South Carolina Court Affirms Life Term in Aiken Pawnshop Killing
The South Carolina Court of Appeals refused to overturn Carlton Ennis’s murder conviction and life sentence. Aiken man Ae Khingratsaiphon, 20, was convicted in 1999 after a jury found him guilty of shooting Ennis on June 23, 1997. Three co‑defendants were arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina. The defense argued illegal gun seizure and a videotaped confession, but the court upheld the conviction, noting the suspect had claimed he was not at the robbery.
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South Carolina
News
Daniel T. Stacey
Khingratsaiphon
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Roger Iarpe
Robotbery
Aiken
Deaths: Cragas Davis Gallman Herring Pycraft Skipper Simmons
Obituary notices list several individuals including Charles Cragas Cecil Davis Fannie J. Gallman Pauline W. Pycraft Rosa Lee Skipper Samuel Simmons Luther L. Herring Atwater White, appearing in the 5A obituary page.
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Charles Cragas
Cecil Davis
Fannie J. Gallman
Luther L. Herring
Pauline W. Pycraft
Rosa Lee D. Skipper
Samuel Simmons
Atwater White
Classifieds and Comics Feature Index
A reader guide listing sections such as Classifieds Comics Crossword and Crypto quote Dear Abby Opinions Sports pages labeled by numbers 108 48 18 guiding where to find features and columns in today’s edition.
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Abby
Bush pledges pay raises to boost troops morale at Fort Stewart
President Bush toured Fort Stewart near Savannah Georgia promising to push a pay raise totaling 1.4 billion dollars to improve pay and housing and 1 billion for incentives to retain skilled service members. He noted morale issues stem from equipment shortages housing and extended missions. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer set the raise at 1.4 billion.
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Washington
Bush
Intet
Fort Stewart
Savannah
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
National Security
White House
Ari Fleischer
Winter weather advisory sweeps parts of northern South Carolina
The National Weather Service warned of a cold, dreary Monday into Tuesday with rain and possible icing. Aiken County should avoid freezing rain but face cold temperatures and drizzle, while other counties across Greenville and surrounding areas experience chilly air and a brief mix of rain, with temps rising into the 50s by Tuesday afternoon.
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Greenville
National Weather Service
South Carolina
Bob Kurzeja
SRS Weather Center
Aiken County
Steve Burrus
Greer
Anderson
Laurens
Spartanburg
Chester
York Counties
Developments in Aiken draw controversy at planning meeting
Two possible projects spark debate as Country Home Builders seeks rezoning of 9.1 acres near Whiskey Road for business use and high density housing on 18.5 acres. A separate request asks extending utilities to a 45.75 acre tract between Whiskey and Powderhouse roads near Elmwood Park with plans for office and residential uses.
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Aiken
Aiken Planning Commission
Whiskey
Planning Commission
Powderhouse Roads
Elmwood Park
SCE&G urged to shop for gas bargains in SC
In Columbia AP report consumer advocate Phil Porter of the State Consumer Affairs Commission says South Carolina Electric and Gas should seek natural gas from sources beyond its sister company South Carolina Pipeline Co. as bills spike amid a historically cold winter and rising fuel costs. Governors and lawmakers seek federal aid as heating aid funds dwindle.
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Columbia
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
South Carolina Pipeline Co
Phil Porter
State Consumer Affairs Commission
Jim Hodges
Bush
South Carolina
Human Gene Count Surprises Scientists Cite 30000 Genes
Knight Ridder reports scientists parsing the nearly finished human DNA map find about 30 000 genes far fewer than expected halving earlier estimates. Across Nature and Science the work highlights humanitys unity with 99 99 percent shared code and race as a cultural factor not a biological determinant. Svante Paabo notes the finding reframes how genetics explains differences among groups.
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Knight Ridder
Washington
Nature
Science
Tts
Svante Paabo
State ends $5000 adoption incentive for workers
The South Carolina Social Services Department will drop a $5,000 adoption incentive for state workers to help meet budget cuts. Spokesman Jerry Adams said the agency will terminate the program next month to focus on protecting children from abuse and neglect. The move affects hopeful adoptive parents like Roger and Lorrie Watson, whose family is navigating the foster care to adoption process. Roger is an assistant chief parole officer for the Board of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Former Gov. Carroll Campbell established the incentive to promote adoptions of state wards.
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Columbia
State Social Services Department
Jerry Adams
Adams
Roger
Lorrie Watson
China
St. Andrews
Roger Watson
Board of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
Carroll Campbell
South Carolina
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