Hill jury selection begins in death penalty case
Special to the Aiken Standard reports jury selection started Monday in the death penalty trial of Aiken County man David Mark Hill, 39, accused of fatally shooting three SCDSS workers in 1996 after seeking custody of his children. The York County panel will be sequestered in Aiken County for the trial.
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York
Aiken County
S.C
York County
Circuit Court
Marc Westbrook
Hill
North Augusta
DSS
Josie Curry
Jimmy Riddle
South Carolina Sees 8 Percent Rise in School Crimes
Education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum outlines plans to curb rising school crime after a state report shows incidents increased 8 percent in 1998-99 to 9,279 overall. She cites zero tolerance, more in-hallway policing, and potential $14 million funding for 200 more school resource officer roles.
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Columbia
Inez Tenenbaum
Education Department
South Carolina
Tenenbaum
Longtime Aiken seed firm to close after 1947 start
Coward Corley Seed Co in Aiken announces closure in a few weeks after decades serving farm and garden needs. Owner Bo Corley cites rising competition while preserving memories of family founders Hasseltine Coward Alan Coward and Frank Corley. Longtime employee Mae Robinson has kept the books for about 30 years.
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Ginny Southworth
Bo Coward
Coward-Corley Seed Co
Aiken
Bo Corley
Park Avenue
Hasseltine Coward
Alan Coward
Frank Corley
Daddy
Alan
Coward
Hasseltine Coward Jr
Frank
Mae Robinson
Cowards
S.C. Seedsmen's Association
Highway tops panel agenda
The Aiken Legislative Delegation and the Aiken County Council met Monday night to address stalled Bobby Jones Expressway completion, road funding, and property taxes while a brief plea for animal rights surfaced. Rep. James Roland Smith moderated. Eddie Butler pressed for Infrastructure Bank funds despite closed applications. Sen. Tomy Moore and Sen. Greg Ryberg discussed matching funds and prioritization. Councilwoman Kathy Rawls urged more paving for 700 miles of rural dirt roads.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Eddie Butler
Bobby Jones
Augusta
Butler
Infrastructure Bank
Tomy Moore
D-Clearwater
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Moore
State
Smith
Kathy Rawls
Transportation Committee
McCain faces abortion, flag questions as S Carolina, NH votes loom
McCain backs two-state push in New Hampshire and South Carolina where GOP voters weigh him against Bush. Polls show SC Republicans split, with 52 percent for Bush and 32 percent for McCain. Critics say McCain tailors abortion positions to audiences, while Confederate flag remains a divisive issue.
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Arizona
John McCain
New Hampshire
South Carolina
McCain
Texas
George W. Bush
Lican
Bush
Time
CNN
Yankelovich Partners
Earl Black
Rice University
Right To Life Committee
Citizens For Life
GOP
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Michael Gregory
David Mark Hill
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Trey Walker
Dear Abby
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Belvedere
G. L. Brighthorp & Sons
Mildred W. Dockins
Warrenville
Hatcher
John Alfred Harper
Hatcher Funeral
Patience W. Rouse, Aiken
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Shoneys
Morrow
Sam Erb
Wednesda
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