South Carolina Executes Convicted Killer McVee
Gov. Mark Sanford denied clemency for McVee on the final outstanding appeal. McVee is set for execution at 6 p.m. at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, the second inmate put to death this year after David Clayton Hill.
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O Earth
Mark Sanford
McWee
Will Folks
Broad River Correctional Institution
Columbia
US Supreme Court
David Clayton Hill
Georgetown
McVee
Lieber Correctional Institution
South Carolina
Aiken
Donnie Council
Elizabeth Gatti
Arthur Hastings Wise
R.E. Phelan
David Mark Hill
DSS
North Augusta
Woman recalls clerk killed at rural store before execution
Debra Helmig recounts the night John Perry, a clerk at the 19 Corner Store, was shot in a back room. The murder tied to Jerry Bidwell McVee leads to an impending South Carolina execution, with Helmig reflecting on the impact on families and community.
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United States Supreme Court
McVee
John Perry
Capital Punishment Facility
Debra Helmig
John
Perry
Jerry Bidwell McVee
South Carolina
Rancic Chosen as The Apprentice Winner
Donald Trump selects Bill Rancic of Chicago as his apprentice after firing 15 contestants, declaring him hired for the next year while Kwame stands aside with potential for a bright future.
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Bill Rancic
Donald Trump
New York
Kwame
Bill
Chicago
Trump
Kwame Jackson
NBC
Rancic
Judge Rules School Districtsimmune from Overtime Suits
A U S district court dismissed nationwide suits seeking overtime pay from 25 South Carolina districts. Judge Henry Floyd ruled school districts are state arms protected by sovereign immunity under the 11th Amendment, noting strict state control by the Legislature and Department of Education.
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USS
Aiken County
U.S
Henry Floyd
Floyd
South Carolina
Department of Education
Bill Burkhalter
Aiken
Burkhalter
Ken Childs
William “Rick” Halligan
USC Aiken honors top students and faculty at convocation
USCA honors top students and faculty including Kullen Boling and Sarah Kendrick with academic awards. Distinguished Citizens Award goes to Miles and Ann Loadholt for 1998 donations supporting scholarships at USCA and other USC campuses. Murphy urges graduates to become active citizen leaders and cites community civic projects involving college and middle school students.
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USC Aiken
Murphy
San Francisco State University
USCA
Tom Hallman
Kullen Boling
Sarah Kendrick
Michael Ritchie
Phebe Davidson
Trudy Henson
Gary Senn
Hallman
Miles
Ann Loadholt
Barnwell
Rob Novit
Movit
Aikenstandard.com
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Dear Abby
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USC Salkehatchie
USC Law School
American Democracy Project
Clinton C. Fulmer, Aiken
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Jethro R. McCain Sr
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