLISON L. BRUCE Of The Post and Courier Staff The Charleston County School District is changing the way it hires. The school board approved a new teacher contract process in a unanimous vote Monday. Currently, the district...

DEATH SUMMARY.
May 15, 2001... Byline: COMPILED THE POST AND COURIER STAFF CHARLESTON COUNTY BAILEY, William Elijah of Charleston, widower of Shirley Clement Bailey, died Saturday. Arrangements by Wm.M. Smith Funeral Home. BROWN, Charles Tennent of...

Three men wounded in weekend shootings; Two shot in North Charleston, one in West Ashley incident.
May 15, 2001... Byline: GLENN SMITH Of The Post and Courier Staff Investigators are probing a trio of shootings in which three people were wounded over the weekend in Charleston County. Two men were wounded in separate shootings Sunday in North...

Archaeologists closer to captain's remains.
May 15, 2001... Byline: BRIAN HICKS Of The Post and Courier Staff Hunley archaeologists have taken a fourth hull plate off the Confederate submarine, moving them, they hope, to within a few feet of the remains of Lt. George Dixon. Bob Neyland, the...

N. Charleston OKs budget plan calling for higher property taxes.
May 15, 2001... Byline: TERRY JOYCE Of The Post and Courier Staff North Charleston City Council on Monday inched closer to a property tax hike in the coming year as members examined the city's proposed 2002 budget line by line. Despite some anguish, the...

Nighttime ban, new federal rules considered for commercial shrimpers.
May 15, 2001... Byline: LYNNE LANGLEY Of The Post and Courier Staff Commercial shrimp fishermen could face new federal permits, a ban on night trawling and limits on gear size. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council fishery council will ask for...

CYPRESS GARDENS TALK DRAWS FIRE.
May 15, 2001... Byline: RON MENCHACA Of The Post and Courier Staff MONCKS CORNER-A discussion on Monday among some Berkeley County Council members over which committee should oversee Cypress Gardens sounded much like the hissing and snapping that goes on...

Charleston not named as All-America City finalist; The city was listed among top 10 in 1978.
May 15, 2001... Byline: JASON HARDIN Of The Post and Courier Staff Fayetteville, N.C., is still in the running. So are Oil City, Pa., Fort Dodge, Iowa, Nampa, Idaho, and 26 other communities across the country. But Charleston will have to wait at least...

AREA REPORT.
May 15, 2001... Byline: STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS County Council seeks panel applicants Charleston County Council is seeking applicants for one position each on the county Public Facilities Corporation Board and Procurement Appeals Board. The Public...

Center will grow or close.
May 15, 2001... Byline: ELSA MCDOWELL OF THE POST AND COURIER It would be one thing if children weren't being born with special needs. Then Karolyn Elliott would be the first one to celebrate the Charles Webb Center closing. But as executive director of...

PALMS TO LEAVE USC; WON'T TRY FOR SENATE.
May 15, 2001... Byline: WARREN WISE Of The Post and Courier Staff COLUMBIA-USC President John Palms left state Democrats in the lurch Monday after announcing he will leave the university next year - but not to run for U.S. Senate. Palms, 65, told the...

Assault leaves man in critical condition.
May 15, 2001... Byline: HERB FRAZIER Of The Post and Courier Staff The owner of a Charleston trucking company who was beaten with a drill and other tools when he found a burglar at his business Saturday is in critical condition at Medical University...

City annexations will close gaps, committee says; Charleston will focus on growth within boundaries.
May 15, 2001... Byline: JASON HARDIN Of The Post and Courier Staff The city of Charleston doubled in area during the last decade, expanding from 44 to 90 square miles by gobbling up outlying suburbs. That probably won't happen again during the next 10...

GOOD MORNING LOWOCUNTRY.
May 15, 2001... Today is both True Confessions Day and Hug Your Cat Day... We here at GMLc can't possibly picture coming in to work and confessing all, as this day's founders recommend you do... "Boss, I've been meaning to tell you, that was me who drew the...

TTC student engineers bridge to take top prize in region.
May 15, 2001... Trident Technical College student Michael Ponds recently gained recognition for building a structurally sound and physically striking bridge, and he did it without tolls, taxes or federal funding. The civil engineering student competed...

