Voters Face Decisive South Carolina Lottery Vote
South Carolina voters brace for a high stakes lottery decision amid a fierce battle between pro and anti gambling camps. Gov. Hodges camps promised to push for a state run lottery to fund programs while opponents vow to defeat the measure. Enduring political fight shapes the outcome ahead of election day.
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South Carolina
Deci
Hodges
Tery
Nany
Seme Somerset
Jim Miles
Kathy Bigham
Hodges accuses AG of ethics law breach in lottery dispute
Gov. Jim Hodges charges Attorney General Charlie Condon with violating ethics law by disclosing confidential ethics complaints. Condon defends that seeking a probable cause ruling did not breach confidentiality. Hodges tied the issue to lottery funding and a 50,000 request to Wall Street bankers, tied to bonds over 800 million in tobacco settlement work.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
Charlie Condon
Condon
State Ethics Commission
Aba
Hodges
Ethics Commission
Bill Clinton
Wall Street
Democratic Party
Ion
Sec
Lottery
District residents switch plates to drive message on taxation rights
More than 300 D C residents traded old plates for new "Taxation Without Representation" plates at the DMV to press for full voting rights in Congress. Activists, including Eleanor Holmes Norton and Council Chair Linda Cropp, urged action while Mayor Williams called the day Driving Toward Democracy Day.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Congress
Capitol Hill
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Department of Motor Vehicles
Norton
House
Tracy Pilzer
D.C
Linda Cropp
Cropp
Anthony A. Williams
Wagener man injured in Saturday shooting
Wagener Police Chief Jeff Key reports an altercation on Oklahoma Street at 2:45 PM Saturday ended in a shooting. The victim was struck in the leg and warrants are being sought for the suspect as investigators continue.
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Wagener
Jeff Key
Oklahoma Street
Wouing
Run for the Woods draws hundreds to Hitchcock Woods race
Hundreds join the Regions Bank ninth annual Run for the Woods in Hitchcock Woods with 87 in the 1.2 mile Fun Run and 207 in the 5.4 mile cross country. Brandt Wallace of Greenwood won the long race in 31 54, while Fe Lobo Menendez of Columbia was the fastest woman. Coordinators note the event set a participant record and exceeded prior years.
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Feppie
Hitchcock Woods
Regions Bank
Woods
Brandt Wallace
Fe Lobo- Menendez
Columbia
Deaths and Funerals Notices Update
Obituary notices list multiple individuals including Millie Jean Phillips Barrett of Warrenville from Napier Funeral Home Audrey D. Rich of Jackson Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home Connie Whisenant Quarles of Johnston at Bland Funeral Home Herman Sam Corbitt Jr of Blackville at Fulmer's Funeral Home. notices referenced on page 6A.
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Joe E. Kays
Upenixa
Ala
George Funeral Homes
Millie Jean Phillips Barrett
Warrenville
Napier Funeral Home
Audrey D. Rich
Jackson
Stephen D. Posey
Connie Whisenant Quarles
Johnston
Bland Funeral
Herman
Sam) Corbitt Jr
Blackville
Fulmer
Animal lovers SPCA volunteers make a difference
Animal lovers and SPCA volunteers rally to aid stray and injured animals, organizing care drives and adoption events. They partner with local shelters and city agencies to improve welfare, promote responsible pet ownership, and raise awareness through community outreach.
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SPCA
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