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Across Lexington County arrests followed a Pearl Mississippi traffic stop revealing a motor home used to smuggle drugs. Four suspects face charges and two vehicles seized with 446 pounds of marijuana hidden in the roof. Officials move on with federal actions.
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Columbia
Lexington County
James Metts
Pearl
Miss
Georgia
Metts
Interstate 20
Irma
Victor M. Castillo
Lakeland
Fla
Jose L. Villarreal
Lithia
Salvador Villaneuva
Mercedes
Texas
Lexington County Detention Center
Angela Bettis
Trion
Lorri L. Wallin
Laufetta
Mississippi
Obituary notices list several deaths on page seven
Death notices include Lillie Mae Abney Aiken Hattie Bush Bradley Petticoat Junction Roosevelt Simpkins Dayton Ohio Emily Morgan Smithers Aiken with brief memorial details and dates reflected in Page 7A obituaries section.
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Lillie Mae Abney
Aiken
Hattie Bush Bradley
Petticoat Junction
Roosevelt Simpkins
Dayton
Ohio
Emily Morgan Smithers
Teacher Job Security in Aiken County as Budget Support Maintains Funding
Twenty seven teachers in Aiken County breathe easier after Congress and the Senate agreed on funding for Title I programs, avoiding a 17.1 percent cut that would have cost the district about 520,595 dollars. Jefferson Elementary Principal LaVana McKenzie notes nine staff members at the school remain protected from layoffs as federal salaries remain partially funded, easing payroll fears.
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Aiken County
U.S. House
Senate
LaVana McKenzie
Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson
Funding restored for Title I program eases teaching cuts
Jefferson school officials report three kindergarten teachers and two reading recovery teachers rely on Title I for half their salaries. The district faced a 17.1 percent cut risking $30,000 or $158,000 in Title I funds, but restoration ends uncertainty for 27 teachers awaiting contracts after April 15.
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Jefferson
McKenzie
Fourth Graders Help Out At Aiken Museum Garden Project
Fourth graders from Aiken Elementary School spent Friday at the Aiken County Historical Museum, cleaning, mulching, and planting roses and azaleas to beautify the grounds. Museum director Carolyn Miles and teacher Jean Schwalbert said the project is part of the service learning program that connects classroom lessons to community action and aims to inspire ongoing student engagement.
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Aiken
Carolyn Miles
Kelly Justice
Isemate
Tony Williams
Jean Schwalbert
Council On Aging
SPCA
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Miles
Kelly Caldwell
Taylor Carter
Marcello Creech
Davin Donaldson
Thomas Finley
Toni Harding
Jack Jones
Garrett Layton
Stephanie Merriweather
Jaclyn Mills
Corey Oldham
Aaron Roach
Corrine Schuler
Vicky Skipper
Brandon Stevens
Ashley Stuard
No Swimming By CHASITI KIRKLAND at Schofield wetlands
The Schofield Middle School wetlands were intended as an environmental learning site but have attracted swimmers. Signs warn against swimming and the PACT Team patrols the area to prevent injuries. Beverly Clyburn urged safety concerns during a city work session on the budget.
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Chasiti Kirkland
Schofield Middle School
Pact Team
Schofield
Beverly Cly
Pathologist Says Death Not Instant in Slaying Trial
A forensic pathologist testified that Andrew C. Hagan may have lived up to 15 minutes during the knifing that killed him, with wounds described as deliberate and shallow yet torturous. Willie Hicks, 31, faces murder charges tied to a 1993 South Boundary robbery slaying. Felder to testify as Hicks faces possible death penalty if convicted.
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Aiken
Andrew C. Hagan
Joel Sexton
Willie Hicks
Hagan
Sexton
Jagan
South Boundary
Hicks
Danny Bernard Felder
Felder
Defense attorneys attack state's case in Hagan killing
Attorneys Hatch Er and Screen challenge circumstantial evidence and unreliable witnesses in the Hagan murder trial. Felder, aiming to shield itself, accuses Hicks of finger pointing. Sexton testified in a rare night session, using drawings and a model to map Hagan’s wounds. A physician discounted a largest knife theory, noting a smaller knife fit the wounds while two witnesses saw a knife matching the description the day before. Hicks Epps Wooden Simpkins and Fanning had visited Hagan’s home to pawn rods from a Spann van, rods aiding underground cable work. Epps and Wooden placed Hicks at the scene the day prior.
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Hatcher
Screen
Felder
Hicks
Sexton
Hagan
Aiken
Darrel Epps
Ray Charles Wooden
Willie Simpkins
Edward Fanning
Lafayette Spann
Epps
Wooden
Lawman Sees Family As Best Hope For Children
Charles P. Austin Sr. urged replacing his job with unemployment to show crime has ended and families instill Christian values. The Columbia police chief spoke at the 15th Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet to about 350 attendees, promoting revival style morals to curb youth crime and drug use.
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Lawman
Charles P. Austin Sr
City of Columbia
Aiken
Naacp Freedom Fund
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Laurens
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Redneck Shop
New Beinnings Missionary Baptist
David Kennedy
New Beginnings
John Howard
Howard
KKK
Abby
Georgia Lottery
Linda B. Eldridge
Scott Webster
Erin Roach
Bill Bengtson
Aiken County Historical Museum
Schofield School
Burn
Thvasnational Park
By Carl Langley
Elmer Hatcher
Jerry Screen
Philip Lord
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