Judge weighs injunction to force $125 video poker limit
US District Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr weighs a permanent injunction to force five operators to conform to South Carolina's $125 daily win cap on video gambling. The ruling could cite violators for contempt with civil penalties and tests whether repeated violations constitute racketeering. He noted few citations have occurred in six years and considered state regulatory limits versus federal authority.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Joseph F. Anderson Jr
Anderson
Richard Gergel
Gergel
Revenue Department
Adults keep eye on kids outside Hammond Hill Elementary
Parents line Amherst Drive near Hammond Hill Elementary awaiting their children after a first grade student Keenan O Mailin was abducted and murdered four days earlier. Parents express fear and seek reassurance as the community learns details.
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Scott Webster
Hammond Hill Elementary
North Augusta
Amherst Drive
Hammond Hill
Keenan ‘O'Mailin
Coroner confirms sexual assault in child death case
North Augusta police seek a killer after coroner confirms strangulation and sexual assault in the death of six year old Keenan O Mailia. Investigators sent five two-person teams door to door and set up call takers to handle more than 100 tips. Authorities may involve the FBI for profiling and urge public vigilance.
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Keenan O'Mailia
North Augusta
Georgetown Villa
Riverview Park
Keenan
Merriwether
Pinecrest
Aiken County
Oregon
California
Sue Townsend
Wetherington
Georgia
FBI
Local schools win What Parents Want Award for third year
Aiken County schools receive the What Parents Want Award for the third consecutive year. Superintendent Linda Eldridge announced the honor at a luncheon of the Aiken Rotary Club. School Match, the nation's largest school selection firm, grants the award to systems meeting family needs. just over 14 percent of the 15,620 systems are selected.
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Aiken County
Linda Eldridge
Aiken
Ful News
Suariage
School Match
Eldridge Reflects On School System Challenges
Dr Eldridge addressed the club recalling a speech from nearly four years prior about the school system. He noted initial optimism and credited ongoing efforts, with a prompt to readers to consult page 5A for more local context.
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Dr. Eldridge
Aiken County Week Highlights Government Services
Aiken County marks County Government Week with information on history and services. Officials plan open houses at the Judicial Center and county section, student government exercises, and a car seat checkpoint at Wal-Mart on Whiskey Road. Public relations coordinator Chris Ceasar says the goal is to show taxpayers a full view of local government.
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Aiken
Chris Ceasar
Aiken County Council
Aiken County Judicial Center
Aiken County
Ceasar
Wal-Mart
Whiskey Road
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