Third poker lawsuit challenges Aiken zoning law
Brantley Amusements Inc. and Marie Humes doing business as Chasers filed a suit in Aiken County alleging the county’s 150 foot side and rear setbacks for video poker parlors unlawfully restrict trade. Lawyer Richard Harpootlian seeks to bar additional licenses and void the ordinance while the state Supreme Court weighs video poker legality.
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Aiken County
Brantley Amusements Inc
Marie Humes
Chasers
Columbia
Richard Harpootlian
Harpootlian
Joel Randall
Humes
Whiskey Road
Obituary Notices: William Bolton Aiken and Bessie Dennis Overstreet
Obituaries note the deaths of William Bolton of Aiken and Bessie Dennis Overstreet of Clearwater. The notices provide minimal details and reference page 2B for full obituaries.
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William Bolton, Aiken
Bessie Dennis Overstreet
Clearwater
Georgia Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Wednesday's and related drawing numbers from Georgia Lottery include Cash 3 and other games. Appears to list sequences such as 63-3 Cash 3 and 0-1-0 Cash 43-648 along with various potentially garbled figures and game identifiers.
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Antony
Poor harvest hits Aiken County cotton farmers
The drought and late rains from Hurricane Georges and Tropical Storm Earl left Aiken County cotton fields with small yields. Farmers like Carl Brown Jr. report the worst crop since 1980, facing high defoliant costs and low market prices while irrigation varies across farms. Other states report similar trouble as Asian markets slow demand.
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Scott Webster
Carl Brown Jr
Aiken County
Earl
Terry Mathis
Clemson Extension Service
Aiken
Brown
America
Tristan Dubose
Mississippi
Alabama
Dubose
Monetta
Election turnout in doubt governing South Carolina vote
South Carolina faces likely low turnout on Election Day as analysts say the governor’s race and Thurmond’s bid may not boost participation. Neal Thigpen notes 41 percent turnout in 1992 and urges last minute registration by Saturday to vote in the November election.
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Columbia
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Francis Marion
University
Neal Thigpen
Thigpen
State Election Commission
Mom and son reunited by deputies
A missing 4 year old boy from Gloverville was found and taken to a nearby school after deputies used police dogs to search Tuesday afternoon. The child's mother Miriam Sandifer reported he vanished from their mobile home on Olivia Way, and authorities traced him after a brief absence.
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Gloverville
Anthony White
Olivia Way
Aiken County
Georges cleanup begins after Georges devastates Gulf Coast
Thousands return to battered Gulf Coast homes as Georges leaves roofs torn trees uprooted and homes flooded. In Aiken County rainfall from Georges and Earl totals measured around seven inches with lingering unsettled weather forecast. Rivers rise and residents assess damage while Clinton declares emergency and watches stretch into Georgia and South Carolina.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Gulf Coast
Georges
Aiken County
Earl
Savannah River
SRS Weather Center
David Futch
Georgia
South Carolina
Clinton
SRS Still In Running For Tritium Project
Congressmen say Savannah River Site remains in contention for a billion dollar tritium project despite a Washington setback. The site competes with TVA and Bellafonte north Alabama to host a high tech linear accelerator creating 2000 construction jobs and 500 permanent jobs with a 140 to 200 million dollar annual budget.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Savannah River
Washington
Kevin Bishop
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Graham
Ed Markey
Dmass
SRS
Aiken-area
Tennessee Valley Authority
Belléfonte
Alabama
Maury Lane
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