Tragedy in Aiken County: teen killed in highway crash
A one vehicle crash on Chime Bell Church Road near Aiken left Norris Spann Jr. dead at the scene and Christopher Ryan Denny injured. Both 18 and not wearing seat belts, high speed cited. Denny transported to MCG in good condition. Investigation ongoing to determine driver.
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RK. Hughes
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Chime Bell Church Road
Hughes
Norris Spann Jr
South Aiken High School
Aiken County
Darryl Ables
Christopher Ryan Denny
Medical College of Georgia
Denny
Deaths Emma Lou Bedenbaugh Gary Evans to Frances G
Obituary notices list Emma Lou Bedenbaugh Gary Evans and Frances G on a regional obituary page with brief biographical notes and dates. The item appears in section 5A of the newspaper.
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Emma Lou Bedenbaugh
Gary Evans
Frances G
Grayson Julie Sizemore
DiMarco Leads Masters Round One In Big Breakthrough
Chris DiMarco opened Augusta with a 7 under par 65 to grab a one shot lead over Steve Stricker and Angel Cabrera. Tiger Woods struggled early as a record bid for all four majors remained unresolved on a rain softened course in round one.
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Augusta National
Chris DiMarco
Steve Stricker
Angel Cabrera
DiMarco
Tiger Woods
Woods chases Masters history amid soft Augusta greens
Tiger Woods shot 66 to match the record-breaking 12 shot victory pace from 1997 as Augusta National hosted a soft greens day. Defending champion Vijay Singh began four back at 68 while DiMarco seeks a first try Masters win against long odds. Stricker and Cabrera tied for second at 68, Mickelson Janzen Huston at 67.
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Vijaya Singh
DiMarco
Fuzzy Zoeller
Ben Crenshaw
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WGC
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Augusta
Phil Mickelson
Lee Janzen
John Huston
Diplomats hold second talks over US spy plane incident
US and Chinese officials met on Hainan island for a second session regarding the EC-3E spy plane collision with a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea. Ambassador Prueher cited late start and ongoing talks as missing pilot feared dead. President Bush expressed regret over the death.
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Hainan Island
Joseph Prueher
South China Sea
Bush
United States
China
Aiken County Budget Keeps Focus On Alternative Schools
The Aiken County Board of Education weighs preserving alternative schools amid a tight 2001 2002 budget. Board members debate centralizing facilities, data on expelled students, and a $5.1 million county payment that funds district programs. Some see the move as a blessing, others call for clearer information from local solicitor Barbara Morgan.
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Aiken County
John Brown
Aiken
Jack Hunter
Tenenbaum hopeful Senate will restore innovative program funding
State Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum urged a Senate subcommittee to restore 20 million dollars for innovative education programs cut from the House budget. She noted 25 million could be freed by underutilized funds and urged distribution to all districts or targeted at low performing schools next year.
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Inez Tenenbaum
House
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Bia
Warren Giese
R-Columbia
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