North Augusta council upholds video poker zoning denial
North Augusta City Council, with a slim quorum, voted 40 to deny rezoning on Buena Vista Avenue that would have allowed more video poker. The current general commercial tract houses bingo and nonconforming video poker machines slated for removal after court action. Cecil Barnes, owner, offered to sell the land.
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North Augusta
Planning Commission
Buena Vista Avenue
Cecil Barnes
Barnes
Council Chamber
Don Smith
Phil Motel
Ga lottery Monday’s win at Cash 3
A Georgia lottery result shows a Cash 3 win for Monday with the numbers 87 6 and a 60.93 payout. The draw location code 72430 is listed in the record.
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Cash
Write-in drama dots sparse election in House District 82
Aiken County reports sparse turnout with a last minute write in campaign for Charles Stone against unopposed Democratic Rep. Bill Clyburn in District 82 which covers Edgefield County and part of Aiken County. Clyburn acknowledged the write in but said he does not know who started it. Stone, 72, previously served two terms and lost significant support after redistricting.
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Aiken County
Charles Stone
Clyburn
Merriwether
Stone
GOP seeks to keep top jobs in key states and cities
Republicans aimed to hold control of major offices in Virginia New Jersey and New York City. Polls indicated Rudolph Giuliani would win reelection in New York City as voters chose mayors in Atlanta Houston Seattle Miami and Minneapolis. Ballot measures touched on assisted death marijuana use and gay rights while Houston debated affirmative action. President Clinton campaigned in Virginia for Democrat Don Beyer as Gilmore surged.
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Virginia
New Jersey
New York City
Big Apple
New York
Rudolph Giuliani
Atlanta
Houston
Seattle
Miami
Minneapolis
Oregon
Washington State
Clinton
Don Beyer
Jim Gilmore
State land deal worth $54 million
South Carolina bought 32000 acres of Jocassee Gorges land near the North Carolina and Georgia borders for about 54 million. The Duke Energy gift funded most of the price with a 10 million anonymous donor tied to the Mellon Foundation and The Conservation Fund. The state also allocated 10 million in bonds and 1 million from the Natural Resources Department.
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Salem
South Carolina
David Beasley
Duke Energy Corp
Beasley
Jocassee Gorges
North Carolina
Georgia
United States
Heyward Douglass
Clemson University
Duke
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Conservation Fund
Arlington
State Natural Resources Department
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Abby
Cleo Wells Holmes, Wagener
Scott Webster
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Gop
Gary Karr
Jocas
Gorges
Oconee County
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