Senators differ on filibuster in Aiken County seat
Aiken County's two state senators vote against video poker yet clash over ending filibuster tactics. Pro video poker forces lack enough votes to invoke cloture, relying on long debate to block up-or-down votes. Senator Tommy Moore defends continued talking and recalls past uses of filibuster to protect hospital rights.
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Aiken County
Senate
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Moore
Aiken Hospital
Clearwater
Obituary notices list ten local deaths on page 2B
Obituaries for Sylvester Windless Monetta James Motes Jr Warrenville Mervin E. Sand Aiken William H. Kelly Jr Warrenvill Hilbert D. Stevens Tabor City NC appear on page 2B. The notices identify deceased individuals and their communities in brief.
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Sylvester Windless
Monetta
James Motes Jr
Warrenville
Mervin E. Sand
Aiken
William H. Kelly Jr
Warrenvill
Hilbert D. Stevens
Tabor City
Lottery Monday Winning Numbers Report
The Ga lottery results list Cash 437 47, Pamtaay 794131. The drawn numbers indicate the Monday draw outcomes with the two games or game codes shown. Players are advised to check tickets for matches and prize claims.
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Pamtaay
Shooter top dog at Regional Canine Trials in Savannah
Aiken Public Safety’s black lab Shooter, handled by Cpl. Clark Smith, scored 596 of 600 at the United States Police Canine Association Region 2 Spring Detector Dog and Tracking Trials at Savannah River Site. The sixth annual event drew 30 dogs and officers from SC, NC and VA to tests near the decommissioned P-Reactor. dogs competed in explosives, narcotics detection and tracking.
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Savannah River
Aiken
Retired Aiken Electric official embraces new chapter
Harriet Skinner, after 31 years at Aiken Electric Cooperative, retires as communications coordinator and plans to stay busy with volunteering. She taught microwave use, crafts, and energy conservation, later directing energy management and member services. Active Rotary leader and former United Way Volunteer of the Year, she looks forward to more community service.
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Harriett Skinner
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Mrs. Skinner
Skinner
United Way of
Aiken County
Agency responds to woes at Margaret Weston Medical Center
The Clearwater center moved to tighten check writing, appoint an interim executive director at 400 dollars daily plus 50 dollars expenses, and require board member signatures. New chief administrative officer Michelle Marrs will start soon as directors seek to halt mismanagement and tax arrears including about 30 thousand dollars owed to the IRS.
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Clearwater
Margaret C. Weston Medical Center
Ken Sannes
Rhett Winters
Michelle Marrs
Gail Dotson
Becky Glover
Larry Gran
Hector Rodriguez
Internal Revenue Service
Sannes
IRS
Ms. Marrs
Harvard University
Lauminia Nivens
Elaine van der Linde
Margaret Weston
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