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Judge orders prison time, in-patient rehab for former Florence County sheriff
DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Former Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone will be spending some time in prison following his arrest last month for domestic violence, according to his attorney.Rose Mary Parham said a judge revoked Boone’s probation for nine months on Thursday morning and he will spend about two months in prison. She said after that time, he will spend about 12 months in an in-patient rehab that specializes with first responders with alcohol problems and post-traumatic stress disorder.Last month, Boone was arrested and charged with second-degree domestic violence and...…DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Former Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone will be spending some time in prison following his arrest last month for domestic violence, according to his attorney.Rose Mary Parham said a judge revoked Boone’s probation for nine months on Thursday morning and he will spend about two months in prison. She said after that time, he will spend about 12 months in an in-patient rehab that specializes with first responders with alcohol problems and post-traumatic stress disorder.Last month, Boone was arrested and charged with second-degree domestic violence and...WW…
Sen. Tim Scott brings AG Barr to speak with SC law enforcement, church leaders
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Sen. Tim Scott is bringing the national conversation on policing and justice to South Carolina.Scott, the only Black Republican senator, was joined by U.S. Attorney General William Barr in meeting with community leaders in the state, as well as law enforcement on Wednesday.Both meetings with church leaders and law enforcement were closed to the press. In between meetings, Barr and Scott took some questions.The attorney general was in South Carolina to show support for Scott’s police reform bill -- also known as the JUSTICE Act. According to Scott, the legislation...…COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Sen. Tim Scott is bringing the national conversation on policing and justice to South Carolina.Scott, the only Black Republican senator, was joined by U.S. Attorney General William Barr in meeting with community leaders in the state, as well as law enforcement on Wednesday.Both meetings with church leaders and law enforcement were closed to the press. In between meetings, Barr and Scott took some questions.The attorney general was in South Carolina to show support for Scott’s police reform bill -- also known as the JUSTICE Act. According to Scott, the legislation...WW…
Organizer confirms Myrtle Beach Spring Bike Rally will take place next week
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Organizers for the Myrtle Beach Spring Bike Rally want residents and out-of-town bikers to know, their bike rally event will be taking place along the Grand Strand next week.The confusion about whether the Spring Bike Rally was still “revving up” started Monday night, after the Atlantic Beach Town Council cancelled their annual Atlantic Beach Bikefest for 2020, citing safety concerns about the pandemic.This had some people wondering if the Spring Bike Rally, which is expected to go from Monday, July 13, until Sunday, July 19, was going to be cancelled.Sonny...…MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Organizers for the Myrtle Beach Spring Bike Rally want residents and out-of-town bikers to know, their bike rally event will be taking place along the Grand Strand next week.The confusion about whether the Spring Bike Rally was still “revving up” started Monday night, after the Atlantic Beach Town Council cancelled their annual Atlantic Beach Bikefest for 2020, citing safety concerns about the pandemic.This had some people wondering if the Spring Bike Rally, which is expected to go from Monday, July 13, until Sunday, July 19, was going to be cancelled.Sonny...WW…
Protestors outnumber pro-Confederate flag organizers during flag raise at the State House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Separated by barriers, protestors were back on the Statehouse grounds Saturday to rally against a group called “Flags Across the South.”The group temporarily raised the Confederate flag where it once stood more than five years ago, something that has been done every year since the flag was taken down in 2015.John Tyler said he was at the State House that historic day to celebrate the flag’s removal, and he has come back every time the flag has gone up since then. But looking at the people who support the flag this year, he said it feels different.“For the past 5 years...…COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Separated by barriers, protestors were back on the Statehouse grounds Saturday to rally against a group called “Flags Across the South.”The group temporarily raised the Confederate flag where it once stood more than five years ago, something that has been done every year since the flag was taken down in 2015.John Tyler said he was at the State House that historic day to celebrate the flag’s removal, and he has come back every time the flag has gone up since then. But looking at the people who support the flag this year, he said it feels different.“For the past 5 years...WW…
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