12 Aug 2004
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 2004
Page
1
Tropical Storm Bonnie in the Gulf of Mexico was projected to bring heavy rain and strong winds across the CSRA and Florida Panhandle before tracking into Georgia and Upstate South Carolina. A second system, Hurricane Hurri, was expected to follow, warning of a two part wet and windy weekend for the state.
The system once expected to roll over the CSRA is now forecast to pass Charleston on Saturday. Jane Charley was projected for a second landfall on the upper South Carolina coast after crossing Florida and moving up the East Coast. Charley reached hurricane strength in the Caribbean early Wednesday afternoon. The long range forecast expects Charley inland along the upper South Carolina coast. STORMS, Page 12A.
About 256 of 23,712 students reported for the first day as transfers under the school choice option. Aiken Elementary welcomed 113 students from other attendance areas, with three other schools hosting transfers and district officials praising transportation staff, led by Maria McClure, for arranging complex bus routes for roughly 208 transfer students.
Senator Lindsey Graham counters John Kerry who opposes opening Yucca Mountain as a long term nuclear waste repository. Graham cites South Carolina's 2002 unanimous vote to open Yucca Mountain and notes Savannah River Site holds about 37 million gallons of liquid waste and growing spent fuel stocks. Waste processed at DWPF would be moved to Yucca Mountain for storage.
Reggie McCorkle a 29 year old of Beech Island died in a morning crash after his 1997 Ford Explorer veered off North Silverton Street struck a utility pole and overturned he was not wearing a seat belt and was partially entrapped officials said. McCorkle was pronounced dead at the scene from severe head trauma around 8 am.
GlaxoSmithKline will launch a 22 million expansion at its Verenes Industrial Park site in Aiken, expected to create over 30 jobs. The move marks a second capital investment after recent turnover, restoring momentum after an 18 percent workforce cut in 1996 and highlighting a renewed growth strategy led by site director Carson Sublett.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.