Federal probe sought over rural health center finances
Elaine van der Linden, former Margaret C Weston Medical Center board chair, requests a federal inquiry after resigning with three others over management concerns. The center, issuing over 1.4 million dollars annually in federal grants and fees, faced a 43 thousand dollar grant cut amid claims of financial distress and inadequate low income patient service. A March program review by HHS Atlanta was not published.
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Margaret C. Weston Medical Center Board of
Elaine van der Linden
Thomas Morford
US Department of Health and Human Services
Ms. van der Linden
Weston Center
van der Linden
Atlanta Office of Health and Human Services
Group forms to force changes on deadly road
A Beech Island firefighter forms a committee to address deadly US 278 in Aiken County. He partners with Rev. Finley Limehouse to collect ten years of highway statistics and press the South Carolina legislature to widen the road add patrols and radar trailers. They urge a guard rail near the Jackson overpass after a fatal crash that claimed a teen.
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Beech Island
America
Scott Weymouth
Aiken County
Augusta
Weymouth
S.C. 125
Jackson
Aiken
Sue
Silver Bluff High School
Limehouse
Joshua Loveday
T'maiso
New Ellenton
Tom Grant
Local Obituaries Listing For Hutto Reed Magness Broome Whittle Corbett Blackmon
A brief death notice list includes Archie Hutto of Beech Island Mildred Reed Magness of Aiken Edward A Tony Broome of Auburn Wash Olin N Whittle Jr of Springfield Elizabeth S Corbett of Springfield and Rev James D Blackmon of Burnet. further smutty notices appear on page 2B.
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Archie Hutto
Beech Island
Mildred Reed Magness
Aiken
Edward A
Tony) Broome
Auburn
Wash
Olin N. Whittle Jr
Springfield
Elizabeth S. Corbett
James D. Blackmon
Burnetobi
Georgia Lottery Tuesday Numbers and Draw Details
Georgia lottery results list Cash 3 Midday 98 Cash 3 Evening 83 0 Cash 4 41 0 44 Fantasy 6 12 19 21 20 85 Game 16 22 85 39 44 Big Money specifics partially shown.
Pollen blamed on El Nino and tree pollen surge
Allergies spike this spring with El Nino blamed for high pollen counts. Dr. Martin H. Zwerling notes pine pollen appears grainy but oak and elm pollens are the real culprits, worsening symptoms for many patients this year.
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Martin H. Zwerling
Alan Feezer
Aiken Express
Gambling foes stall under long Senate video gambling filibuster
In Columbia lawmakers fail to break a five day filibuster against Gov. Beasley's video gambling ban. Sen. Wes Hayes says despite 17 hour sessions, about 25 senators remain united, with anti gambling supporters planning a news conference as Democratic Sen. Ernie Passailaigue lengthens debate.
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Columbia
Senate
David Beasley
Wes Hayes
Rock Hill
Hayes
Beasley
South Carolina
Ernie Passailaigue
Charleston
Chamber
Passailaigue
John Land
Manning
Land
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Sharon Taylor
U.S. 278
Shahon
Sue Townsend
Bridge
Smutty
Nina J. Nidiffer
Scott Webster
Sociated Press
Greg Ryberg
Senate Chamber
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