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Keller Williams, and the Christmas movie rush
Sports Thing
The podcats are back and gearing up for region play

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Today's Top Stories

Former island clinic worker charged in $200K fraud

A Bluffton woman defrauded her former employer, a Hilton Head Island medical center, of more than $200,000, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report released (full story)

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Photo: Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims perform "Revelations" as part of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The troupe will perform during Spoleto's opening weekend as part of the company's 50th anniversary tour.
Special to the Packet

Spoleto Festival USA: What's on the bill this year?

Tributes to longtime chamber music director Charles Wadsworth, a return visit by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and an operetta inspired by movie actor Peter Lorre highlight a more modest 2009 season of the Spoleto Festival USA. (full story)

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Local violence prevention group targets young audience

The statistic flashed on the projector screen in front of the freshmen: One in five female high school students gets involved in an abusive relationship. (full story)

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Sports

Prep Roundup

Hilton Head Island High School's wrestling team won both sides of its tri-match at Stall on Wednesday, beating Region 8 rivals North Charleston 67-12 and Stall 65-18. (full story)