Infrastructure Bank gets $20 million extra for bridges
The Lowcountry may see reduced costs for replacing the Cooper River bridges as lawmakers add 20 million to highway appropriations. The money is not earmarked for the John P. Grace Memorial and Silas N. Pearman bridges but the bond committee and Infrastructure Bank board were urged to use it for those projects. The Joint Bond Review Committee approved large road project spending in Greenville-Spartanburg York Beaufort and Lexington counties.
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Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Joint
Greenville-Spartanburg
York County
Beaufort County
Lexington County
Infrastructure Bank
Charleston
Glenn McConnell
Scana Corp
Lake Murray
Beaufort
Lexington
Seana
McConnell
Marion Carnell
Bond Review Committee
Ware Shoals
Moore
Suspect Mace sought after missing woman case in Aiken County
Police pursue 28 year old Mace on burglary car theft and receiving stolen goods charges after a woman described as Ms Withrow disappeared with him. Officers warn of possible kidnapping auto theft and potential life in prison if recaptured and convicted. Witnesses say Ms Withrow was breaking off the relationship and was resting at home. Police urge anyone with information to contact Aiken County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers for anonymity and potential reward.
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Ms. Withrow
Mace
Aiken County
Powerball shoppers wait in lines across Midwest and West
In Des Moines shoppers wait patiently at stores to buy Powerball tickets while Midwest merchants note calm lines. In Portland heat drives people to convenience stores as a California lawyer buys ten tickets for himself and relatives, saying he only plays when jackpots rise.
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Midwest
Iowa
Trista Shannon
Daht’s Foods
Des Moines
Portland
Ore
Adam Bell
Calfornia
Bell
Hill slaying case moves toward gag order in Aiken County
Judge Westbrook delayed pretrial proceedings for the September 1996 DSS slayings suspect Hill, ordering media exclusion from motions and limiting photo coverage of relatives. Attorneys Harte and Poteat joined Hill in court as Morgan argued for keeping the trial in Aiken, while press rules were outlined to control coverage.
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Harte
Belvedere
Department of Social Services
Josie Curry
Jimmy Riddle
Michael Gregory
DSS
North Augusta
Regina Poteat
Ms. Poteat
Barbara Morgan
Janet Butcher
Westbrook
Ms. Morgan
Televi
Sion
Riddle
Curry
Gregory
Morgan
Aiken
Valhalla
Jim Ellington
Ellington
Inmates Kept From Parole Under State Law
Inmates in state custody were evaluated under the Sexually Violent Predator Act for possible commitment to the Mental Health Department after prison terms. Forty one inmates were not released due to lack of housing or disciplinary issues, with many planned for the Upstate counties of Spartanburg Greenville and Anderson. Attorney General Connie Conston criticized the releases. The 1983 law aimed at reducing overcrowding by six month early releases, later narrowed to nonviolent offenders only, facing legal challenges and retroactive attempts.
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Upstate
Spartanburg
Greenville
Anderson
Charlie Conston
Releas
Inmates Face Furlough Decision Amid Court Action
Officials discussed a retroactive furlough plan as inmates nearing sentence end could be released by December. Some may refuse release or fear increased supervision. Parole reporting would begin next day and officials would track compliance next week. A court ruling could halt releases, with unsure options for rearresting freed inmates.
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O'Boyle
Condon
Assistant principals named for five Aiken schools
The Aiken County School Board appointed five new assistant principals Tuesday night. Rhonda Ray, Aiken High School alumna, becomes North Aiken Elementary assistant principal after teaching at Aiken Academy and Estill Elementary. Barbara Bing shifts from Silver Bluff High guidance counselor to Aiken High assistant principal. Preston Branham, from Newberry and Prosperity, named Hammond Hill Elementary assistant principal. Allison Charm, six years at Paul Knox Middle, named Paul Knox Middle assistant principal. James Hooper II, former Midland Valley High, Kennedy Middle, and North Augusta High teacher, now Midland Valley High assistant principal.
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Aiken County
Rhonda Ray
Aiken High School
North Aiken
Aiken Academy
Estill
Hampton County
Barbara Bing
Aiken
Silver Bluff High
Aiken High
Preston Branham
Allison Charm
Paul Knox Middle
James Hooper II
Midland Valley High
Kennedy Middle
North Augusta High
Belvedere
Lightning disrupts Aiken solicitor office telephone service
A lightning strike disabled telephones at the Aiken solicitor's offices delaying crime victim assistance and court date inquiries. Staff waited Tuesday for a repair crew as callers received a dead ring signaling outage in the courthouse area. Restoration was expected later that morning.
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Aiken
Barbara Morgan
Ruesaay
Ms. Morgan
Solicitor’s Office
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