Aiken Harness Races Draw Record Crowd on Banks Mill Road
Perfect weather lit up Banks Mill Road for the 27th running of the Aiken Harness Races with 5 206 fans. Track owners Janis and Bruce McGhee and the University of South Carolina Aiken Pacer Club shared in the celebration as Bobby Tuba's New Orleans Dixieland Band provided music. Bandleader Bobby Schnalhs said the first appearance was a ball and he hoped for a return visit while local students cheered from the rails for horses sponsored on their behalf.
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Banks Mill Road
Aiken
Fer
Janis
Bruce McGhee
University of South Carolina Aiken Pacer Club
Bobby Tuba
New Orleans
Newborn HIV Testing Bill Advances to South Carolina Senate
A House approved bill would require HIV testing for newborns in South Carolina and mandate counseling for pregnant patients on HIV transmission and treatment. If a mother refuses prenatal testing, the baby would be tested after birth, impacting insurance eligibility and premiums. The act would add test results to permanent records and require reporting to the state health department.
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Moncks Corner
South Carolina
State House
Senate
Amos Lee Gourdine
Dpineville
Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Irwin Bohlen
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Bohlen
Bruce Ribner
Musc’s
Infectious Diseases Department
Ribner
State Department of Health and
Envipeeeerneer Pacfoay
Filibuster Ends Over Video Gambling Senate Fight
Senators ended three days of filibustering on video gambling and plan to return Tuesday to seek changes to a bill that would place a statewide vote on the industry. With 46 members, 29 votes needed to end the anti ban filibuster. current support ranges around 23 to 25 votes. The outcome hinges on how many vote yes when the debate resumes.
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Columbia
Senate
Obituary Notices Marguerite Corley Peggy Parker Holley and Robert Shaver
Obituary notices for Marguerite Corley of Windsor Peggy Parker Holley of Graniteville and Robert T Shaver of North Augusta appear on page 7A detailing their death notices, with service and memorial information where provided.
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Marguerite Corley
Windsor
Peggy Parker Holley
Graniteville
Robert T. Shaver
N. Augusta
Georgia Lottery Draws Reported Saturday and Friday Numbers
Georgia lottery results list Saturday midday Cash 3 as 2 08 and Cash 3 evening as 883 1948, Georgia Lotto drawn 5 9 15 16 31 44, and Friday late draws include Cash 3839 Pantone 4 7 14 22 90.
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Cash
Preparation can raise SAT scores in CSRA schools
Local students across Aiken County took the SAT on a Saturday test day with varied prep views. South Aiken High posted 1034 average, overall CSRA averages hovered around 979 versus statewide 953 and national 1016, while educators push early, sustained study and formal workshops to boost results.
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Aiken High School
CSRA
Leslie Martin
Wagener- Salley High
Brian Nappier
Midland Valley High
Aiken County
South Aiken High
Aiken
Midland Valley
North Augusta
Silver Bluff
Wagoner-Salley
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Linda Eldridge
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Aiken Harness Races
Bob Avery
Crux
Yin
Ginny Southworth
Walker Blue Chip
By Bill Bengtson
Will Wertz
Tim
Janet
Abby
TV Week
Bill Bengtson
DeCarol Blocker
Rodney Brown
South Aiken High School
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