Death penalty sought for Atkins trial in Carpenter murder
The county's chief prosecutor said the death penalty could be pursued in the Atkins case as early as this fall. Barbara R. Morgan filed notice with the South Carolina Court Administration to seek the death penalty for Robert Franklin Atkins in the 2000 slaying of 17 year old Jessica Carpenter, with a second attorney to be appointed and a judge named to preside. Perkins Brown, Atkins' public defender, will serve as second chair while lead counsel is appointed.
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Artist Trish Arnold Shifts Focus From Gallery to Studio
Jackson artist Trish Arnold, long associated with the Arnold Gallery on Richland Avenue, has moved to fulltime creation in Aiken. She plans to devote time to her watercolor work, join family in Chicago and Raleigh, and keep roots in Aiken County while living at her new home studio.
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Graham takes stand on war with Iraq
US Senator Lindsey Graham says allies exist for possible Iraq war and Germany and France err in not backing action. He warns the danger of Saddam Hussein and notes weapons of mass destruction could reach terrorists. He spoke after Munich security conference with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.
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State budget outlook breaks as advisers cut revenue
State Board of Economic Advisors trimmed revenue estimates by 120 million prompting talk of a 2 percent agency spending cut at Tuesday's Budget and Control Board meeting. The move compounds a 5 percent across the board cut already in place, signaling a bleaker outlook for the next fiscal year starting July 1. Senator Tommy Moore urged caution as energy prices remain volatile and the recession lingers.
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Warrenville Man Identified in Sunday One-Car Crash on Schley Street
Ovadil Valladares, 36, of Pluto Lane, died at the scene when a 1999 Isuzu Rodeo driven by Jose Alberto Lopez left Schley Street, overcorrected, and rolled. Valladares was not belted. Lopez survived but was helicopters transported. hospital records later showed no admission. First responders and local EMS attended the crash.
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Classifieds Snapshot Names and Places Listed
Outside 128 classifieds show Edward McGee New Holand Kenneth McKnight Couchton Theodoshia G Oishetski Maple Shade N J Lilly Sheppard Pritchard ken Barbara H Stout Aiken and more in a compact reader list.
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Kenneth McKnight Couchton
Theodoshia G. Oishetski
N. J Lilly Sheppard Pritchard
Ken Barbara H. Stout Aiken
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