Liquor License Bid for Buffalo Room Draws Protests in North Augusta
NAACP and SLED oppose the Buffalo Room liquor license in North Augusta. The Seven Gables Lodge site formerly refused service to six Black patrons in 1989, a matter that sparked public scrutiny. Bruce Salter, owner, had the restaurant shuttered after losing a prior liquor license. New owners TRAKIM Inc bought the business in 1989. The Aug. 12 hearing featured NAACP leader Nelson Rivers criticizing the bid, while a SLED agent noted Salter’s recent prison release for drug trafficking. The license ruling was not finalized.
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North Augusta
NAACP
State
The
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Bruce Salter
Seven Gables Lodge
Nelson B. Rivers
Rivers
Buffalo Room
Don
Salter
Strapped gun issue shadows 1993-94 school year begin
Eric K. Ward reports on rising youth violence as schools prepare for the new year. The SRA notes a student killed and two injured at Harlem High School in Columbia County. Aiken County schools bolster programs but cut staff, with Wayne Kirby's Drug Free Safe Schools post eliminated and duties reassigned to Polly Goldston amid district cost cuts.
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SRA
Columbia County
Harlem
Harvard Schoo
Knight-Ridder
Derrick 2. Jackson
Aiken County
Wayne Kirby
Kirby
Polly Goldston
Comprehensive
Joseph R. Brooks
Brooks
GOP Breaks Democrats Hold In S C
South Carolina lawmakers J Roland Smith and James Law switched to the Republican Party citing practical district politics. Analysts say suburban white middle class districts and GOP pressure, plus past defection signals, explain the shift as Democrats lose white support and race factors polarize voting patterns.
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Columbia
J. Roland Smith
James Law
Carroll Campbell
House
University of South Carolina
Earl Black
Texas
South Carolina
Palstrom Thurmond
Republican Party
GOP
Bush
Wint
Glen Broach
Smith
Aiken County
Wheels of justice in Wagener patrol case
Wagener Chief Robin D. Rucker pursues a car with loud stereo, stops the vehicle, removes alcohol, and conducts sobriety tests. One driver is arrested for suspended license and noise violation while another occupant receives an open container summons. Miranda rights were not read as interrogation was not anticipated.
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Wheels of Justice
Aiken Standard
Robin D. Rucker
The
Wagener
Rucker
Chief Rucker
Mike Baker
Hie Tucker
Happy Days for New Miss Aiken County 1994
Jessica Rosanne Joiner was crowned Miss Aiken County 1994 after eleven contestants at Midland Valley High School. The USC Aiken graduate will compete in Miss South Carolina in Greenville in July and earns a $1,000 scholarship plus gifts from area sponsors.
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Jessica Rosanne Joiner
Aiken County
Midland Valley High School
Ms. Joiner
USC Aiken
Nancy Moore Thurmond
Julie
S.C
Sen. Strom Thurmond
Patricia Hodge Capps
Laurie Lea Herring
Ms. Capps
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Roa David Ere
Trakim, Inc
Aiken
Eric K. Ward
Ginny Southworth
Jaycee Fairgrounds
Katie Johnson
Julie Johnson
Campbell
Ranjim
Garrett
Andio
Anita Jean Byrne, Aiken
Jack Johnson, Salley
Aan
Karen Raquel Jones
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