Legislators Move to Tackle Aiken Video Poker Woes
South Carolina lawmakers push a countywide vote on video poker to decide if machines may operate, with limits of eight per establishment or five per business in 1996. Aiken City Attorney Holly says the measure could affect an ongoing appeal in the D C Supreme Court and possibly end the city’s court fight if enacted. Rep. James Roland Smith says the plan marks a significant statewide change.
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South Carolina General Assembly
City of
Aiken
General Assembly
Alken Iy Council
D.C. Supreme Court
S.C. General Assembly
James M Holly
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
James Roland Smith
D. Langley
Smith
Aiken County
Smi
Holly Sad
Assembly Extends Session Amid Restructuring Stalemate
Lawmakers extend the session to June 14 for up to five days after failing to resolve government restructuring. The dispute centers on whether the governor should appoint the DHEC head and the scope of board control, with Gov Campbell urging passage to avoid a July restart.
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Columbia
House
Senate
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Hodges
D-Lancaster
DHEC
Carroll Campbell
Campbell
Abuse Report Emerges in Foster Child Death Case
Prosecutors gain new evidence in the fatal beating of 1 year old Keena White, showing abuse occurred in her foster home prior to death. Lexington County DSS filed the latest report after a second investigation spurred by a pathologist finding probable abuse. The case centers on alleged head trauma while the child was with foster parents and their adult son in a short time frame.
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Alen County
Grand Jury
Barbara Morgan
Kena White
Ms. Morgan
Lexington County Department of Social Services
Aiken County
DSS
Keena
Sam Griswold
Lexington County
ATC Uses Federal Funds To Aid SRS Layoffs
Aiken Technical College leverages the Job Training Partnership Act to assist Savannah River Site workers facing layoffs. Kathie Fowler says the program funds books and tuition and offers resume help, job-search training, and on-the-job training through seminars and one-on-one sessions. About 2,000 SRS workers may lose jobs, with DOE and Westinghouse to announce details.
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Aiken Technical College
Savannah River
Westinghouse
Kathie Fowler
Fowler
SRS
Department of Energy
Abe
Tax bills loom as Aiken schools seek mill increases
In a tense pre-reconvening moment, Aiken County school tax bills face House Education Committee stalemate with 4.3 and 8.1 mill proposals tied to the 84 mill operations budget. Lawmakers clash over funding and accountability as zoning and reassessment concerns loom ahead of June 14 return.
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Aiken County
House
Senate
Statehouse
James Roland Smith
Dlangley
House Education Committee
Smith
Charles R. Sharpe
Charles H.”Stone
Tom Off
Molly Spearman
Irene K. Rudnick
Tommy Moore
Greg Ryberg
Rep. Smith
Ep’ Smith
Rep
Huff
Board of Education
Local Names Mentioned in Aiken and Trenton Context
Ed Arbaugh Catherine Dyer Aiken Chester Gathers Aiken James Hardy Jr Trenton listed among individuals in a regional notice or community record highlighting residents and possible connections between Aiken and Trenton. Strong names suggest local figures or participants in a civic listing.
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Ed Arbaugh
New Tetenton
Catherine Dyer
Aiken
Chester Gathers
James Hardy Jr
Trenton
Sea Hero Prepares for Belmont at Home Track
Sea Hero, trained by Mack Miller, is based at Belmont Park in Elmont New York for the Belmont Stakes final leg of the Triple Crown. After a fifth in the Preakness, Sea Hero worked a half mile in 48.15 seconds and is listed as the second choice at 4-1 behind Prairie Bayou.
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Belmont Park
Elmont
N.Y
Sea Hero
Mack Miller
Catnery
Miller
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Silver Bluff
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