Memory Of War Yet Finally Laid To Rest
Cynthia Jef fers Smith and her sister Mildred Riggs laid to rest Lawrence E. Smith, a Korean War veteran, who died in New York after a cancer battle. He received a U S flag at York Street office, thanks to the governor of South Carolina per his wishes.
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Greg Fyter
Stoney Wages
Carroll Campbell
Secretary of the Army
Cynthia Jeffers Smith
United States
I New York
Aiken
York Street
Smith
Mildred Riggs
South Carolina
Lawrence E
Herring Sentenced in Bank Fraud Case
Richard W. Herring former head of Palmetto Federal Savings Bank of South Carolina was sentenced in Charleston to 15 months in federal prison plus five years of supervised release and restitution totaling 81,368. He pleaded guilty to stealing more than 60,000 by submitting false invoices and forging vendor names to route payments to his accounts.
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Richard W. Herring
Palmetto Federal Savings Bank of
South Carolina
Charleston
Herring
Aiken
Falcon B. Hawkins
Barry Adams
Merring
Accounts Payable Department
DOE Backs SRS Job Termination Plan
The Department of Energy outlines a voluntary separation option at Savannah River Site before anticipated layoffs in August. The package mirrors severance, health benefits, education aid, and placement services, but voluntary terminations forfeit recall rights if hiring resumes. A sitewide hiring freeze is in place.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
SRS
DOT Revives Jones Link Expressway Feasibility Study Near Savannah
The DOT restarts plans to extend the Bobby Jones Expressway into Aiken County and build bridges across the Savannah River wetlands. Project costs reach an estimated 6.5 million to 15 million dollars with a five to six year timeline. A feasibility study may determine if a consul writemay write recommendations and potential embankments to reduce costs amid environmental concerns.
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Bi Jones
Geo
Aiken County
Savannah River
State Department of Transportation
North Augusta
Shultz Hill
Glen B. Ward
Ward
Lower Savannah
Court Nixes Block on New Video Poker Rules
Federal Judge G Ross Sanderson Jr declined to issue a temporary injunction against a state law capping eight machines per business. The decision prompts potential closures of certain county game rooms and leaves industry operators dismayed yet unsurprised. Craig Amans of Southern Sport in Warrenville calls the limits unreasonable and questions future compliance.
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G. Ross Sanderson Jr
Craig Amans
Southern Sport
Warrenville
North Augusta
Georgia's Bonanza Regulators Cut Amusement Machines
Amans laments market interference as regulators cap locations at eight machines. Operators like Hernon and Glover note losses, licensing costs, and constitutional concerns. Bobby Patel warns the eight-machine limit endangers small businesses and profits. See COURT, Page 5A.
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Glover
Bobby Vatel
Whiskey Road
Patel
South Carolina jobless rate edges up in May
State unemployment rose slightly to 7.1 percent in May as more students, especially high school and college, sought summer work boosting the jobless rate. Despite the rise, total employed residents reached a May record of over 1.5 million, 33,000 more than a year earlier, signaling gradual economic recovery.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Employment Security Commission
Colege
Hi School
Robert E. David
Commission
Frank Hefner
University of South Carolina
Hefner
Charleston
Clemson
Bruce Yandle
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Hernon
Bo Glover
Connell Amusement Co
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