GOP Brass Welcome Bean To Party
State Rep Billy Bean joined the Republican Party saying it aligns with his views on government growth and tactics. House Speaker David Wilkins and over 200 backing supporters from the University of South Carolina Lancaster welcomed the Kershaw lawmaker, noting he votes and thinks like a Republican.
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Lancaster
Billy Bean
Republican Party
University of South Carolina At Lancaster
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Jack Strawn
Kershaw Lawmaker
House
David Wilkins
Ways ‘and Means Committee
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Georgia and South Carolina to discuss shared water use
Georgia and South Carolina plan talks on reducing use of the Floridian Aquifer shared by Hilton Head Island and Beaufort Jasper Colleton counties. State geologist Frechette says Georgia must cut consumption to prevent saltwater intrusion and outlines a six year reduction plan following June hearings.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Hilton Head Island
Beaufort
Jasper
Colleton
William Frechette
Georgia Natural Resources Department
Frechette
ACT Scores Rise in South Carolina Education Dept Reports
South Carolina high school students improved their ACT averages this year with white scores rising to 20.9 from 20.6 and Black scores slipping to 16.5 from 16.8. The overall state average remains 19.1, below the national 20.8, highlighting access and course participation gaps. Barbara Nielsen urges tougher course work to close the disparity.
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Arrests in Video Poker Crackdown in York and Lancaster Counties
Police report arrests in a crackdown on illegal video poker machines banned by voters in York and Lancaster counties. At Foot's Place in Lesslie four machines were hidden behind a door with a peephole and a power switch. Store manager Robert Gambrell owner Jimmy Archie and patron Ray Pendergrass were charged with four counts of possession and operation of Class 3 poker machines. A Lancaster man Britton Parker turned himself in at Tripp's Convenience Store.
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Lancaster
Foot’s Place
Lesslie
Robert Wayne Gambrell
Jimmy Dean Archie
Ray Pendergrass
Cone
Britton Scott Parker
Tripp
Lancaster County
Williford Faile
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