Woman sues state over trooper assault during traffic stop
Sandra A. Antor of Miami sues the Public Safety Department after a Highway Patrol trooper dragged her from her car and assaulted her at gunpoint during a traffic stop on I 95. The incident was captured by a dashboard camera. the trooper was later fired.
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Sues State Columbia
Sandra A. Antor
Miami
Clarendon County
Ms. Antor
Lance
W.H. Beckwith
Beckwith
Public Safety Department
Florida
Higher Speed Limit Bill Moves Toward Senate
The South Carolina House gave tentative approval to a bill to raise interstate and divided highway speed limits to 70 mph. If enacted the change could add at least 5 mph and up to 15 mph in urban areas, with a Senate vote expected next week after a routine House final vote.
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Columbia
House
South Carolina
Transportation Department
Senate
Obituary notices listed for several individuals in Page 2B
Death notices include Marion T. Hazel of North Augusta Louis Lance Kearse of Aiken Hester Carmichael Thompson and Alberta D. Vascavage of Aiken. Obituaries appear on Page 2B detailing services and arrangements.
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Marion T. Hazel
North Augusta
Louis (Lance) Kearse
Aiken
Hester Carmichael Thompson
Washington
D.C
Alberta
D. Vascavage
Georgia Lottery Wednesday Winning Numbers
The Georgia Lottery draws reveal Wednesday numbers 668 for the main game and Powerball 15 16 32 38 42 with Powerball absent in the result.
Busbee Principal replaced after months of tension
Cyrtis Brightharp is reassigned as assistant principal of J D Lever Elementary in Aiken after a unanimous Aiken County School Board vote. Joy Shealy becomes Busbee principal, Sheneque Jackson takes over at A L Corbett, with Brightharp the first Black principal at Busbee previously three years in role.
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Cyrtis Brightharp
Cyril B. Busbee
Wagener
Ms. Brighthorp
J.D. Lever
Aiken
Aiken County
Rently
A.L. Corbett
Wagoner
Ms. Shealy
Sheneque Jackson
Wagener- Salley High School
Brightharp
Busbee
Budget to be ready by May for Aiken County council
Aiken County Administrator William Shepherd said the Fiscal 1996 97 budget will be ready for council study by the first week of May. He noted the county aims for a balanced budget without new taxes and discussed salary adjustments to keep up with cost of living while closing the gap with neighboring governments.
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Aiken
William Shepherd
Shepherd
Council
Beasley eyes action as SRS budget cleanup plans unfold
The governor seeks to pressure DOE over Savannah River Site cleanup amid shrinking budgets and layoffs. Beasley met with U S representatives Graham and Spence to discuss environmental obligations and future missions. They weigh legal options and federal budget projections while noting potential reprocessing differences and a formal decision due later.
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Savannah River
S.C
David Beasley
Department of Energy
Beasley
U.S
Lindsey Graham
Floyd Spence
R S.C
Columbia
Robyn Zimmerman
SRS
Graham
DOE
Gov
Ernor
Naval Weapons Station
Charleston
SAS
South Carolina
Zimmerman
Accountability Act blamed on politics and lobbying
In Columbia the Education Accountability Act of 1996 faltered as supporters blamed election year politics and lobbying. Rep Tim Rogers said consensus vanished after a House Education subcommittee rejected the bill, pivoting to a study commission to assess accountability and school improvement.
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Columbia
Tim Rogers
D-Columbia
Barbara Nielsen
House
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