Video poker ban ends as SC Supreme Court voids referendum
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Oct. 14 struck down the November 2 video poker referendum, ruling the General Assembly must craft and enact laws. The decision ends the statewide gambling battle that dominated Aiken County, with local impacts from border parlors to tax plans and civic leadership changes.
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South Carolina
Jim Hodges
General Assembly
Aiken County
Aiken
Supreme Court
Aiken County Highway Deaths Persist In 1999 Toll
Aiken County's fatal traffic toll nears the 1998 high as year end figures show 45 traffic deaths since January 1. The coroner records include a June 27 crash on Interstate 20 involving a Fort Myers couple and five Mexican workers, a January 11 wrong way crash killing Dexter Hearns and his daughters, and a high profile DUI conviction.
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Shayna Lively
Aiken
Dexter Hearns
Miss Lively
Tammy Hornsby
Robin Simpson
Gary Andrew Legate
Memorial Park
John Travis Mace
Mace
Keenan O'Mailin
North Augusta
William Ernest (Junior) Downs
Aiken County
Ft. Myers, Fla
Maryland
Paul
Bessie DeGrange
Mexico
Francisco Torres
Genaro Roblas
Alejandro Gonnazalez
At&t
Two Notch Road
Jonesboro
Dexter B. Hearns
U.S. 25
Shayna C. Lively
Augusta
List of identified fatalities by name and number
A long roster enumerates 45 to 98 individuals listed as those who perished. Names include Donald E. Thorpe Dexter B. Hearns Imani K. Momodu Zainabia K. Hearns Michael Phillips and many others with common surnames and initials. The document reads as a memorial-style roll call without context for event or cause.
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Donald E. Thorpe
Dexter B. Hearns
Imani K. Momodu
Zainabia K. Hearns
Michael Phillips
Christian Nicole Griffin
Frederick L. Nipper
Ellis Lee Griffin
Alice McClure
Davis Paul Lott
William E. Taylor Jr
Robert K. Infinger
Bruce Corley
Joseph Williams
John Ward
Felicia Alford
Stephanie M. Pleasants
Otis Parker
Bessie E. DeGrange
Paul E. DeGrange
Alejandro Gonzalez
Francisco Torres
Genaro Robins
Jerry B. Faust
Ethan Samuel Adams
John Corley
Derek Matthew Adamson
Earnest Corbitt
Whit Carter
Melisa Chavious
Terwanda Seawright
Krista L. Stanley
Martin A. Searles
Harry R. Sankey Sr
County emergency ops center details power and comms
Powell outlines a county operations center with banks of phones and computers plus a generator and a large TV system. The center links EMS preparedness and public works with the sheriff and city fire, rescue, and ambulance services. The team plans to stay on call through the weekend in potential emergencies.
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Chambers
Powell
Sheriff’s Department
Aiken
North Augusta
Ruth
Local bomb scare ends with no real threat found
Responders evacuated as a 300 foot perimeter was set after traps in a garage window revealed exposed wires around the house. SLED bomb squad determined the setup was smoke and mirrors. Authorities found Smith, a local mechanic and electrician, in the basement beside his truck with no signs of struggle. Toxicology results pending by county coroner and state authorities. Jackson First Alert, Aiken County Sheriff, and Jackson Volunteer Fire Department assisted.
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SLED
State Law Enforcement Division
Townsend
Keller
Smith
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Jackson
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