Bond Set Low for Suspect In Brutal Assault Case
Edward Francis Holman III is accused of tying up a housecleaner for 20 hours, ripping dental work, injecting vodka, torturing, and raping her. Magistrate Shir ley Sons set bond at 85,000. the public outcry led to a rearrest and a second magistrate denying bond. Civil unrest followed as Sheriff Metts calls for a lie detector test to uncover the truth.
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Lexington County
Edward Francis Holman III
Shirley Sons
Holman
Metts
Cameron Crawford
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South Carolina Primary Regs Show Growing White Share
In South Carolina for the Aug 9 primary, nearly 9,000 of 5,000 registrants were white. The white population has grown faster due to in migration, suggesting a reduced role for Black voters as the state ages. Census studies support these shifts in demographics and rural retirement influx.
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California
RSA
Mary Ann Findley Aiken
Challenge Begins for Shannon Faulkner at The Citadel
Shannon Faulkner faces a tougher test as she confronts a cadet corps that resents her efforts to end The Citadel's all male tradition. She must prove guts and class to earn honor, respect, and admission, while skeptics doubt her education motives.
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Shannon Faulkner
Citadel
Faulkner
The
Spartanburg Herald-Hou
Whitewater inquiry breeds partisan paralysis in Washington
The Whitewater investigation leaves all sides losing as Clinton escapes direct fault on the Madison Guaranty case. Testimony reveals White House resistance to recusal plans and internal staff tensions. Congress’s hearings produce spectacle and delay, with little progress on oversight or health care priorities.
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Whitewater
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White House
Resolution Trust Corp
Madison Guaranty and Loan
Little Rock
Treasury
Roger Altman
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RTC
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Senate
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Altman
Sive
Eivil
Joshua Steiner
Department
Senate Committee
Steiner
Jean Hanson
Treasury Department
Congress
LEAD members defend service to Aiken County schools
A reader replies to a county council discussion on a lead smelter in Aiken County. She defends LEAD volunteers, listing PTO roles and school support, and challenges Tom Wessinger’s criticism. The letter argues community service outweighs industry bias and calls for broader local engagement.
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LEAD
Aiken County
Tommy Wessinger
Wessinger
Byrd Elementary School
Mr. Wessinger
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