Beasleys State of the State draws ideas from critics and supporters
South Carolina leaders and advocates push policy themes for Gov Beasley including education welfare and race relations with calls to address rural urban disparities. Attorney General Condon opposes moving the Confederate flag while video poker operators sue for 100 million over 12 counties after a 1994 ban.
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Beasley
Columbia
David Beasley
Mary Wood
South Carolina
JT. McLawhorn
Columbia Urban League
Charlie Condon
Capitol Dome
Condon
Greenville
Suzanne Coe
State
Revenue Department
Deaths in the Aiken area and nearby towns
Obituary notices list deaths including Louise Anderson and Katherine Toole Barton in Aiken, Warrenville, and Williston along with Judge Bryant, Bennie F Etheridge, Harold D Godbee, Wales Duane Patterson, Mary B Schlegel, and Nancy G Gerrie Wilkes.
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Louise Anderson
Aiken
Katherine Toole Barton
Warrenville
Judge Bryant
Williston
Bennie F Etheridge
Harold D. Godbee
Augusta Wales
Duane Patterson
Mary B. Schlegel
North Augusta
Nancy G. (Gerrie) Wilkes
Georgia Lottery Winning Numbers Tuesday Draw
Georgia lottery results announce Cash 1.09 Fantany 5 4612 19 90 winners. The draw listed numbers for Tuesday with prize figures and results.
Avondale expansion set to invest 40 million in Graniteville
Avondale Mills Inc. will invest about 40 million dollars in a new weaving facility a distribution center at Sage Mill Industrial Park and technology for its Gregg finishing plant. G Stephen Felker called the plan a boost to Graniteville and the local workforce with Gov Beasley Sen Moore and county leaders praising the move. The project marks expansion alongside SKF USA Inc. plant near Sage Mill and underscores Aiken County's textile legacy with plans to streamline operations and reduce costs.
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Graniteville
Avondale Mills Inc
G. Stephen Felker
Nology
Gregg
Welker
Sage Mill
David Beasley
Avondale
South Carolina
Avondale Mills
Thomas L. Moore
Clearwater
Aiken County
SKF USA Inc
Pennsylvania
Ronnie Young
Felker
Iteville
North Augusta honors Kelly Zier Citizen of the Year winner
The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce banquet named Kelly Zier 1996 Citizen of the Year. Zier owns a North Augusta law practice, served as city attorney, led SERTOMAN Club efforts, and helped fund Riverview Park. He has chaired the chamber and remains active in local boards with his wife Bonnie and three children.
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Kelly Zier
North Augusta
The
Zier
Furman University
Protest against family court bias at Aiken County Judicial Center
A two man protest gathered at the Aiken County Judicial Center to speak out against what they perceive as gender bias in family courts. Chuck Tatum and Bill Dill carried signs calling Fathers are Parents Too Stop Gender Bias in the Family Court and No Jury No Justice as they paced outside the courthouse hoping to attract more supporters. They said they are victims of a biased court system and want change.
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Aiken County Judicial Center
Chuck Tatum
Bill Dill
Hampton traffic circle proposal discussed at community meeting
Community members met with city planners Tuesday night at Second Baptist Church to voice concerns about a proposed traffic circle at Hampton Avenue and Laurens Street. Residents urged traffic lights and questioned yield sign efficacy, as city officials said lights would be included in the plan for city council and state approval.
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Hampton Avenue
Laurens Street
Second Baptist Church
Aiken
S.C. Department of Transportation
Transportation Department
Shirley Abney
Roger P. LeDuc
Public hearing backs Hampton Laurens traffic circle plan
The transportation department would approve a traffic circle at Hampton Avenue and Laurens Street, state roads under department jurisdiction. Proponents say the circle would beautify the corner and make the area a neighborhood hub, while safety concerns about pedestrian crossings are addressed with maintained sidewalks and crosswalks. If approved, construction could begin late 1997 and last two to three months with traffic rerouted during work.
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Transportation Department
LeDuc
Hampton Avenue
Laurens Street
Hampton and
Laurens
Bill Clyburn
D-Aiken
Drug ring tale unfolds in court
Federal prosecutors opened a case against Elmore Montcrieft and Albert Shaw Nelson alleging a six year, two million dollar drug network involving marijuana and cocaine. The operation centered in Orangeburg Bamberg and Barnwell counties with a Florida supplier, and included a financial expert to manage sales, transport, and distribution.
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Elmore
el Mo
Montcrieft
Albert Shaw
Nelson
Montcriest
Orangeburg
Bamberg
Barnwell
Florida
Marvin Caughman
Caughman
Montcriesf
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