Mount Croghan, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/ Mount Croghan, SC News Pee Dee escapes major wind damage http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/content/4fed2e53892eb7279ceb4e17d2426bf7.html Pee Dee residents have begun smallscale cleanup efforts after strong winds caused minor damage and power outages Wednesday 0107 Obituaries http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/content/05c49ee0211010e523fb84c27d760dda.html 0107 Obituaries McBee High FFA students represent SC at national convention http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/content/9ddc9b4525e66a2771318810c5a3ba8a.html A group of McBee High School students from the Future Farmers of America FFA program represented South Carolina at the recent 2008 National Convention of NYFEA 8211; The Association for Educating Agricultural Leaders Schools face more budget cuts http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/content/927e65213fcf68bdf8c25781a45b5868.html COLUMBIA AP Spending on school nurses and teacher training may be cut as school districts across South Carolina grapple with how to deal with another round of budget cuts High school roundup: Daniel gets past Green Wave http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/content/9d55f95e62f6942fd0dc256b45d958be.html The Daniel High School boys basketball team rallied from a threepoint deficit after one quarter to cruise past Easley 7562 on Tuesday Schools want leeway on cuts to keep teachers http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/content/8433981a87753223018dd17f59793ad9.html Spending on school nurses and teacher training may be cut as school districts across South Carolina grapple with how to deal with another round of budget cutspSince July schools have lost 334 million in spending and legislators have asked the Education Department how it would cope with a 15 percent cut in fiscal year 2010 to what is now a 22 billion budget Cuts are passed on the state's 85 school districtspTo keep teachers in the classroom district officials say they need the legislature to give them fiscal freedom They want temporary relief from state mandates that tell them where they can spend money Chesterfield schools institute mandatory furlough http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/content/ba26b752fea7e509e12e1f17dfaea2c7.html The Chesterfield County School District has instituted mandatory furloughs for all employees including teachers and district office staff to help offset the latest state budget cut of more than 1 million Sewage flows for nearly 8 hours into Broad River http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/mount-croghan/content/b3a0591f966b3cab9258b6c482549c36.html A pump malfunction allowed raw sewage to spill from a Columbia city pipe near the Broad River for nearly eight hours MondaypSome of the sewage spilled into the river just downstream from the Richland County Rowing Center dock putting a stinky stain on what has been a positive program that lures collegiate rowing teams to Columbia for winter break practice sessionspThe Georgetown University crews week of practices ended Monday afternoon The Bucknell University team was to begin practicing on the river TuesdaypYou could smell it at the boathousesaid George Park the Columbia Rowing Club liaison for the outofstate teams Its not a very good way to promote our water here This is a real issue People are coming in to use the riverpCity employees were installing a temporary pump on Tuesday city utilities director John Dooley said They have been designing a temporary fix for the pumps since they were overwhelmed during a heavy rainfall on Dec 11 he said