12 Apr 2009
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2009
Page
1
Customer service will operate from 7 to 9 30 a m on Easter Sunday while the Aiken Standard office remains closed. A planned Sunday story will appear in Monday’s paper and a separate report on explosions will be included with storm coverage.
Obituaries list James Brinkley Adkinson Jr. of Beech Island Catherine S. Bing of Williston Jeffrey Flanders of Clearwater Virginia S. Moffett of Aiken and Molly Odchodnicky of Aiken with death and funeral notices appearing in the 6A section.
A EF-3 tornado tracked 35 miles from Grovetown Georgia through Augusta to New Ellenton on Highway 278. Beech Island to New Ellenton was hardest hit with multiple homes destroyed and extensive damage. One Beech Island man, James Adkinson Jr., 63, died in a separate weather related crash on Chime Bell Church Road. Emergency crews work to restore power and assist residents as the County records continuing fatalities from severe storms.
Storm damage hits New Ellenton area as 500 power customers lose service and Red Cross shelters stage operations. Rescue teams canvass neighborhoods door to door while officials report entrapment calls and multiple homes destroyed. Survivors recount a terrifying night through the wreckage.
The Municipal Association of South Carolina seeks a sponsor for a bill to update annexation laws, allowing municipalities to annex land under 25 acres surrounded by city property. Experts cite potential efficiency gains, but officials caution thorough review of each enclave’s costs and benefits.
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