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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 2008
Page
1
Rescue teams locate eleven month old Kyson Stowell alive in muddy debris near his Tennessee home not far from where the dwelling stood before the storm. Initially mistaken for a doll, the child moved and drew immediate attention from responders.
Extrustees for Brown questioned an old will during a court hearing about whether they hid one of James Brown's earlier wills. An attorney for most of Brown's children pressed the exexcutors on alleged concealment.
A fragment lists individuals including Robert Arthur Beck Jr Donnie H Brown Evelyn R Garvin Victor Edward Johnson Mary Belle Stradford Livingston Jimmie Andrew Orander Gregory Redd Rosie White and Windsor with mentions of funerals in 6A.
A Clearwater man, Jose Gunelupe Olvera aged 33, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a neighbor stabbing death from nearly a decade ago. He received a 10 year sentence suspended to 96 days to facilitate deportation, with prosecutors emphasizing deterrence and removal.
Dr. Gerald Gordon reports a steady rise in flu patients with regional spread reaching Aiken. USC reports about 300 students daily presenting with flu symptoms and Clemson health centers note over 300 flu related cases this year. Hospitals in Aiken see ER spikes though exact counts are unavailable.
In February 1973 a major blizzard halted life in Aiken as 16 inches of snow accumulated after Friday to Saturday, closing schools and businesses and stranding travelers. Lionel Smith recalls the extended, ongoing snowfall from Crosland Park.
A field report recalls a February 9 1973 snowstorm in Walterboro South Carolina. The writer notes transportation issues after walking miles to the newsroom and meeting a police officer who mentions an elephant pulling trucks, a vivid local memory from the storm.
Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross joins disaster teams to aid five southern states hit by Tuesday’s tornadoes. Volunteers from Central South Carolina deployed to Nashville and other sites to provide shelter feeding and emotional support. More than 350 sheltered Wednesday as 60 tornadoes damaged Tennessee Arkansas Alabama Mississippi and Kentucky. 59 deaths reported Thursday and widespread devastation. Donations via the Central South Carolina chapter online portal are encouraged.
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