May 17
TALLAHASSEE Gov. Rick Scott signed a sweeping elections proposal into law Thursday over objections of Democrats and voter registration groups who are now likely to take their case against the new law to the federal government or the courts.
The new law dramatically overhauls state voting laws by changing longstanding procedures that allow a person to change his or her registration or name at the polling place, puts in new requirements for third party voter registration groups and shortens the number of days available for early voting.
The GOP-dominated Legislature easily pushed the bill, a top priority for the party, through the legislative process and sent it on its way to Scott.
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May 15
Bruce Sanders, 48, was arrested Monday and is set for an initial appearance in McIntosh County District Court Wednesday afternoon, a jail official said.
Officials did not know the age of the reported female victim.
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May 15
Anderson County sheriff’s deputies were sent to Meadow Run Apartments in Anderson after a caller reported a fight between 40 to 50 people Tuesday afternoon.
When deputies arrived, the crowd scattered, said Chad McBride, spokesman for the sheriff’s office. He said the person who reported the fight to 911 had told dispatchers that some of the people were flashing guns. That was not confirmed.
McBride said two women were arrested, but he didn’t have details about them. He said no one was seriously injured.
May 13
Mike Haridopolos picked up another endorsement for his U.S. Senate campaign Friday. And while Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater doesnt have quite the national profile of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who came out for the Merritt Island Republican on Thursday, it never hurts to have the support of a guy who just won comfortably running statewide and who preceded Haridopolos as state Senate president.
Mike Haridopolos is the proven fiscal conservative in this race with a strong record of restraining and reforming government that is badly needed in Washington, said Atwater, who appeared with Haridopolos att he quarterly meeting of the Republican Party of Florida in Orlando. While others may talk the talk, Mike has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to tackle the tough issues and walk the walk.
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May 12
The Seneca police have charged a manager of a Subway sandwich shop with taking more than $33,000 from the business during a six to eight-month period.
Angela Nicole Waldrop, 21, of 415 Tribble St., Apt. 1071, Seneca, was charged Wednesday with breach of trust with fraudulent intent, greater than $5,000, according to Seneca Police Chief John Covington.
Covington said the arrest stemmed from a complaint of missing money filed Tuesday concerning the Subway at 103 Bypass US 123 in Seneca.
Waldrop was released late Wednesday from the Oconee County detention center on a $30,000 personal recognizance bond.