Eight die on highways during Memorial Day holiday
A Memorial Day period fatalities tally tops eight on South Carolina roads. Victims include Darryl Gwynn, 20, of Providence, N.C., killed when a van veered off near Johnsonville after the driver and a passenger appear to have fallen asleep. Other deaths listed include Teresa Blackwell, Arthur Adams, Antonette Dundas, Charles Chavis Sr., Miles Herndon, Jeremiah Labelle, and Michael Barnes, with crashes across Florence, Marlboro, Oconee, Spartanburg, Georgetown, and I 95 corridors.
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North Carolina
Johnsonville
State Highway Patrol
Jo Nell
Darryl Gwynn
Providence
N.C
Florence
M.G
Bubba” Matthews
Gwynn
Tyrone Gwynn
Nell
Teresa Blackwell
Mountain Rest
Oconee
Arthur Fitzgerald Adams
McColl
Marlboro
Antonette Dundas
Rosedale
N.Y
Charles A. Chavis Sr
Campobello
Spartanburg
Miles Herndon
Jermiah “J.J.” Labelle
Murrells Inlet
Georgetown County
Michael W. Barne
Darlington
Florence County
Obituary Notices Highlight Local Deaths on Page 5A
Notices report the deaths of Frederick W. Caldwell Aiken Jewell T Cumbee North Augusta Alberta Johns New Ellenton George Fedeles Bath and Elizabeth R Sides Ridgeland with brief tributes and surviving family notes. Community vigils and funeral arrangements are listed for each.
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Frederick W. Caldwell
Aiken
Jewell
T. Cumbee
North Augusta
Alberta Johns
New Ellenton
George Fedeles
Bath
Elizabeth R. Sides
Ridgeland
Lottery winning numbers report
Monday midday 7 6 7 and evening 53 2 for Cash 3 along with 94 50 antony 6 47 18 21 28. no further context or draws provided.
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Antony
Ceremony marks sacrifices of wars
In North Augusta, residents honored war dead at Wade Hampton Veterans Park with Taps and a Memorial Day ceremony hosted by American Legion Jesse C. Lynch Post 71. A large, patriotic crowd included many children, and Mary Billiter recalled World War II as she watched the service.
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North Augusta
North
Billiter
Conferees skip taxing bill battles
South Carolina lawmakers edge toward a $4.9 million state budget by bypassing contentious items and delaying decisions on video gambling rules and other funding disputes. The House Senate committee skipped most money issues on Memorial Day, funding college credits and scholarships while shelving a $100 million construction bond plan and preserving burial grounds funds.
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Columbia
House
Senate
John and
D-Manning
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
McConnell
Ways and Means
Rep
Henry Brown
R-Hanahan
State Parks and Tourism Department
Poker ban may be stalled in Legislature
In Columbia the $2 billion video gambling industry appears set to avoid new controls as lawmakers return with six days left in the session. Gov Beasley shows little support for a ban while Senate leaders and the Finance Committee have previously rejected tighter regulation. Legislators may still act quickly before June 4, but no proposals have progressed.
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Columbia
Amet
Levin Beasley
Oth
Senate
Wes Hayes
Rock Hill
Senate Finance Committee
Miller's Georgia Lottery gamble shaped region and politics
Eight years after Zell Miller used a Georgia education lottery to win the governor’s race, Georgia’s program remains a model while neighboring states probe lotteries to fund schools. The piece notes cross-border ticket sales, out-of-state funding for HOPE, and Alabama’s parallel political pursuit, with Miller cautioning against political meddling in the lottery’s operation.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Zell Miller
Florida
Miller
Alabama
South Carolina
Tennessee
Don Siegelman
Chattanooga
Jon Kinney
HOPE
Auburn University
The South and Gambling Legislation Across States
A survey of gambling legality in southern states contrasts lotteries and racing. Alabama and Arkansas ban lotteries but permit horse and dog racing. Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Georgia, Virginia, and West Virginia operate state lotteries with varying racing and gaming, while Tennessee and Texas show mixed or expanded histories.
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Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
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