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Sep 1, 2024 | 
columbiametro.com | Robert Clark
On March 12, 1982, I drove from my Irmo apartment toward downtown Columbia on the first day working as a photographer for South Carolina Wildlife Department. Nearing downtown on I-126, I tapped my brakes to slow down for a fog bank forming over the Broad River Bridge. A thick fog covered just the bridge and nowhere else. I’d never seen a situation where fog covered an isolated area with such intensity.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
mosaic.nj.com | Robert Clark
The City of Newark is home to a thriving community of deeply committed individuals who are passionate about improving the lives of all those who live here. Our city is full of dedicated advocates, strong community organizations, and public officials who are motivated by a vision to create a brighter future for Newark.
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Jun 15, 2024 | 
mosaic.nj.com | Roger Leon |Charles Payne |Robert Clark
As graduation season winds down, it’s important to reflect on the progress we are making for young people in Newark. All young people deserve the opportunity to receive a quality high school education and graduate with the skills they need to be college and career-ready. The investments we are making today in our young people are not only improving the high school graduation rate but also setting our community and future generations up for success.
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Oct 1, 2023 | 
columbiametro.com | Robert Clark
As visitors cross the bridge connecting the mainland to Folly Beach, the island’s entrance sign welcomes them to the Edge of America. In my mind, Folly Beach is the Edge of Heaven. October is the best month to visit — both the crowds and temperatures are down, and the weather is perfect to explore the island. The island’s laid back attitude calms our hectic lives and creates space for enjoying family, nature, seafood, and nearby historic Charleston.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
baltimoresun.com | Robert Clark
With his "really, really big heart," Tre'on Hunt was a protector of his family. "He always had to be the big brother," said Diesha Contee, Hunt's aunt, "no matter what."Having moved to Glen Burnie from the city where he grew up, Hunt returned to Annapolis on Friday for a job. He was scheduled to help clean the Naval Academy's football stadium over the weekend as the team played its first home game.
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Jun 30, 2023 | 
columbiametro.com | Robert Clark
The juxtaposition of Piedmont, foothill, and mountain terrains provides a perfect environment for the development of waterfalls. Water seeks the lowest point in its environment, and waterfalls require two factors: water and falling terrain. With an average 60 to 80 inches of rainfall each year, South Carolina’s Appalachian temperate Upstate regions resemble a rain forest.
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
leader-call.com | Robert Clark
A woman who served her community as a home-health nurse and Sunday school teacher has been identified as one of the victims of a tornado that devastated the small Jasper County community of Louin, just north of Bay Springs. George Jean Hayes, 67, was killed after a twister hit her home on County Road 16 on Sunday night, said Jones County Deputy Coroner Don Sumrall, who was filling in for Jasper County Coroner Randy Graham while he was out of town.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
leader-call.com | Robert Clark
In a wild-weather week and weekend in Mississippi, residents in Jones County weren’t hit hardest, but they didn’t go unscathed. As of midday Monday, there were still 86 homes without power in Jones County, multiple trees down and 14 residences with what was reported as “major damage.”Members of the Jones County Emergency Management team have contacted the American Red Cross to assist those affected with a place to stay if their residence is too damaged to stay in.
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Jun 14, 2023 | 
leader-call.com | Robert Clark
A Laurel man apparently was hoping to share breakfast with an illegal kick when Laurel police came knocking Tuesday morning. Tajifa Massey, 39, was arrested inside a room at the Super 8 motel on South 16th Avenue, where LPD officers discovered about a pound and a half of methamphetamine, about half of which was hidden in breakfast cereal boxes. The drugs were packaged in baggies and the LPD also seized a digital scale.
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Jun 9, 2023 | 
leader-call.com | Robert Clark
Want to become a Laurel police officer? If so, get ready to train. The LPD trains recruits for four to six weeks before they are sent off to the state academy for a 12-week program. After completing that, officers return to the LPD to ride along with a senior officer for eight to 12 weeks. After passing a final written test, they become full-time officers. “We train our recruits to things specific to the LPD,” said Capt. Bill Sparrow, a 36-year veteran of the LPD. Sparrow and Sgt.
