Alvanos Restaurant to Close on Laurens Street Soon
Alvanos Restaurant founded by Louis Alvanos near 50 years ago on Laurens Street faces imminent closure with owner Jean McKinney vacating by Oct 1. Reportedly a gourmet style successor will reopen under new management led by Toni Jerome, who bought the property a year ago. Noted patrons included Dizzy Dean, Porky Oliver, and Jim Arness amid the venue's country style menu and long local history.
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Laurens Street
Toni Jerome
Jean McKinney
Alvanos
Dizzy Dean
Porky Oliver
Jim Arness
Booster club head preserves MVHS spirit and drive
Reverend Barry Antley leads Midland Valley High School Athletic Booster Club balancing church duties and community fundraising. He oversees member recruitment, event logistics, gate passes, concessions, and field equipment repairs funded by the booster group while drawing on his background at Orangeburg Wilkerson High Clemson and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.
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Midland Valley High School
Barry Antley
St. James Lutheran Church
MVHS
Booster Club
Graniteville
Orangeburg- Wilkerson High
Clemson University
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Bill Bengtson
Joel
Gambling operator sues to block referendum in South Carolina
Joytime Distributors & Amusement Co. seeks to stop the November 2 vote on video gambling, challenging a $50 per machine surcharge and arguing the General Assembly lacks authority to delegate lawmaking power to voters. The suit claims the statute infringes constitutional rights and hurts Joytime’s business while a state official notes the referendum arose from a legislative compromise.
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Greenville
General Assembly
Jaytime Distributors & Amusement Co
Jim Hodges
Nina Brook
Charlie Condon
Robb McBurney
Attorney General's Office
South Carolina
Jaytime
Raytime
Joytime
Aiken Tax Revenues Grow As City Funds Projects
Accommodations tax revenue totals 33,726 with June 14,905 and July 18,821 while hospitality tax reaches 202,234 from June 92,200 and July 110,034. City Council approved both taxes 6-1 for six projects including Citizens Park updates and a new theater for the Aiken Community Playhouse, with annual beautification and road resurfacing costs. Anita Lilly, city finance official.
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Aiken
Aiken Community Playhouse
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Anita Lilly
Education officials grapple with creating SC report card
Columbia authorities labor to complete a November 2001 report card on South Carolina schools standards. Cindy Saylor notes definitional debates for excellent versus unsatisfactory schools while Anne Anderson calls for clear criteria. Larry Wilson warns the project requires careful engineering and possibly private help to build a centralized database. Team patience, not haste, is urged to ensure credible results.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Education Department
Cindy Saylor
Education Oversight Committee
Anne Anderson
Statehouse
Larry Wilson
Wilson
State Education Board
William Gummerson
Gummerson
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Louis
Louie) Alvanos
Bil Bengtson
Booster
By Bill Bengtson
Mustangs
Pga
Vaytime Distributors
Frank L. Eppes
Pations
Clarence B. Hudson
Wagener
J.H. Robinson
Julia M. Warlick
North Augusta
Stephen D. Posey
Munity
Iees
Citizens Park
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Whiskey Rd
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