Ethics dispute swirls over Winthrop game tickets for lawmaker
Rock Hill South Carolina Rep. Billy Boan faces possible ethics scrutiny after documents show Winthrop University bought tickets to Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets games for him and other trustees. Boan says he reimbursed expenses and sees no illegal act while House Ethics Committee chair Becky Meacham signals a likely investigation into possible ethics law violations.
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Rock Hill
South Carolina
Winthrop University
Billy Boan
Boan
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte Hornets
House Ways and Means
Winthrop
Becky Meacham
House
Bean
R Kershaw
Teen charged in Georgia slayings goes before grand jury
In Leesburg Georgia 15 year old Karen Eckman of Summerville South Carolina faces a grand jury over the November 30 1996 killings of Timothy and Maria Giles. Eckman and 20 year old William Lematty of Summerville are charged with first degree murder. A third suspect 17 year old Jeremy Brown of Goose Creek killed himself before arrest. The grand jury is set to meet February 21.
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Leesburg, Ga
Lee County
Karen Eckman
Summerville
S.C
Dougherty County
Albany
Lee County Superior Court
Thad Gibson
Ms. Eckman
William “B.J.” Lematty
Timothy
Maria Giles
Arizona
Jeremy Brown
Goose Creek
Four senators cry foul after removal from Assembly posts
Four state senators say they were removed from two joint House Senate committees after helping strip Republican Lt. Gov. Bob Peeler of appointment powers. Sen. Glenn McConnell and Sens. Kay Patterson and Billy O Dell lost seats on the Statehouse Committee, while Sen. Passailaigue was removed from the Aging Committee. All four replacements are GOP.
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Charleston
Bob Peeler
Senate
Glenn McConnell
Kay Patterson
Columbia
Billy O'Dell
Ware Shoals
Statehouse Committee
Ernie Passailaigue
Committee
McConnell
Peeler
House
Glenn
Passailaigue
GOP
Man sentenced to die for killing Lexington woman
A man who pleaded guilty to killing 91 year old Katherine Thomas in Lexington County has been sentenced to die. Circuit Judge Tom Ervin imposed the death penalty, noting Williams held a long criminal record and had been in and out of prison. Williams was released two months before the March 1995 home invasion that left Thomas beaten and robbed.
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Lexington
Lexington County
Tom Ervin
George Allen Williams
Katherine Thomas
Donnie Myers
Williams
Myers
South Carolina Supreme Court
Businesses hesitate to hire welfare workers in South Carolina
In Columbia, South Carolina, state reforms push welfare recipients to work or enter training within two years, with benefits at risk if employment fails. Businesses are offered tax breaks and subsidies for child care, health care, and transport. Gov Beasley cites success as employers report welfare recipients performing better than typical hires. DSS notes about 1,000 welfare recipients find work monthly amid a strong economy.
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Department of Social Services
Community notices highlight local events and volunteering
The Aiken area hosts elder care openings, meal delivery and youth volunteer drives along with Habitat for Humanity workdays. Churches, libraries, and civic groups announce meetings, pageants, concerts, tax help, and community trainings across Aiken and Augusta regions.
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Ms. Meacham
R-Fort Mill
Holy
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Georgia
Io Press
Frank Hefner
College of Charleston
David Beasley
DSS
Jim Clark
Aiken Area Council On Aging
Daylight Center
Diane James
Charlotte Galton
Council On Aging
Aiken Area
Aiken County
Saat
Habitat
New House
Habitat House
Service Sorority
Aiken
Delta Sigma Theta
Carolina Jamboree
Belvedere
Furman Redd
Families II
Ed Jones
Smooth Country
Columbia City Ballet
Roger Center
Carolina Coliseum
Capital
Publix
Eastgate Drive
Aiken Mall
TEARS
Superpetz
Animals Rescue Sanctuary
Mitchell Shopping Center
SPCA
Kennedy
Augusta
Augusta-Richmond County
Etherredge Orchestra
Etherredge Center Orchestra
USC Aiken
Etherredge Center
Torelli
Eileen Buck
Hofmann
USCA
Valentine
Langley
Langley Community Center
Michael Martin
Aiken Bird Club
Aiken Jaycee Fairgrounds
United States
Aiken Jaycees
Kappa Upsilon Omega Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
Friendship Baptist Church
Richland Ave
Troy Toney
Genealogy Society
Aiken-Barnwell Genealogy Society
Whiskey Road
Carol Bryan
Quill
Old Edgefield
Pine Quilters
Carolina Pine Quilters Wi
Fred Wieland
Aiken County Agricultural Services Center
H.O. Weeks Center
H. O. Weeks Activity Center
IRS
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken Public Library
First Baptist Church
Clearwater
Nancy Carson
North Augusta
Teen Pregnancy Council
Brookhaven
J. Roland Smith
R-Langley
Pentecostal United Methodist Church
Pine Log Road
Smith
General Assembly
Lower Savannah
CSRA
Association of Records Mangers
Tony Wilson
Cobb Electric Membership Corp
Marietta
Partridge Inn
Walton Way
Richmond
Kathryn Gainey
John Vasta
CAAP
Cumbee Center
Lancaster St
Kimberly Peles
North Augusta Center
North Augusta Community Center
Lutheran Homes of S.C. Inc
Trinity Lutheran Home
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