Runoff Votes To Be Recounted Tuesday
A recount is ordered in the Democratic gubernatorial runoff with Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore leading Joseph P. Riley Jr. by 1,686 votes out of 224,760. The recount will be certified Thursday as state law requires a recount and Riley’s camp may pursue it.
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Columbia
State Election Commission
Sunotf
Nick Theodore
Joseph P. Riley Jr
Riley
Lisa Clifton
Charleston
Commission
Rusty DePass
Legal Firm Sold Illegal Divorces in Mexico Case
Columbia report says Pro Se Legal Corporation owner Gary W. Ridge was arrested after a multi agency probe for practicing law without a license. Ridge allegedly assisted clients, including Navy and civilian, to obtain Mexican divorces by obtaining signed documents claiming trips to Mexico.
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Columbia
North Charleston
Navy
Pro Se Legal Corporation
Pro Se
Gary W. Ridge
Ridge
Charleston
Associated Press
North
Mexico
David Schwacke
Obituary notices list several deaths in South Carolina area
Page 4A obituary notices report the deaths of Hannah Butler Johnston J B Christie Edgefield Chartle Roy Johnson Aica Samuel Robinson North Augusta Wille Mae Wise Saluda and others, noting funeral arrangements and family survivals in brief notices from local newspapers.
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Hannah Butler
Johnston J.B. Christie
Edgefield
Chartle
Roy) Johnson
Avert
Tapi
Aica
Samuel Robinson
North Augusta
Wille Mae Wise
Saluda
New Hope Community Cleanup Underway in Graniteville
Aiken Housing Authority coordinator Christine Varg led more than two dozen volunteers in a Saturday cleanup of the New Hope community in Graniteville. County officials Ronnie Young and Willar Hightower assisted, with a plan for another county public works collection in a few weeks as more areas need clearing.
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Ainng
Raniteville
Aiken
Ms. Varg
Ronnie Young
Willar Hightower
Hightower
Housing Authority
Officials Probe Death Of Nine Month Old Girl In North Augusta
Aiken County coroner Sue Townsend expected an autopsy report today to determine the cause of death of Jessica Hackett, nine months old, in North Augusta. Authorities, including DSS and the State Law Enforcement Division, are investigating with the infant’s parents, Christy and Todd Hackett, monitored by DSS. The coroner noted bruising around the eyes and possible head injuries, while stressing withholding comment out of sensitivity to the family. Investigators say the death is the fourth such case in three years involving a child in the area.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
North Augusta
Jessica Hackett
Department of Social Services
Townsend
DSS
State Law Enforcement Division
North Augusta Department of Public Safety
Chukker Creek Opens Monday in Aiken County
Chukker Creek Elementary on Chukker Creek Road in the south of Aiken will open Monday after a one week delay for paving. Principal Chris Sanders said teachers are moved in and students have assigned seats with the new school ready to start.
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Chukker Creek Elementary School
Darlean Landy
Chukker Creek
Aiken
Aiken County
Chris Sanders
Browning Con
Libertarians Call For a Citizens Militia in South Carolina
The South Carolina Libertarian Party urged peaceful assembly of a Citizens Militia to oppose the federal crime bill and defend Second Amendment rights. They invoked the First through Tenth Amendments, denouncing the measure and urging the state legislature to resist perceived federal intrusion.
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South Carolina
Libertarian Party
Charleston
Lease Purchase Growth Lights on Revenue Raising Aiken Debt
The state Supreme Court ruling three years ago held lease purchase not debt for cap calculations. Cities and counties have used lease purchases and other instruments to fund big projects, often backed by property tax or revenue streams. New Ellenton faces $6.6 million sewer project debt, nearing strain on finances.
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New el- Tenton
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Girl
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Todd Hackett
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Erick
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