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Monday, May 13, 2013  The trial for Claudette Hulsey, 47, the owner accused of setting fire to the Jack B. Nimble Children's Clothing Store and lying about a robbery, started Monday afternoon, in Darlington County.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  The director of the SEC reported that in 95% of the cases the agency investigated, no indication was found of a vote being cast in the name of a dead person.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  The Chesterfield County Humane Society is expected to conduct its first full inspection of the Chesterfield County Animal Shelter in the next month.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  Circuit Court Judge Michael Nettles denied a motion Tuesday afternoon to dismiss double murder charges against Hiralkumar Gopaldas because of prosecutorial misconduct.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Florence County Treasurer Dean Fowler recently asked the South Carolina Attorney General's Office to issue an opinion about the Florence County Council Chair applying for the Florence County Administrator position.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  The South Carolina attorney general's office has given election officials 2½ weeks to answer questions from the Justice Department on how the state would carry out its new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  Wednesday morning, Chesterfield County Council met to discuss the county's animal shelter, following an five-month investigation of the shelter by the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.  Five former animal shelter employees are accused of shooting and killing as many as 22 dogs in March.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  Just hours after we were notified that four animal shelter employees were fired by the Chesterfield County Sheriff, the state Attorney General's office announced a consent order regarding the incident where the employees were accused of shooting as many as 22 dogs, as a form of euthanasia, and burying them in a landfill.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  NewsChannel 15 has learned the State Law Enforcement Division is wrapping up its investigation of last month's shooting of as many as 22 dogs by employees at the Chesterfield County Animal Shelter. The four employees remain on administrative leave.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Chesterfield County Council members heard concerns Wednesday from animal rescue groups and residents about the county shelter. Shelter workers are accused of shooting as many as 22 animals last month.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  The Attorney General's Office and the State Law Enforcement Division are now involved in the investigation of allegations that nearly two dozen dogs were shot and killed by Chesterfield County animal shelter employees.

Monday, February 14, 2011  Last April, state police charged Simmons with murder in the death of his wife, Brandy Simmons, 33. His trial is set to begin this week.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  The Hartsville Police Department charged Wayne Andrew Crider, 58, from Danielsville, Georgia with two counts of criminal solicitation of a minor.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  After 3 hours of deliberation, the jury in the case of former Marion police officer Freddy McEachern found him not guilty on the charge of unlawful conduct toward a child and the jury was hung on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  The South Carolina Attorney General's office has set a bond hearing for a Marlboro County man charged with the murder of his wife.