Convicted murderer sentenced to 30 years in prison after trying to kidnap woman in Garden City Jeremiah Anthony Dicapua (Source: Georgetown County Detention Center) By WMBF News Staff | May 14, 2021 at 3:29 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 3:30 PM
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - A convicted murderer will now spend the next 30 years in prison after being found guilty in an attempted kidnapping case.
The 15th Circuit Solicitorâs Office said 70-year-old Jeremiah Anthony Dicapua, of Garden City Beach, was sentenced Friday.
Itâs the maximum sentence for that charge, according to Georgetown County deputy solicitor Alicia Richardson.
Georgetown County deputies said the attempted kidnapping incident occurred in June 2018, when a woman told authorities Dicapua got out of his vehicle and attempted to abduct her while she was jogging on South Waccamaw Drive.
Pair of men face drug, theft charges in Georgetown County Dillon Scott Robinson (left) Matthew Gregory Seidel (right) (Source: Georgetown County Sheriff s Office) By WMBF News Staff | May 12, 2021 at 5:19 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 5:19 PM
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - A pair of men both face a number of theft and drug charges in Georgetown County according to authorities.
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that 24-year-old Dillon Scott Robinson, of Surfside Beach and 30-year-old Matthew Gregor Seidel, of Murrells Inlet, were taken into custody.
Robinson was arrested May 10 and is charged with four counts of breaking and entering an automobile, one count of petty larceny and a count of third-degree burglary.
$7,565,586
The above listed local governments must request disbursement through the federal government’s online portal available here.
Other smaller South Carolina cities and towns, generally with populations of less than 50,000, will likewise receive an allocation from the Fiscal Recovery Funds. Current plans call for the federal government to release an additional $435,125,080 to the State of South Carolina for disbursement to the cities and towns. More information on those indirect allocations will be released later by the federal government and South Carolina state government. Read more about funding for smaller local governments here.
The Interim Final Rule released by the U.S. Department of Treasury on May 10, 2021 provides that Fiscal Recovery Funds must be used:
McMaster mask order splits Lowcountry school districts on enforcement
VIDEO: McMaster mask order splits Lowcountry school districts on enforcement By Live 5 Web Staff | May 11, 2021 at 11:16 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 7:18 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Some school districts in South Carolina say they will continue to enforce their mask regulations until they receive further guidance from the state. Charleston County School District
In an emergency special-called Charleston County School District Board of Trustee meeting Wednesday afternoon, the board stated the district would comply with the governor’s executive order to allow parents and legal guardians to fill out a waiver from DHEC, permitting their children not to wear face coverings in our schools.