The State from Columbia, South Carolina • A1

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3B PALMETTO VOICES COLUMBIA SHOULD EMBRACE FUTURE John Boyd says Dreher High success is essential to success, and it depends on new athletic fields. 1C Five train horns within 45 minutes sullied a recent week- end morning on Dick Harpoot- Wheeler Hill porch near downtown Columbia. the norm, he said. In nearby University Hill, a passing train like coming right through the bed- room said Bud Ferillo, a resident for more than 20 years. For decades, Columbians have fallen asleep, abruptly awoken, halted mid-conversa- tion and plugged their ears to the sound of CSX and Norfolk Southern train horns at all hours of the day and night.

like living in some two- bit, rural, redneck town where the trains wake everybody up all night said Harpootlian, a well-known Columbia lawyer and former chairman of the state Democratic Party. supposed to be a sophisticated Could Columbia see the day when the trains come quietly? The city is assembling an 11-person committee to consider establishing to keep trains from sounding their horns at every street crossing. got to get these trains said City Councilman Howard Duvall, who has led the push for the quiet zone commit- LIKE LIVING IN SOME TWO-BIT, RURAL, REDNECK TOWN WHERE THE TRAINS WAKEEVERYBODY UP ALL NIGHT LONG. Dick Harpootlian MATT WALSH Columbia is considering creating to keep CSX and Norfolk Southern trains from sounding their horns when approaching street crossings. Time to tame the trains? City considers BY SARAH ELLIS SEE QUIET, 6A One night 13 years ago, Silene Eaddy left her Hopkins home to walk around the corner to a house.

She never came home. The battered and burned body was found two days later on April 17, 2004, lying facedown in a wooded area near Mont- gomery Lane and Pincushion Road in Lower Rich- land. Firefighters responding to a brush fire early that morning found the teen as they fought the blaze. There have been no arrests in the killing, which was turned over to the Richland County cold case unit. never gonna be easier because I know what hap- said mother, Brenda McCoy.

if I find out what happened, then I can kind of rest my McCoy initially was a foster mother to Silene, who was known by friends and family as and adopted the girl when she was 3 years old. her being as small as she was, I want her to go from house to said McCoy, 65. wanted her to have a stable Erica loved to dance and sing, and was part of a community gospel choir. McCoy tried to give her a stable home, but said Mother wants answers in killing The cold case unit for Richland County Department is in charge of investigating the death of Silene Eaddy. BY TEDDY KULMALA Eaddy Want to help? Anyone with information on Silene death, or her whereabouts between the evening of April 15, 2004, and April 17, 2004, is asked to contact the Richland County Sheriff's Department at 803-576-3000 or Crime Stoppers of the Midlands at 888-CRIME-SC.

Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. SEE COLD CASE, 6A Average home noise 40 decibels Normal conversation 60 decibels Vacuum cleaner 75 decibels Heavy traffic, lawn mower 80-89 decibels Gunshot 150 decibels Rock concert, sports crowd 120-129 decibels Train horn 96-110 decibels Sources: WebMD and the Center for Hearing and Communication How the noise compares.