Nebraska Crowned No 1 In Final AP Football Poll
Nebraska repeated as national champions in a unanimous final AP poll after routing Florida 62 24 in the Fiesta Bowl. Florida 12 1 finished second with Tennessee Florida State Colorado Ohio State Kansas State Northwestern Kansas and Virginia Tech rounding out the top 10.
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Kansas
Virginia Tech
Texas man sentenced for fondling 4 year old at motel
Charles Niven, 33, pleaded no contest to assault and battery for fondling a 4 year old girl at a Spartanburg motel last year. He was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to undergo mental health and sexual assault counseling. He had been indicted for lewd act on a minor but accepted the lesser charge while babysitting the child for his girlfriend.
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Spartanburg
Texas
Charles Niven
Derham Cole
Niven
Five Die In Holiday Weekend Traffic Accidents
Columbia AP reports five people died in traffic accidents over the holiday weekend, matching 1994 totals. Four of the deceased were not wearing seat belts. Officials note 727 accidents, up from 562 in 1994, and DUI arrests rose from 229 to 243.
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Columbia
Public Safety Department
Obituary notices for Mickie Jones Casey and others listed
Obituaries for Mickie Jones Casey of Batesburg Leesville Christine R. McClain of New Ellenton Robert Ray Paschal of Graniteville Harold Lloyd Quattlebaum of Aiken and Beulah Seawright of Donalds appear on Page 2B, indicating local residents who have passed away with likely funeral details to follow.
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Mickie Jones Casey
Batesburg- Leesville
Christine R. McClain
New Ellenton
Robert (Ray) Paschal
Graniteville
Harold Lloyd Quattlebaum
Aiken
Beulah Seawright
Donalds
Aiken County Ranks 16th With 46 Substandard Bridges
Aiken County sits 16th among South Carolina counties with 46 substandard bridges per the state DOT Bridge Inventory, part of a statewide issue where about 20 percent of the 2061 bridges are substandard. Most bridges date to the 1940s and 1950s and may lack sufficient railing or piles. In Aiken city, six bridges exist with only one deemed substandard and closed.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
S.C
AAA
Carolinas
Spartanburg
Charleston
Greenville
Richland
Lexington
Walters
Roger P. LeDue
Aiken
Stormy Weather Triggers Tornado Watches in Aiken and Barnwell
Last night warm front storms prompted tornado watches and severe storm warnings across Aiken and Barnwell counties. heavy rain and high winds caused scattered power outages, with two injuries reported from fallen trees and power lines. forecasters expect rain to end by Friday and a chance of snow with a high around 35 on Saturday.
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Aiken
Barnwell
Gary Stooksbury
Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc
New Ellenton
Orangeburg
Emergency Service Department
South Carolina House districts challenged in federal suit
A group argues that race was the predominant factor in drawing the 199 state House maps, citing a Supreme Court ruling against Georgia districts. 16 residents and Colleton County council sue in federal court, seeking fair representation without partisan shift.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Dick Harpootlian
Colleton County
State House
Ike
Ike Cheves
Cheves
House
William Gray
Fairfield County
Gray
Cause Was Worth Fight For Montmorenci Woman
Camille McCall, nurse and mother of two, led about 25 locals in opposing KSX Corp. and RSA plans to build a battery recycling plant on 1,200 acres near Montmorenci in 1993. She fought to protect residents, branding the effort a battle against potential harm to the community and economy.
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Camille McCall
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Kevin Walters
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Bobby Mills
Riverview Park
North Augusta
Clayton Quattlebaum
S.C. Electric and Gas Co
Dick Harpoothan
Montmorenci
CSET
Ksx Corp
Mrs. McCall
The
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