Aiken Steeplechase Prepares For Gala And Races
Steeplechase trainer Eddie Coward notes the field is freshly mowed and hopes for dry weather through Sunday. Mia Brasco reports high ticket demand with 970 of 1,000 guarantor passes sold at 62.50, plus 8 advance or 10 gate general admission. Gala tonight runs 7 to 11 with The Last Bohemians, catered by Cafe duet, tickets 70 single and 125 couple. Proceeds go to Helping Hands and Aiken SPCA.
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Eddie Coward
Mia Brasco
Aiken
Regions Bank
Leminick Pharmacy
Aiken Drug
Woodruff Drugs
Aiken Saddlery
Southern Saddlery
Stoplight Deli
Cafe
Black Tie
Budget clash clouds South Carolina tax relief push
House and Senate clash over a proposed tax cut plan tied to a gambling revenue bill. Republicans tout relief while Democrats warn the budget is fragile with $300 million in tax revenue and $9 million in unidentified cuts. Debates center on funding car tax relief, food tax削, and First Steps preschool funding amid ongoing negotiations and a possible referendum on gambling.
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House
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
D-Orangebureg
John Graham Altman
Charleston
Georgia
South Carolina
Senate
GOP
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Bobby Harrell
General Assembly
Cobb-Hunter
Color-Fi extension granted to file reorganization plan
EDGEFIELD Fiber maker Martin Color-Fi and subsidiaries Buchanan Industries and Star Fibers Inc. were granted a two month extension to file a Chapter 11 reorganization plan. The company filed for bankruptcy in November and Buchanan Industries was sold in February for 4.66 million dollars to pay creditors amid foreign competition, rapid growth elsewhere, and management decisions that hurt profitability.
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Edgefield
Martin Color-Fi
Buchanan Industries
Star Fibers Inc
Lawmaker touts video poker controls and revenue projections
State officials showcased a revenue department system to monitor video poker machines including central shutdown capability and printouts for opening and closing times. Senator Moore cited potential annual state revenue around 210 million with license fees plus taxes, as Dr. Gillespie highlighted a 150 to 200 million range from taxation and payouts. The panel aims to finalize a package by Monday afternoon before sending it to Finance and the floor.
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Moore
Senators
Revenue Department
William Gillespie
Board of Economic Advisers
Gillespie
Finance Committee
DOE official seeks review of foreign visitors program at Savannah River Site
A DOE official revealed efforts to block information sharing with Congress and to conduct a foreign visitors security review for the DOE program. John Deutsch, former CIA director, is asked to further assess the security of DOE foreign visitors and assignments. At SRS, visitors are categorized by citizen status and background checks are required, with about 38 Chinese visitors in the past five years and over 3,000 annual site visitors overall.
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DOE
Congress
Central Intelligence Agency
John Deutsch
Savannah River
China
SAS
Bill Taylor
Department of Energy
Taylor
SRS
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Helping Hands
Aiken Spca
Aiken Steeplechase Association
Ford Conger Field
Two-Notch Road
Powderhouse Road
Scott Webster
Bettis Bussey
Parnell Williams
Sen
Glenn McConnell
Aiken Drug Company
Herbal Solutions
Dr. Atkins
Nature’s Sunshine
Paul Boulus
Iran Rug Co
Washington Rd
Augusta
White's - Nati
Wsclun
Sofa & Mattress Ata
MNI
RSS Pela Ples
Futons
Richardson
Augusta Woman's Club
National Guard Armory
Milledge Road
Gant
Syee
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