South Carolina House Passes Domestic Violence Reform Act
Advocates criticize the House version of H. 3433 saying it still allows offenders to commit larger crimes with lighter penalties. Differences with the Senate passed bill raise doubts it will reach the governor. Speaker Jay Lucas asserts reforms protect residents and deter abuse.
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S.C. House
House
Senate
Jay Lucas
Darlington
Legisla
Tion
Lucas
House Passes Reform Bill in Overwhelming 101-9 Vote
The House approved the reform bill by a wide 101-9 margin. Advocates for a stronger measure argue it protects gun rights, contrasting with the Senate version that would bar a domestic violence offender from owning a firearm for 10 years after a first conviction.
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House
Senate
Area Deaths Highlight Warrenville to North Augusta Obituaries
Alec Dalton Coleman of Warrenville Evan Stroud Flynn of Gainesville Isaiah Jones of Jacksonville Jim L Fuller of Aiken Maude Fox Corley of North Augusta and Olando Hamlett Sr of North Augusta reported in Deaths and Funerals on 6A.
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Evan Stroud Flynn
Gainesville
Isaiah Jones
Jacksonville, Fla
Jim L. Fuller
Aiken
Teen gunned down in Beech Island near Diamond Street
A 16 year old girl identified as Gail McFadyen died from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen in Beech Island near a Diamond Street home. Witnesses report a dark blue four door Honda Civic speeding from the scene. no arrests or suspects named. Friends and family gathered at a memorial with stuffed animals, flowers, a candle, and a sweatshirt reading Gail.
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Beech Island
Gail McFadyen
Diamond Street
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Micide
Eric Abdullah
Sheriff’s Office
Teddy Kulmala
Rinder Named Finalist in District Teacher of the Year Series
Hammond Hill Elementary School fifth grade teacher Jeremy Rinder, acclaimed for rapport and teaching flair, joins the five finalists for the Aiken County District Teacher of the Year award. Honored locally for a Newberry College hall of fame nod, he travels for presentations and engages students with history through music while guiding them to see the business world as customers. He will be tracked by the Honor Court and leads toward a Districtwide Teacher Forum with the winner to be announced at a Monday banquet.
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Aiken County
Jeremy Rinder
Hammond Hill
Beth Everitt
Newberry College
Newberry
Presbyterian
Net Vaughan
Rinder
Dylan King
Jackson
Redcliffe
Silver Bluff
Barnwell
Vaughan
Newberry Award
North Augusta
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Thirkell
Alec Dalton Coleman
Warrenville
Abby
Gail McFadgen
Yee
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