Hatcher Goldman's run off set in tight District 1 race
Fay Hatcher forces a runoff against Bob Goldman in Aiken County District 1 after finishing with 60 votes to Goldman's 300 in a low turnout GOP primary. Goldman led early but Hatcher carried Wagener Salley, while Shiloh precinct boosted Goldman with 164 votes in a five candidate field. Voting turnout was under 10 percent.
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Goldman
General Motors
Aiken County
Hatcher
Wagener
Salley
Shiloh
Obituary notices for multiple South Carolina residents
Deaths listed for Zacheus Coston Aiken Clement H. Cowan Walterboro Amos Fields Jr Johnston Maxine Lively Gamble North Augusta Elsie Stinson Rousey Jackson John Stephenson Aiken Tommy A. Stone Aiken James Alfred Steiger Jr Aiken Juanita Barnett Thompson North Augusta Mary Estelle B Van Vorst Williston The brief notices itemize the decedents and their home towns in a regional obituary roundup.
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Zacheus Coston
Aiken
Clement H. Cowan
Walterboro
Amos Fields Jr
Johnston
Maxine Lively Gamble
North Augusta
Elsie Stinson Rousey
Jackson
John Stephenson
Tommy A. Stone
James Alfred Steiger Jr
Juanita Barnett Thompson
Mary Estelle B. van Vorst
Williston
Georgia Lottery Tuesday Draw Results and Prizes
Georgia lottery results show Winning Cash 3 numbers 7 8 0 and Fantasy 5 total prize of 10.31. The draw informs players of payouts and the next drawing date for ongoing games.
Blue Cross and ARMC Reach One Year Pact in PPC Network
Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aiken Regional Medical Centers signed a one year agreement restoring the hospital to the Preferred Personal Care network, affecting about 8,000 insured patients. The deal does not include all 46 area physicians who dropped from the PPC. roughly 10 physicians have rejoined so far.
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Aiken
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Marehita Ott
ARMC
Ms. Ott
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Fleming
Issue Cross
Aetna
Video poker bets rise in South Carolina third quarter 1996
Associated Press reports that video poker wagering climbed 63 million dollars in 1996's third quarter, a 19 percent rise from the prior quarter, with total bets over 376 million between July and September. Despite higher handle, operators earned 96 million, slight drop from 97.2 million previously as machine counts grew to about 21,647.
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Columbia
State Revenue Department
Department
Revenue Department
Burnet Maybank III
Carey Crantford
South
Aiken Steeplechase at Ford Conger Field
Aiken Steeplechase runs Saturday March 22 at Ford Conger Field Powderhouse Road. Gates open 10 a.m. post time 1 p.m. Admission eight dollars in advance ten dollars at the gate. Children under twelve admitted free. Advance tickets through the Aiken Chamber of Commerce Aiken Drug Woodruff Drug Palmetto Federal and Stoplight Deli.
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Aiken
Ford Conger Field
Powderhouse Road
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Drug
Woodruff Drug
Palmetto Federal
Parking Admission Now at Five Dollars In Advance
General admission parking is five dollars in advance. Sponsor is the Aiken SERTOMA Club. For more information call 648-9641.
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Aiken Sertoma Club
Governor drops secretive plans for development agency
Governor Beasley's administration abandons plans to keep operations of a new South Carolina Economic Development Authority entirely private after a House subcommittee meeting. Critics and a media group argued secrecy would be a mistake, while lawmakers backed the authority itself.
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Columbia
David Beasley
South Carolina
Secrecy Clashes With Open Government in Hearing
Viewers and a reporter report tense discussion on the Freedom of Information Act. Rep Alex Harvin laughs at the private talks but warns secrecy is not a joke. Bill Rogers of the South Carolina Press Association cites past misuse of public funds at USC and a foundation kept from public scrutiny. Everything government does ought to be in the open.
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Alex Harvin
D-Summerton
Jim Holderman
Bill Rogers
South Carolina Press Association
University of South Carolina
Polo's long history anchors Aiken sports scene
Aiken Polo Club has played for over 110 years at Whitney Field, longer than anywhere else in the country, with spring and fall matches drawing top players. Whitney Field honors William C. Whitney who helped introduce polo here in the 1880s, as Palm Beach remains winter polo’s capital. Ken Hardin, a club member and announcer, notes Aiken’s range from four to twelve goals, with occasional twenty-goal events in spring.
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Aiken
Whitney Field
William C. Whitney
Palm Beach
Fla
Ken Hardin
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