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ed The A State COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA ro Extra THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2006 NEWSROOM 771-8415 PAGE B3 HARD ROCK PARK METRO THE STATE Briefly Briefly COLUMBIA Two say they will run for More city meetings vacant Senate seat to Channel 2 State Rep. Lewis Vaughn and Greenville attorney Frank Eppes say they coming Just in time for sweeps, Columbia City will run for the Senate seat vacated last Council has decided to begin broadcast- week by Sen. Verne Smith, who resigned ing its various zoning boards on its cable because of an illness. Channel 2 public access station. Vaughn, a Greer Republican, said The broadcasts of the Design, Devel- Wednesday he had intended to run for Review Commission, the Planning seat in 2008.

First elected to the Smith's opment Commission House in 1988, Vaughn decided earlier and the Board of Zoning Apthis year not to seek a 10th term, thinkpeals will begin in August. he would 1 ing take some time off. The boards meet the first week of each Eppes, 45, will run as a Democrat. The month. third-generation lawyer says he's had a of council meetings began lifelong interest in Broadcasts politics.

His father, the last year. late Frank Eppes, was a state legislator, judge and 1986 Democratic candidate for governor. Undercover officer Smith, also a Greer Republican, had FILE HANDOUT gall bladder surgery last year and has arrests man in sting This is an artist's rendering of what the proposed Hard Rock Park will look like. struggled to fully recover. He missed the A Columbia man arrested Tues- legislative session this year.

was The special election to fill the balance day after he allegedly arranged to meet a of his term will be Nov. 7. sex, according to a news release from the Operators maintain theme BEAUFORT 14-year-old girl he met on the Internet for S.C. attorney general. The girl was an undercover SpartanAbout 150 Marines burg County Sheriff's deputy, the press park will be built set to depart for Japan release said.

James William Hulgan, 31, of 840 About 150 Marines are set to depart Sparkleberry Lane, was charged with Thursday for a six-month deployment to criminal solicitation of a minor and atJapan, a Marine spokesman said WednesGroundbreaking party Durham "We are said. "It officially took four turning dirt," "You've got to get bulldozers mov- day. Members of Marine Fighter Attack tempted criminal sexual conduct with a and for Myrtle Beach put it together, but it's all worked out gers are crossed that it is going to Squadron 115, known as the minor. years to ing bring it to fruition All finSilver EaThe Spartanburg Sheriff's Office is a tourist attraction today for the best." work well." gles, will be based at Marine Corps Air partner in the Attorney General's Internet Durham hopes today's flashy, Station Iwakuni for about six months. Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Hard Rock-style groundbreaking STILL A MYSTERY A dozen Hornet fighter jets By DAWN BRYANT party complete with a three-story Much about what will go in the from the squadron have already departed, The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News sand sculpture will help settle lin- Hard Rock Park still is a mystery. said Marine Corps spokesman Gunnery gering questions. The park will have 40 attractions Sgt. Shannon Arledge. LEXINGTON COUNTY Martin Durham gets tired of hear- By year's end, those curious about in six zones, including a roller coaster, ing the same old questions about the the park will be able to stop by a cen- restaurants, stores and an amphithe- ROCK HILL employee Hard Rock Park.

ter on the Ex-DMV Durham, the said. property to view a model, ater. Magistrate won't release manager, can't go anywhere in Myr- The Hard Rock Park, the first or released recent renderings. search charged with fraud park's operations Durham But officials haven't given details warrant A former South Carolina Department tle Beach without running into skep- theme park using the popular rock 'n' What bands will lend their names of Motor Vehicles employee has been tics. roll brand, will outsize Carowinds, the to rides? Which musicians will play at A York County magistrate has refused with Many Myrtle Beach-area residents 108-acre that straddles the Car- the How much will to release the search warrant used in the charged computer fraud, authorities park amphitheater? question the validity of a major theme olinas border near Charlotte.

tickets cost? investigation that led to the arrest of Corosay. Kristin Marie Goater, 30, of park after several false starts with de- Others aren't convinced that the The developer, HRP Myrtle Beach ner Doug McKown on drug charges earChapin, velopers who couldn't pull off their Hard Rock Park off LLC, isn't lier this can pull a year- Operations saying. year. was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the plans, most recently the Timberland round operation in a place that lives Regardless of what goes in it, the Magistrate Dick Watkins ruled TuesState Law Enforcement Division and Properties or TPI, park at the for- at the of the is the kind of attraction the day night that releasing the warrant that charged with accessing a computer with Beach Air Force Base. TPI mercy also had summer season.

park Grand Strand needs new authorized the search of McKown's home mer Myrtle a groundbreaking to bring more the intent to defraud. Durham has spent a lot of time try- event, but filed bankruptcy and never crowds and give repeat visitors some- in Clover could jeopardize McKown's right In April, Goater changed someone's ing to quash reassuring opened a park after much hoopla in thing new to do, said Loftus, di- to a fair trial. concerns, Gary driving record by adding a beginner's per- naysayers that the $400 million park the late 1990s. rector of Coastal Carolina University's The (Rock Hill) Herald sought the mit for a commercial driving license. That touted as the largest single tourism Then there's the question: Is the Center for Economic Development.

search warrant, a request objected to by person had not applied for such a license investment in South Carolina will beach ready for a major theme park? "If Disney was showing up there McKown's attorney, Jack Swerling. or taken the required test, according to greet its first guests in 2008. The "The easy answer is we are about would be skeptics out there," he said. McKown and his girlfriend, Erin Jenkarrest warrants. bumps in the road, mainly delays to find out," said Brad Dean, president "I think they are all lined up and ready ins, have been charged with possession of Goater was being held Wednesday at caused by struggles to get enough of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of to go.

