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Paula Deen’s Flagship Restaurant ‘The Lady & Sons’ Closes After 36 Years Paula Deen’s Flagship Restaurant ‘The Lady & Sons’ Closes After 36 Years
Paula Deen’s Flagship Restaurant ‘The Lady & Sons’ Closes After 36 Years The kitchen is closed. Former Food Network superstar Paula Deen announced that she will be closing one of the restaurants that brought her to fame down South.  The 78-year-old chef announced that The Lady & Sons in Savannah — which she has run for decades with her two sons — will be shutting its doors for good, along with The Chicken Box, which operated serving takeout in the back of the restaurant.  Their last day of service was on Thursday, July 31.  The family took to social media to announce the closure, much to the chagrin of hungry eaters in Georgia. "Thank you f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Retired PG County Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter In The 90s At Home, Station, Police Say Retired PG County Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter In The 90s At Home, Station, Police Say
Retired PG County Firefighter Raped Junior Firefighter In The 90s At Home, Station, Police Say A retired firefighter in Maryland has been charged with raping a teen junior firefighter at his home and inside a fire station in the 1990s, authorities announced on Tuesday. John Inman, 61, of Myrtle Beach, is facing second-degree rape and child abuse-custodian charges after turning himself in on Friday, May 17, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Detectives say the victim was between 13 and 17 years old when Inman, a paid firefighter at the time, sexually assaulted them several times from 1991 to 1996. The assaults happened at Inman’s home and at the Hyattsville Fi…

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by Zak Failla
News
Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report
Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report A 56-year-old zoo employee who was known to "roughhouse" with a kangaroo was found dead in their enclosure last week, covered in signs of an attack, reports said.  Eric Slate, who worked at 5 Star Farm, a small park outside of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was found dead Friday night, May 9, in the kangaroo and wallaby pen at the petting zoo owned by his brother, WBTW said.  Horry County Councilman Mark Causey told The Post & Courier that Slate had a history of playing rough with the animal and was believed to have been doing that at the time of his death. Authorities have ord…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Retired Maryland Firefighter Recovering After Suffering Critical Injuries During SC Vacation Retired Maryland Firefighter Recovering After Suffering Critical Injuries During SC Vacation
Retired Maryland Firefighter Recovering After Suffering Critical Injuries During SC Vacation What started as a fun vacation with friends and family in Myrtle Beach left a beloved father and community member in Maryland laid up in a hospital bed with critical injuries. Rick Conrad, a retired firefighter and engineer from the Hagerstown Fire Department Local 1605 is facing a long road to recovery after suffering life-altering injuries that required double knee surgery to repair extensive damages. The hope, his family says, is that Conrad will be able to walk again, though that future is unclear the day after his surgery on Saturday, Sept. 14. "I’m not sure how to ask for help becaus…

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by Zak Failla