Seniors are Broadway-bound By Carol WoodwardSpecial Correspondent Marguerite Richardson says she intends to die with her boots on. Richardson, 86 and soon to be 87, isn’t stopping for anything else. “I’ve just got entirely too much to do to think about slowing down any,” she said. One of the things Richardson has planned for the immediate future is her annual bus trip. For 30 years, … Continue reading 86-year-old lives to hit the road

By MICHELLE R. DAVISCamden Bureau ELGIN Law Enforcement officials were still searching for dead cats and other clues Tuesday in a partially burned mobile home where more than 50 of the animals were discovered in a refrigerator over the weekend. The fire at 1490 Thornton Road was reported about 2:40 p.m. Saturday, Blaney Fire Chief David Bagwell said. His crew had to cut the power … Continue reading 53 dead cats found in fridge after fire

PEOPLE Another big honor: Good Samaritan John Fling, right, was honored recently by the folks he loves to help and who probably love him the most: the sight- impaired. The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina presented Fling its Distinguished Service Award at its annual banquet. Better late than . . . The Russian government had awarded Lexington resident John E. Simmons a … Continue reading MORNING BRIEFING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1993