With the Pavilion closing, the cocaine and conspiracy to codistribute the Lexington County jail. money, are past, he said. Commerce. timing could not be better." caine, among other charges. ANDERSON Two teens charged KERSHAW COUNTY in shooting death Corrections officer Education candidate 'disinvited' to speak Two have been teenagers charged in a charged in Ecstasy case shooting that killed a 15-year-old boy in could not reach Floyd's campaign an Anderson grocery store parking lot, auA Kershaw County corrections officer Principals thorities said.

Wednesday. was charged with taking what he thought won't hear Democrat Officials with the and the Sammy Lee Scott, 17, of Clemson, has university was Ecstasy from an undercover agent to in for Education Department said earlier that been charged with murder, and Laricky give to a prisoner. race Rex had been invited of his Tavaris Harkness, 17, of Anderson, has because Joseph Sanders, 29, of Lancaster, was superintendent ties to Coastal Carolina. Rex is a for- been charged with assault and battery arrested Tuesday evening and charged mer administrator at the university. with intent to kill in the shooting that hapwith misconduct in office, conspiracy to "It didn't have anything to do with pened early Monday morning after a teen The Associated Press possess and distribute controlled sub- politics," said Education Department.

party. Coastal Carolina University re- spokesman Jim Foster. "The only rea- Jarvaris Montez Clinkscales died three stances and attempting to furnish contrascinded an invitation to the Democ- son he was suggested was he had an hours after he was shot several times band to a prisoner. Floyd Rex ratic nominee for state education su- integral role in creating the principal- while trying to run to a vehicle, Anderson Sanders took the fake drug from an perintendent to address a group of induction program at Winthrop, and County Coroner Greg Shore said. undercover State Law Enforcement Diyear principals next week.

31 school districts across the state will he brought it with him to Coastal." Police have also charged Scott's agent, intending to to an Candidate Jim Rex was to deliver attend the five-day seminar, which was State GOP chairman Katon Daw- mother and sister. Sharon vision take it K. Oglesby, 47, inmate, according to his arrest war- the keynote address at a required to begin with Rex's speech Sunday. son disagreed. "I think that invitation of Clemson, was charged with obstruction rants.

seminar for new principals at Coastal University president Ronald R. In- was certainly politically motivated. of justice for providing information to try The investigation was requested by the Carolina, but those plans were scut- gle directed organizers to invite Re- "With a campaign and election to hinder the investigation, while Birneda state Corrections Department, according tled after the university's president publican nominee Karen Floyd to season going on, they should have N. Scott, 19, of Pendleton, has been to a SLED news release. learned that the Republican nominee speak at the five-day event Wednes- been very sensitive to the fact there's charged with accessory after the fact, achad not been invited.

day afternoon after The Associated a Republican nominee and he's the cused of giving false information to auContributing: Staff writers The Education Department puts on Press asked about the plans. Democratic nominee; and to give a thorities. Jeff Wilkinson and Caroline Smith the seminar, but Coastal Carolina The university decided to formally venue to one and not the other is unand The Associated Press serves as host. Sixty principals from rescind Rex's invitation when officials fortunate and disappointing." Contributing: The Associated Press POLICE BLOTTER For an extended police blotter, go to www.thestate.com. COLUMBIA POLICE day to report that someone had stolen his $2,000 boat trailer.

The Bentley Court, 1300 block: Po- thieves cut the brake lanyard that lice were called to a home at 9 a.m. attached the trailer to his vehicle, after a woman said a reports said. Saturday man she knew assaulted her. The woman told officers the man went Riverbend Drive, 100 block: Poto her home to ask for money to lice were called to an apartment building at 7 a.m. Sunday after resbuy cocaine.

When she refused to idents discovered vandals had give him cash, he hit her with his thrown white paint on the buildfist, she said. She had cuts and and doors. The also bruises on her face but refused ings culprits used the paint can to break fixmedical attention. tures on the grounds. Damage was estimated at $500.

LEXINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF Shull Island Road, 150 block: A man called police at 3 p.m. Sun- Broad River Road, 2800 block: Police were called to a home at 7:30 a.m. Monday. Witnesses reported a man being loud and boisterous. When deputies arrived, the man tried to run but fell down during the pursuit.

He fought with deputies as they tried to arrest and handcuff him. He was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct. WEST COLUMBIA POLICE Alexander Road, 1000 block: A city employee called police at 9:40 a.m. Friday after finding a possible explosive device at the Riverwalk. The employee told officers he was cutting grass along the charm from her neck.

She wres- cers that he had been very busy at river when he saw what appeared tled the necklace back from the the time of the sale and was not to be a homemade firecracker. man, but he ran away with the paying attention, reports said. When police arrived and dissected charm. The necklace was damthe device, they found it was a pill aged, and repairs are estimated at Julia Rogers Hook bottle wrapped in medical and $75. duct tape with a fuse coming out of the top.

2400 block of Sunset Boulevard and 100 block of State Street: Hoover Street, 1000 block: Po- A bartender and a drugstore lice were called to a home at 10:30 cashier were both given citations p.m. Monday after a woman said between 9:44 and 10:30 p.m. Frishe had been robbed. The woman day after providing alcohol and said a man she knew had arrived cigarettes to a 16-year-old minor. at a residence where a cookout An officer took the teen to both lowas in progress.

The man asked cations and watched while first the the woman to walk with him to the cashier sold him cigarettes and road. When they got to the road, then the bartender sold him a beer, he became angry and snatched a both without checking his identinecklace holding a $300 gold fication. The bartender told offi-.