Hunley rises from watery grave near Charleston
The Confederate submarine Hunley was raised from about 30 feet off Sullivans Island marking a historic recovery. Divers attached slings to a steel superstructure and lifted the vessel onto a barge heading to a conservation facility. Notable onlookers included Clive Cussler Gov. Hodges and Sen. Glenn McConnell as re-enactors fired a cannon to commemorate the moment.
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Charleston
Atlantic Ocean
Housatonic
Sullivans Island
Clive Cussler
Jim Hodges
Glenn McConnell
Hunley Commis
Sion
McConnell
Breach Inlet
Sea Cadets
Hunley
Gary Dowe
Beating Death Trial Resumes for Michael James Smith
Michael James Smith, charged in the April 1999 beating death of 18 month old Victoria Cowart, returns to trial after a mistrial. Rebecca Cowart, the child’s mother and Smith’s girlfriend, pleaded guilty and is expected to testify for the state.
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Michael James Smith
Victoria Cowart
Smith
Aiken County Judicial Center
Thomas Cooper
William Keesley
Rebecca Cowart
Funeral today for slain Aiken teen Jessica Carpenter
Funeral services for Jessica Lynne Carpenter, a resident of Aiken and slain Friday night, are set for 2 p.m. at Millbrook Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memory Gardens near Langley. The family issued an open letter praising Jessica as a loving, central figure in their lives.
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Aiken
Jessica Lynne Carpenter
Millbrook Baptist Church
Sunset Memory Gardens
Langley
Jessica
Retired SAHS math teacher returns to classroom
Clarence Raiford, former SAHS teacher of the year, came back to teach Algebra II at the high school after retirement. Principal Bill Gassman asked him to reconsider, and district officials praised his return as helping the school.
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South Aiken High School
Clarence Raiford
SAHS
Bill Gassman
Raiford
David Caver
Superin
Aiken County
Gore and Lieberman form historic Democratic ticket
Vice President Al Gore unveils a new ticket with Sen. Joseph Lieberman aiming to energize the campaign. Local lawmakers praise the choice as a bold, bipartisan move signaling unity and diversity ahead of the Democratic National Convention.
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Nashville
Tenn
al Gore
Joseph Lieberman
Gore
Lieberman
S.C
Tommy Moore
D. Clearwater
Moore
Leiberman
Aiken
Lessie Price
Mrs. Price
Clinton
Former field nurse recalls Eunice Rahn’s prophetic question
Violet Rahn Tyler reflects on her sister Eunice Rahn’s challenge to leave rural life and pursue education in town. The interview at Houndslake reveals how that moment set Tyler on a path from wartime hardship to wife, mother, and grandmother.
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Violet Rahn Tyler
Eunice
Eunice Rahn
Mrs. Tyler
Houndslake
Violet Rahn A Rural Student Champion Of Change
Violet Ruth Rahn, born in 1918 near Yankton South Carolina, rose from a sparsely educated rural schooling background. She emerged as a figure advocating malaria prevention and cultural shift, tracing roots to German immigrant ancestry in middle America.
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Violet Ruth Rahn
Yankton, S.C
Middle America
Eight grades guiding a move to a host family for room
A brief line notes a girl with only eight grades who chose to move in with a host family after her sister urged the decision. The item references further details on FORMER page 5A.
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Savannah McCormick Jones
Monetta
Milton Shealy Funeral Home
Mary Ruth Whitley
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Mason Funeral Home
Etherine (Gick) Williams
Cheatham Funeral Home
J. Lewis Wise
Shellhouse Funeral Home
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Tonigh
Ken Accuw
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