WALKING THE LINE; Retiring Principal Karen Coste has helped turn around the Charleston County Discipline School.
May 15, 2001... Byline: ALLISON L. BRUCE Of The Post and Courier Staff Karen Coste is the kind of leader the Charleston County School District cultivates from within its own ranks. A teacher since the early 1970s, Coste entered the district's...

Citadel grad Jameson Clark signs album deal with Capitol.
May 15, 2001... Byline: PRENTISS FINDLAY Of the Post and Courier Capitol Records has signed Citadel grad Jameson Clark, who will have a debut album for the label in the fall. Clark had been plugging away in Nashville for eight years before getting the...

Here's the dish on Soup-N-Crackaz.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Christina Mitchell Special to The Post and Courier WANTDedicated drummer for serious, hard-working progressive rock band. Ideal candidate should have lots of talent and love playing music more than anything. No rock star attitude,...

Closeout Sales Under Way at Waccamaw Home-Furnishing Stores.
May 15, 2001... Byline: John P. McDermott May 15--Closeout sales are under way at the two local Waccamaw home-furnishing stores as the chain's owner failed to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Two groups jointly acquired the remaining inventory of...

Charleston, S.C., Surgeon Sues Hospital.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Maze May 15--A Charleston surgeon claims he was suspended from practice at Roper Hospital in an attempt to silence his concerns about the quality of patient care. Dr. Thomas Wieters makes the claim in a lawsuit...

The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., Grapevine Column.
May 14, 2001... May 14--WHAT RECESSION? Where are the wealthy putting their money while the stock market corrects itself? Real estate. Case in point is Kiawah Island, where 20 undeveloped home sites sold earlier this month during a 24-hour period for an...

Charleston, S.C., College Student's Bead Jewelry Creates a Stir.
May 14, 2001... Byline: John P. McDermott May 14--Like many college students, Carter Seibels plans to earn a few bucks by working over the summer break. But Seibels won't be waiting tables or slinging drinks. Unlike most of her peers, she's her own...

Popularity of Chicken Wings Feathers South Carolina Restaurant Chain's Nest.
May 14, 2001... Byline: Charles Williams May 14--Everyone knows why the chicken crossed the road. To save its life, of course. Maybe that's because of people like Richard and Lynne Novak, regulars at Wild Wing Cafe in Mount Pleasant. The Novaks...

Lady Gamecocks shut out in SEC softball final.
May 14, 2001... Byline: Staff reports CHATTANOOGA, TENN.-The score was identical, but the outcome was different this year. The second-seeded South Carolina softball team fell to top seeded LSU, 1-0, in the Southeastern Conference championship game on...

Latest Worrell 1000 taking toll on teams.
May 14, 2001... Byline: KEITH NAMM Of The Post and Courier Staff ISLE OF PALMS-Just a few days removed from some of the toughest conditions the Worrell 1000 catamaran race has ever faced, the field spent Sunday here hoping for more days of smoother...

Storey leads mauling with 6 RBI.
May 14, 2001... Byline: CHIP BAYSDEN Special to The Post and Courier When Asheville infielder Eric Storey said the RiverDogs' pitching staff was a "little off," he just might have made the understatement of the new millenium. The Tourists (16-21) blasted...

Empty seats don't dampen trucks' Darlington debut.
May 14, 2001... Byline: DAVID CARAVIELLO Of The Post and Courier Staff DARLINGTON-Despite the lure of two current Winston Cup drivers, the novelty of the first truck race at NASCAR's oldest superspeedway, and an advertising campaign that blanketed the...

Gamecocks, Tigers out to build case for seeding.
May 14, 2001... Byline: GENE SAPAKOFF Of The Post and Courier Staff The South Carolina and Clemson baseball teams find out today if they will host first-round NCAA Regionals again this season. That lobbying effort is over as the NCAA will announce the 16...

DEATH SUMMARY.
May 14, 2001... Byline: COMPILED THE POST AND COURIER STAFF CHARLESTON COUNTY DAWSON, Alonzo Duane 76, of North Charleston, a retired Navy boatswain's mate and husband of Jennie Gillette Dawson, died Sunday. Arrangements by Stuhr's North Area...

Gardens cost called too high.
May 14, 2001... Byline: RON MENCHACA Of The Post and Courier Staff MONCKS CORNER-Berkeley County is spending too much money at Cypress Gardens at the expense of needs in other county departments, a county council member said Friday. Councilwoman Judy...

