Greenville County approves anti gay resolution over Olympic torch route
Greenville County Council voted 9 to 8 to condemn homosexuality as incompatible with community standards, signaling possible clash over the Olympic torch path through the county. Critics say the move harms the city image while supporters frame it as defending family values ahead of the June 26 torch visit.
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Gmillas
Greenville County
Scott Case
Wade Cleveland
Upstate
Greenville
Senate sets changes as concealed carry bill advances
In Columbia AP report the Senate, after a failed filibuster, moves a concealed weapons bill forward with tightened restrictions. Senate Majority Leader John Land opposed the measure briefly, warned of crime rises, then consented to changes. The chamber did not finish work and planned to reconvene today with supporters confident of passage.
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Senate
Columbia
John Land
Obituary notices listed on Page 2B
Death notices for Derrick O'Neil Jackson Aiken Pearlen Merritt Mitchell filed in Ridge Spring obituary column on Page 2B detailing their deaths and basic biographical notes from the local page.
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Derrick O'Neil Jackson
Aiken Pearlen
Merritt Mitchell
Ridge Spring
Georgia Lottery Tuesday's Winning Fantasy Five Numbers
Fantasy Five results show numbers 3 5 30 31 95 drawn on Tuesday. No additional game details provided.
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Fantasy Five
Aiken Regional Opens Open Heart Surgery Program Debuts Bypass
The first open heart surgeries at Aiken Regional Medical Centers began Friday with a single bypass and Saturday with a quadruple bypass. Both patients, whose names were withheld, were recovering well five days after the procedures. Dr. L Dieter Voegele initiated the program, moving his practice from Charleston to Aiken after licensing changes and prior staffing delays.
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Philip Lord
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Tal
L. Dieter Voegele
Aiken
Voegele
Charleston
Few Back City On Annexation
In Aiken a Tuesday night meeting on annexation and a growth bill drew support for Sen. Greg Ryberg from about 95 percent of residents present. Ryberg’s measure would curb city expand plans by limiting city rights, raising outside water and sewer rates, and barring service cuts as annexation leverage. Local resident Leroy Delionbach backed growth but condemned the method, while John Longshore criticized the council’s stance toward county residents.
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Aiken
Greg Ryberg
Raiken
Leroy Delionbach
Ryberg
Bach
John Longshore
Fire Damages N A Apartments
Six families and two cats were relocated after a Tuesday blaze at Plaza Terrace Apartments. Police and fire units responded about 5 45 p m. The fire started in a utility room and spread to the attic, damaging seven units in Building P. Firefighters from Belvedere Merriwether and North Augusta aided in the effort.
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Liz Kasner
North Augusta
Plaza Terrace
Bill Heim
North Augusta Department of Public Safety
Belvedere
Merriwether
Tim Pearson
N.A. Public Safety
Terry Stallings
Mission Impossible Provides a Thrilling Ride for Fans
Paramount's Mission Impossible opens nationwide with Tom Cruise as IMF agent Ethan Hunt. The film delivers nonstop gadgetry action and tense escapes, though acting and plot are not the focus. Vanessa Redgrave as Max stands out, while most villains are forgettable.
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Paramount Pictures
Tom Cruise
Cruise
Ethan Hunt
Vanessa Redgrave
Max
Judicial Election Reforms Bill Advances Measures
Senator Thomas L Moore reported a joint conference committee agreed to changes ending vote swapping and lobbying for judgeships. He said the bold new measures purify the state’s judicial election process and were approved by the committee.
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Carl Langley
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
Clearwater
Senate
House
Moore Moore
Aiken County
Moore
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