North Augusta to hold Nov 4 special election for council seat
North Augusta City Council set November 4 as the general election day to fill the vacant council seat formerly held by Mayor-elect Lark Jones. The vote aligns with House District 88 races and primaries run June 23 to July 7 with a Aug 12 primary and Aug 26 runoff.
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North Augusta
Lark Jones
Carolyn Baggot
William
Gray
City Election Commission
Tones
Aiken
County Registrations and Elections Commission
Jones
Aiken County
Scott Beck
James Roland Smith
Langley
Bill Clyburn
Rudy Mason
Charles Sharpe
Wagener
Local option cash payouts tied to gaming vote clash
Jones says gaming interests will challenge the civil penalties law as unconstitutional to apply to only 12 of 46 counties. He predicts delays on a new local option vote next year. Judge Costa Pleicones, who blocked enforcement of zoning codes for video poker, is due to rule, with any decision carrying legal effect.
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Jones
Supreme Court
Costa Pleicones
Constable resigns post amid assault charges in Bath
Aiken County magistrate constable Larry Allyn Self 52 of Clearwater resigned after being charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Warrant alleges he kissed the victim on lips and cheek and touched her breast and buttocks while hugging. Incident said to have occurred on Railroad Avenue in Bath. Chief Magistrate Max Meek confirmed Self’s dismissal and resignation under suspension.
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Aiken
Max Meek
Larry Allyn Self
Clearwater
Self
Aiken County
Railroad Avenue
Bath
Meek
Joey Addie
Graniteville
Addie
Ranger cited in chop shop case at Aiken County
State wildlife ranger Douglas E. Shumpert 54 of Cooks Bridge Road is charged with conspiracy and violations of chop shop laws. He resigned May 16 after arrest May 6 on $7500 bond. Warrant alleges he aided Raymond Brookins and Joseph Hall Sr in stealing and transferring tractors. Hall previously arrested. civil suit pending.
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Aiken County
Douglas E. Shumpert
Cooks Bridge Road
Mike Creel
S.C. Department of Natural
Creel
Shumpert
Wildlife Department
Sheriff's Office
Robert Johnson
Raymond Brookins
Joseph B. Hall Sr
Chase
Good Springs
Hall
Edgefield
Johnson
State Law Enforcement Division
Columbia
Vinton D. Aide
Regional leaders press DOE for SRS missions and stable funding
Augusta Richmond Columbia and North Augusta leaders push open access to a national nuclear waste repository and new SRS missions such as vitrification of plutonium and mixed oxide fuel production. They urge DOE engagement, warn against continued uncertainty, and stress the need to protect jobs amid EPA ozone rules and budget pressures.
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Henderson
David Beasley
SRS
Augusta
Richmond County
Columbia County
North Augusta
Department of Energy
Pena
DOE
Bob Reich
Columbia County Chamber of Com
Merce
Aiken
Reich
Eisenhower
EPA
Fort Gordon
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By Carl Langley
Constable
Cahl Langley
Shane
Ranger
Carl Langley
Almia Mall
Ortgage
C&a Mortgage Services, Inc
Max Cleland
Paul Coverdell
Georgia
Charlie Norwood
Ernest Hollings
Floyd Spence
Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
Aiken Standard
Bragg Seeee Co., Inc
Park Ave
East
Hatsopeg
Mastercard
American Express
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