Republicans Won't Push Protest In County Races
William R. Wilcox acting county Republican Party chairman says vote totals in Hollow Creek 53 and Belvedere 45 precincts cannot be correct and protest will not proceed. District 2 candidate James Brinkley says he will not pursue complaints about his loss to Democrat Medwell Hill. Officials cite time limits and lack of evidence for a special election, noting some voters may have skipped local races.
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William R. Wilcox
Republican Party
Wilcox
County Election Commission
District 2
James Brinkley
Medwell Hill
Hollow Creek
Belvedere
Election Commission
Commission
Arthur Lamback
Hess Conviction Challenged by Attorney Before State Supreme Court
Attorney J. Marvin Mullis urged the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn former Columbia police chief Arthur Hess's 1981 misconduct in office conviction. He argued Acting Circuit Judge Joseph R. Moss erred by not disqualifying a juror who had worked for the State Law Enforcement Division, which helped prosecute Hess amid bribery extortion and obstruction charges.
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Columbia
Arthur Hess
Columbia Police
Lexington County
J. Marvin Mullis
State Supreme Court
Joseph R. Moss
Hess
Moss
Columbia Entertainment
Joel Hendrix
Hendrix
Mullis
State Law Enforcement Division
State Attorney General’s Office
Aiken Faces Water Flow Order From DHEC
DHEC will require Aiken to enact back flow prevention and ban cross connections with private wells. The city must hire an enforcement staffer and respond by December 1 or face legal action. Council meeting to consider ordinance on November 22.
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DHEC
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken
Roland Windham
Windham
DEHEC
Enue
Norman Strader
Ford Ltd
Edwards apologizes as environmental groups sue over L-Reactor restart
Former Energy Secretary James B. Edwards says the halt by six environmental groups to restart the L-Reactor at SRP is aimed at stalling progress. The suit in Washington seeks an environmental impact study and to pause the 214 million renovation. The Energy Department disputes the need for an EIS, citing a prior assessment and minimal expected releases.
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DOE
Department of Energy
Savannah River
J.S. McMillan
Francis Close Hart
Energy Research Foundation
Columbia
Judy Gordon
Augusta
James B. Edwards
Edwards
Washington
Srp
John Lawson
The
Lawson
Energy Department
Savannah
Cliff Webb
Webb
Paul Rubinstein
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Rubinstein
Tax discussion may exclude Aiken County treasurer
Aiken County Council considers tax topics tonight with Treasurer Margie Plunkett possibly absent. She says she has not been invited, but will attend if requested, while council weighs delaying tax book openings and extending the tax digest discount period to Dec. 31.
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Aiken
Margie Plunkett
Richland Ave
S.C
Plunkett
George Williams
Ms. Plunkett
Council
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
New Ellenton Silent On Tax Increase Notice
New Ellenton officials say residents need no public tax increase notice since funds aren’t for new services. City Attorney Gossett says a countywide property reassessment raises taxes this year. HUD grant funds remain for home rehabilitation in the southeast area.
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New Ellenton
Phil Gossett
Gossett
S.C. Tax Commission
Attorney General’s Office
Ellenton
Gene Whitman
Lawrence Lamb
Patchen, Mingledorff & Asso
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