GOOSE CREEK MAN ON MOPED KILLED IN ACCIDENT; Two motorists injured after man turned into path of Chevrolet Malibu, police say.
May 14, 2001... Byline: DELAWESE FULTON Of The Post and Courier Staff A 41-year-old Goose Creek man was killed and two other people were injured Sunday afternoon when his moped turned into the path of an oncoming car on Dorchester Road. Charleston County...

Six to be sentenced in '99 mob beating.
May 14, 2001... Byline: HERB FRAZIER Of The Post and Courier Staff Six defendants charged in a 1999 beating and robbery that left a North Charleston man severely injured will be sentenced today in General Sessions Court. The defendants, charged with...

Penney campaigning for top post at AIA.
May 14, 2001... Byline: ROBERT BEHRE OF THE POST AND COURIER In 1989, Thom Penney shifted his attention from designing buildings to designing LS3P Associates, the Charleston-based architectural firm that has become the largest in the Carolinas. Today,...

Spirit of 19th-century tall ship to come alive in Charleston.
May 14, 2001... Byline: TONY BARTELME Of The Post and Courier Staff Organizers of the tall ship Spirit of South Carolina are sailing ahead with plans to start construction in June. Granted city approval to build a temporary shipyard in Ansonborough...

Edgefield holds its hero Strom to its heart.
May 14, 2001... Byline: BRIAN HICKS Of The Post and Courier Staff EDGEFIELD-At the Ten Governors Cafe, they serve a little history over your hash. This cozy restaurant on the town square honors the local past reverentially and overtly. Hanging in...

Poet, publisher Elizabeth Hamilton dies at 92.
May 14, 2001... Byline: ELSA MCDOWELL Of The Post and Courier Staff Elizabeth Verner Hamilton, who helped preserve Charleston's history and culture through her poetry and her publishing business called Tradd Street Press, died Saturday night at Hanty...

GOOD MORNING LOWCOUNTRY.
May 14, 2001... Byline: LINDA MEGGETT OF THE POST AND COURIER Tonight (like every Monday night) is trivia night at Moe's Crosstown Tavern, a GMLc favorite establishment and a GMLc favorite activity at a GMLc favorite price... We believe trivia is no...

Rights, safety balanced in drug sweep tactics?
May 14, 2001... Byline: HERB FRAZIER Of The Post and Courier Staff House painter Michael Bossard had a great vantage point May 1 as the Operation Mayday drug raid unfolded across downtown Charleston's East Side. He was 30 feet up a ladder at 61 Amherst...

Road to highway job is a slow go; Limehouse gets bipartisan push, but no green light.
May 14, 2001... Byline: STEVE PIACENTE Of The Post and Courier Staff WASHINGTON-Welcome to a different kind of campaign, one devoid of sound bites, newspaper ads, yard signs and public debates. Don't look for a brochure in the mailbox or commercials on...

Outgoing president gives last address.
May 14, 2001... Byline: DAVE MUNDAY Of The Post and Courier Staff The largest graduating class in the history of the College of Charleston gave Alex Sanders a standing ovation after his last commencement speech as president of the college Sunday...

The high price of natural gas.(Editorial)
May 14, 2001... A federal probe is warranted into the skyrocketing natural gas prices sustained by consumers last winter, and Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., is to be commended for making the request. Utility officials contend that the pricing spike was the result...

Teachers' salaries.
May 14, 2001... The Charleston branch of the Association of American University Women strongly supports the initiative to raise teachers' salaries. Our county pays the lowest salaries in this area. Our county, if it is not scraping bottom this year, is...

S.C. Business Hall of Fame to induct late businessman Barkley, 2 others.
May 14, 2001... Three of the state's most respected business executives, including the late Rufus C. Barkley Jr., will be inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall f Fame on Thursday, May 24, at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Columbia. Barkley died on May 5....

Credit offered phone book advertisers left hanging.
May 14, 2001... Byline: JOHN MCDERMOTT OF THE POST AND COURIER GIVING CREDIT: East Cooper businesses that plunked down money to advertise in a telephone directory that was never published can still put that cash to use. The owner of the Charleston Area...

ON THE MOVE.
May 14, 2001... NEW POSITION: Named communications and marketing director for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. GOALS: To effectively market the programs, initiatives and positions of the chamber to its members, the media and the greater...