| Bond Set For Convicted
Killer |
| Bond has been set for
a man convicted of killing the husband of his alleged
lover back in 1998. John Boyd Frasier was convicted in
February of 2000, in the murder of Brent Poole. Prosecutors
alleged that Frasier and Brent's wife Renee were having
an affair. Renee Poole told police that she and Brent
were walking down the beach when an armed man robbed
them and shot Brent to death. A jury later convicted
John Frasier, saying he was the so-called robber who
pulled the trigger. Renee Poole was also convicted. Recently,
the State Supreme Court ruled that Frasier did not get
a fair trial. The prosecution did not want bond to be
set, saying Frasier is a flight risk. But his bond was
set Friday at $300,000. |
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| Man Killed After Falling
50 Feet |
| Crews were called to
the scene of a workplace accident in Conway Friday morning.
Officials say a man working for a tree removal service
fell about 50 feet. He was pronounced dead at Conway
Medical Center. An OSHA crew is investigating the accident. |
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| Three US Sailors Killed |
| Three US Navy sailors
were killed Friday morning in a wreck near Garden's Corner
in Beaufort County. At least 40 other sailors were injured
and transported to area hospitals. Five military buses
carrying Navy personnel were on their way to a wreath-laying
ceremony at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Officials
say one of the buses hit a truck, which caused a second
bus to run off the road. The driver of the truck is in
serious condition. |
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| "No Vacancy" For
Many Spring Breakers |
| Spring Breakers by the
car load have descended on the Grand Strand, ready to
party hardy. But once they get here, many of them find
they have no where to stay. Casey Patridge and her friends
from Finger Lake College in New York say they're having
a great time in Myrtle Beach, but they say it would be
even better if they wouldn't have had to put down a $200.00
deposit for their room and sign a lengthy agreement spelling
out exactly what they can and can't do while they're
here. Casey says, "We're 21 years old and it kind
of makes us feel like we're not adults or we can't be
trusted. You're 18, you can go to war, you can buy a
pack of cigarettes, but you can't sleep over in a hotel,
I think it's kind of ridiculous." Allen Steen and
his friends from U.S.C. say they got a room, but it wasn't
easy. "They were kind of hesitant. It took like
10 minutes just to get registered and they were kind
of leery about it." When it comes to requiring a
deposit and a contract for spring breakers, Jason Anderson,
the manager of the Poindexter, where Casey and her friends
are staying, says the hotel doesn't have any other choice.
He says they haven't had many trouble makers over the
years, but those few spoil it for everybody else. He
says, "If everybody could behave, we'd never have
to do this to begin with and probably out of the hotels
at the beach not very many decide to rent to kids for
that reason." The general rule seems to be, the
hotels closest to the Pavilion will rent to spring breakers.
Those further away are more reluctant. Some hotel managers
say, they're enjoying good business this spring from
families and groups and don't see why they should take
the chance renting to students. |
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| Pavilion Set To Open |
| It's a sure sign that
the tourist season is ready to kick into high gear, the
Myrtle Beach Pavilion opens Friday. The amusement park
will officially open at 6:00 on Friday. You can also
get into the Pavilion this weekend. The park opens at
1:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free and
ride tickets are sold separately. |
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| Southeast Worst Region
For Pollution |
| A new study finds the
Southeast leads the nation in air pollution. Along the
Grand Strand, new roads like the Carolina Bays Parkway
Extension are being built. Biologists say anytime you
change the landscape from its natural form, you hurt
the plants and animals that live in the area. While visitors
and Grand Strand residents admit we need the new roads,
they realize hurting the environment is a steep price
to pay for development. The most intriguing part of the
study finds, in most cases, building new roads does little
to improve traffic congestion. |
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