Unopposed House Candidates Set Sights for Next Year
Three Aiken County incumbents Rep. Larry Gentry Rep. Joe Anderson and Rep. Tom Huff face no opposition in the November 6 general election. Gentry 35 represents District 39 and backs monitoring the Education Improvement Act with calls for conservative spending and a revenue plan. He urges a state water policy to protect water supplies.
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Aiken
House of Representatives
Larry Gentry
Joe Anderson
Tom Huff
Gentry
Democratic House
Saluda
Newberry
General Assembly
Legislators Seek Third Term in District 82 and 83
Rep. Anderson 34 seeks a third term for District 82 covering Edgefield and part of Aiken. An attorney with Anderson, Anderson and Anderson, he backs a state water policy and stricter water protection while monitoring the Savannah River hydro project. He also aims to fund indigent health care and oppose shifted hospital costs. Rep. Huff 35 of District 83, attorney in North Augusta, pushes public election of PSC members to cut utility rates and refine the EIA, expands Sunday openings, addresses prison overcrowding and workers’ comp abuses, and lobbies for high tech industry and a regional low level waste compact.
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Rep. Anderson
Edgefield County
Aiken County
Anderson, Anderson
Anderson
Edgefield
General Assembly
Augusta
Savannah River
South Carolina
Rep
Huff
North Augusta
Belvedere
Public Service Commission
EIA
Southeastern
Six-For-One Drink Offer Draws MADD Attack
In Columbia AP report Mothers Against Drunk Drivers opposes a nightclub plan to run a six-for-one drink promotion at Cussin' Bill's during an anniversary celebration. MADD says the deal is irresponsible as patrons must drive home after six drinks whose effects last hours. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commissioner criticizes it as undermining anti drunk driving efforts.
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Columbia
Mothers Against
State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Agency
Laura Hudson
Richland-Lexington
Madd
Cussin
Bill’s
Cussin’ Bill’s
City Halloween Party Features Storybook Characters and Contests
Aiken Recreation Department hosts its third annual Halloween Party at H. Odell Weeks Center with Raggedy Ann and friends. The event runs 5 to 7 30 p.m. for children 12 and under, includes a Dracula Has Risen From the Grave screening at 6 p.m., costume prizes, masks making, games, candy and a ghostly punch.
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Raggedy Ann
Andy
Tinker Bell
Captain Hook
H. Odell Weeks
Aiken Recreation Department
Becky Dyer
Whiskey Road
Dracula
Dyer
Augusta Considers Lawyer for River Plant License
Augusta City Council weighs hiring a Washington firm to obtain a license for a hydroelectric plant on the Augusta Canal. South Carolina has intervenor status. officials fear river drainage from Savannah River diversions, while Augusta contends studies show no impact on river levels.
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Augusta
Augusta City
Washington, D.C
Augusta Canal
South Carolina
Savannah River
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Sioner
Jerry McCord
Heritage
Ronald McDonald
McDonald’s
Heritage Square
Lee Jeans
Lee
Young Jrs
Ms. Dyer
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Kershaw Street
Gina Eubanks
Leslie Becheler
Allison Becheler
Elizabeth Eubanks
Phil Jones
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