Inmate Spann Death Row Case Sparks Vigil At Church
Members of Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church pray for death row inmate Sterling Spann 33 of Clover amid claims new evidence from a private investigator proves his innocence. About 40 mourners attended a Sunday vigil, singing prayer and raising funds for Spann as Pete Skidmore cites tainted evidence and a letter he attributes to Johnny Hullett alleging a relative killed Melva Niell.
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Spain
Pete Skidmore
Spann
Johnny Hulett
Hullett
Ms. Niel
Columbia Parks Go Online Public Access Initiative
Columbia residents will gain online access at city parks with at least three computers in each of 15 parks. Mayor Bob Coble said the aim is to teach computer skills essential in a high tech world. More than 150 donated computers from individuals and firms are being prepared by Midlands Technical College students and staff. seven machines have been installed across four parks.
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Columbia
Bob Coble
Cooperative
Ministry of Columbia
Coble
Midlands Technical College
Obituary notices for Frances A Mitchell and others
Obituary notices from Page 2B list Frances A Mitchell of Edgefield Raymond J Patterson of Springfield Wayne Renew of Aiken with death notices published in the local paper. The brief notices reference likely family connections and service details to be announced.
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Frances A. Mitchell
Edgefield
Raymond J. Patterson
Springfield
Wayne Renew
Aiken
Georgia Lottery Monday Winning Numbers Report
Georgia Lottery draws list Fantasy Five numbers 5 7 21 25 26 with no further details. The report notes a wash 9rd line and presents the five numbers drawn for Monday’s Fantasy Five game.
Voters to pick Huff seat in low turnout District 83 GOP primary
Republican voters cast ballots to fill the unexpired term of former Rep. Huff in House District 83. Only two candidates, T Scott Beck and Sheran Proctor, filed for the June 11 primary. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Final results to be posted in the Elections Commission office.
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Huffin State House
North Augusta
T. Scott Beck
Aiken County
Richland Avenue
Huff
State Appeals Court
Edgefield County
Beck
Hitchcock Woods easement granted to protect urban wilderness
After years of effort, an easement on Hitchcock Woods is granted to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Tim Simmons, chair of the Hitchcock Foundation, says the move preserves the land as natural green space for Aiken residents. Former chair John Seabrook notes the easement fulfills a 58 year old aim by the Hitchcock family and foundation to keep the area in perpetuity. The Woods, bequeathed to the people of Aiken, is the nation’s largest urban wilderness. Five years earlier, officials eyed selling 500 adjacent acres, which the foundation then purchased for preservation and protection.
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Tim Simmons
The
Hitchcock Foundation
S.C
Thomas Hitchcock
Seabrook
Aiken
Hitchcock
Murder clues sought in fatal Sunday shooting near Muddy Branch Road
Cecil Wayne Renew, 44, was found shot multiple times behind the wheel of his pickup on Muddy Branch Road near Interstate 20. Investigators work nonstop as the autopsy plan remains pending. Renew had been named in a January warrant for receiving stolen goods related to a Fleetwood Travel Trailer valued over $5,000.
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Uhen County
Frank
Renew
Interstate 20
Croft Mill Road
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Graham Seeks Allies to Secure Savannah River Site Future
U.S. Rep. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina meets with local leaders and John Boehner in Aiken to rally support for the Savannah River Site. He urges Congress to fund the site as a national defense facility while DOE classifies it as environmental cleanup, amid plans to shed 1,950 SKS workers by mid July and more by year end.
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Savannah River
Lindsey Graham
Rs.c
Capitol Hill
Aiken
Graham
Republican Party Conference
John Boehner
Ohio
Boehner
U.S. House
SKS
Department of Energy
Congress
John
SRS
DOE
U S Economy Edges Up Amid Slow 1995 Growth
The Commerce Department reports U S GDP rose 2 percent in 1995, the slowest since 1991, with a 0.5 percent pace in Q4. The Conference Board Index of Leading Economic Indicators climbs 1.3 percent in February as Blizzard- hit hiring rebounds lift expectations for a modest recovery.
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Commerce Department
United States
Conference Board
New York
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